they are both the same things they are an animal with a backbone
There are both vertebrates(things with backbones) & non-vertebrates(animals without backbones).
Vertebrates are any animal or person that has a backbone ie. cats, dogs, humans.Invertebrates are animals without a vertebrate ie. snakes, sea snails
vertebrates are animals with spinal cords/ back bones
Vertebrates are animals with a backbone (spine). Lions have a spine and therefore are vertebrates. Invertebrates (one word!) do not have a backbone. They often have an exoskeleton, like a crab's...