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Common defining characteristics of mammalia are
1. endothermic body plan
2. 4 chambered heart
3 hair of some kind
4 3 middle ear bones
5. sweat glands 6. warm blooded
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoTheir bodies are covered with hair, they are Viviparous which means they have a live birth, they nurse their young with milk from mammary glands, they have a diaphragm that separates their thorax from their abdomen, they have a 4 chambered heart, Highly developed brain allows them for more memory and intelligence, 2 pair for thumbs, and they have a long parental care.
- Mammals have mammary glands
- They are warm blooded
- They have hair
- They have a middle ear bone
- They have a neocortex region of the brain
- They have sweat glands
- Except for the three species (which lay eggs), all mammal species give birth to live young.
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∙ 9y agoAnimals of the class Mammalia share many defining characteristics. For example, all mammals breath oxygen with their lungs. They also give birth to live offspring.
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∙ 13y agoOne characteristic would be the presence of hair
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∙ 12y agoHumans have hair, warm blooded, give birth to live young, and have large and continually developing brains.
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∙ 11y agoThey have mammalia (feeding nipples), hair and give birth to live young.
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∙ 12y agoThey give birth to live young
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What feature unique to female mammals is the class Mammalia named for?
mammary glands
Is a North American river otter a mammal?
Yes, it has all of the characteristics attributed to a mammal and it is in the class Mammalia.
What class do red kangaroos belong to?
Kangaroos are mammals, so they are in the class mammalia. They are marsupials, and macropods.
What is the class for an gray wolf?
The grey wolf is in the class Mammalia.
What class are giraffes in?
They belong to the class Mammalia ( mammals).
What class are mammals?
Class is Mammalia.
What class are llamas in?
the class is Mammalia
What class is the cow in?
They are in Mammalia class.
To what class does the lion belong?
Lions (Panthera leo) are in the class Mammalia (mammals).
What is the marsupial's class?
Marsupials are mammals. They belong to the class Mammalia.
What are characteristics of mammalia?
Characteristics of Mammalia: 1) Mammalia (most of them ) are viviparous i.e., lay young babies . 2) Mammalia have mammary gland for production of milk. 3) Body of Mammalia are covered with hairs. 4) They have teeth. 5) They have cutaneous glands.
What class are mammals in?
Kingdom: AnimaliaClass: MAMMALIA
