We can classify the animal

kingdom in the most unique

classification.
All animals belong to
the animal kingdom and
are many – celled. They
get their energy from
the food they eat, and
they reproduce.
 they are only those that
have one major
characteristic for
example VERTEBRATES.
Members of this class
again have another main
characteristic in
common: animals with
fur
Another is the order
level. includes the red
squirrel, and every other
kind of rodent - like mice,
rats, gophers and beavers.
We have cut out all other
types of mammals - like
bears, rabbits, lions.
An order is made up of
smaller groups called
families. The family
Sciuridae includes the red
squirrel, and every other
kind of squirrel like flying
squirrels. We have cut out
all the other types of
rodents like mice and rats.
The genus Sciurus is made
up of the tree squirrels. It
includes the red squirrel,
and the other species like
the grey squirrel. We have
cut out all the other types
like ground squirrels and
flying squirrels.
Sciurus vulgaris is in a
group on its own. Each
species name describes just
one animal. So each animal
gets its scientific name
from the combination of its
genus name and its species
name.