Write brief summary of classification of animals
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Answer:n accordance with the Linnaeus method, scientists classify the animals, as they do the plants, on the basis of shared physical characteristics. They place them in a hierarchy of groupings, beginning with the kingdom animalia and proceeding through phyla, classes, orders, families, genera and species.
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Answer: All the animals are classified into five different phylum. Many animals are put into one group on the basis of similarities. Names of the five phylum in which animals are classified are the following.
1) phylum Cnidaria (invertebrates). It contains about 11000 species.
2) phylum Chordata (vertebrates) It has more than 65000 species.
3) phylum Arthropods. It contains 84 percent of all known species of animals. It is the largest phylum.
4) phylum Molluscs. It also contains 150000 species.
5) phylum Echinoderms. About 7000 species are present in this phylum.