The Levels of Classification

     Hey what's up! I'm going to teach you about
The 7 Levels of Classification



     My favorite animal is the cheetah because it is really fast. The color of the cheetah is awesome!


      The cheetah belongs in the kingdom anamilia. It is an animal so yeah. Every animal belongs in the animal kingdom. All animals can't make there own food so they have to get food. Basically animals hunt their prey to be alive.
     The cheetah belongs in the phylum chordata. That means the cheetah has a backbone. Most animals don't have backbones. Bugs don't have backbones for some reason that I don't know. Dolphins have backbones and so do whales. Frogs have backbones which makes it in chordata.
 
     The cheetah belongs in the class mammalia. That means its a mammal. Us humans are mammals. Mammilia is made up of animals that have fur or hair and produce milk for there young. It is divided into orders. A seal is a mammal. A bear is a mammal. Dogs are also mammals.

      The cheetah belongs into order carnivoria. That means its a carnivore a.k.a meat eating animals. I am a carnivore. Dogs are carnivores. Deer are also carnivores. Another carnivore are cats.

      The cheetah belongs into family felidae. That means it roars or purs. A cat is in felidae so is a tiger and a lion.

     The cheetah belongs to the genus acinonyx. It differs from most other cats in various respects. The cheetah can not fully retract its claws. The cheetah is the only animal that is genus acinonyx because all of other species have been extinct. The generally larger members of cats - including the lion, tiger, jaguar and leopard - belong to the genus panthera. This picture is a part of genus panthera.

     The cheetah belongs into species jubatus. The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. It can get up to 2 and a half feet to 3 feet  at the shoulder. I can weigh up from 110 lbs. to 140 lbs. The fastest it can go is 70 mph. Its life span is 10 to 12 years.

      So basically since scientist all over the world speak another language they will call a cheetah a Acinonyx Jubatus. I know it sounds weird, but it is the scientific name for a cheetah.
      Well, see ya next time.