There are three different types of mammals, and I wanted to explain these three groups. The first group is placental mammals. These are mammals that have placentas. The second are marsupials, which have a pouch to nourish their young. The third are...
There are over five thousand species of mammals worldwide, and these are made up of different classifications. One of these groups is known as orders. There are twenty-eight orders of mammals, and I wanted to look at the different types in this article. What are the...
With so many mammal species in the World, there needed to be a system to differentiate them. In this article, we look at how mammals are classified. Seven groups classify all living creatures, all with a two-part scientific name. This enables scientists to tell the...
There is some discussion over how many groups of marine mammals there are. Some organizations say four; others say five. They all include the same mammals, so I wanted to research what these are. NOAA recognizes four different groups: cetaceans (whales, dolphins,...
