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From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals/Wildlife
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Animals

Animals are a diverse group of organisms that include many subgroups such as arthropods, chordates, cnidarians, echinoderms, molluscs, and sponges.

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The 6 Basic Animal Groups
The six basic animal groups include amphibians, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, and reptiles.
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The 6 Basic Invertebrate Groups

Although there more than 30 phyla of invertebrates, and scientists are constantly reshuffling the way they classify them, in this article I'll keep it simple by focusing on just six basic groups of invertebrates. 

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The 21 Basic Mammal Groups

The different types of mammals are classified into 21 groups including aardvarks, anteaters, bats, carnivores, cetaceans, elephants, marsupials, monotremes, primates, rodents, treeshrews and many others. 

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