Page 137 - The Error of the Evolution of Species

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

For example, the phylum that includes sponges is com-

pletely different from the phylum Chordata, which includes
vertebrates—fish, mammals, birds and reptiles. The insects
we are familiar with are of the phylum Arthropoda, the
largest phylum in the animal kingdom, which also includes
marine crustaceans.
Living things belonging to a particular class share many
more common features than do mem-

bers of a phylum. For example,
birds, reptiles and mammals are
all members of the phylum
Chordata, but belong to different
classes. Birds, which have wings
and also feathers—a structure not
to be found in any other animal
group—are members of the class
Aves. Reptiles, members of the class

Reptilia, lay eggs, are cold-blooded and covered in
scales. Mammals are members of the class Mammalia, and
give birth to and suckle their young, are warm- blooded and
generally covered in fur.
In biological classification, a class is divided into orders.
The mammals with which we are familiar consist of 23 dif-
ferent classes. Those that feed on insects, like the mole and

hedgehog, are members of the class Insectovira. Rodents

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