mammal
Let an agent handle mammals by taxonomy, traits, habitat, conservation and human interaction.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle mammals by taxonomy, traits, habitat, conservation and human interaction.
A class of vertebrate animals (Mammalia) that nurse their young with milk from mammary glands and have hair and three middle ear bones; includes monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals such as humans.
What it is for: A major group of animals, including humans, livestock, pets and wildlife.
It can be identify and classify them; observe them in the wild; care for domestic mammals; protect threatened species.
Distinguishing features
Milk-fed young
Hair
Three middle ear bones
Monotremes lay eggs
What it looks like
Hair or fur, mostly four-limbed, from shrews to whales.
Physical character
number of species: about 6500 species - estimate varies
body mass: 2 g to about 150 t mass - shrews to blue whale
How it is recognised
Hair and mammary glands
Live birth in most species
Hybrids such as zorses are named crosses
Related models
is a kind of - taxonomy
includes - members
is protected by - conservation
is assessed by - status
In practice
Families and kinds
monotremes
marsupials
placental mammals
orders such as primates, rodents, bats, carnivorans, cetaceans
Identifiers
taxon name Mammalia class
NCBI Taxonomy 40674 taxon id
Standards and regulation
CITES
Animal welfare law
National wildlife protection law
Failure modes and hazards
Zoonotic disease
Bites and attacks
Habitat loss and extinction
Also called
+12
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.mammal
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Taxonomy Classification.
Taxonomy organises mammals.
Group
Order and family.
Group
Classification.
- Which order and family does this mammal belong to? definition
- Under which taxonomy? provenance
Traits
Features.
Traits
Traits.
- Which traits identify it as a mammal? definition
- Is it egg-laying or pouched? definition
Ecology Where and how.
Ecology explains behaviour.
Habitat
Range.
Habitat
Habitat.
- Where does it live? provenance
- What does it eat? definition
Behaviour
Social life.
Behaviour
Behaviour.
- How does it behave socially? definition
- When is it active? definition
Conservation Status.
Many mammals are threatened.
Status
Red List.
Status
Conservation status.
- What is its IUCN status? provenance
- What threatens it? boundary
Trade
CITES.
Trade
Wildlife trade.
- Is trade in it restricted? boundary
- Under which appendix? provenance
People Interaction.
Mammals interact with people.
Domestic
Pets and livestock.
Domestic
Domestic mammals.
- Is it domesticated, and what welfare needs does it have? boundary
- Who can advise on care? action
Health
Zoonoses and bites.
Health
Health risks.
- Can it transmit disease to people? boundary
- What should be done after a bite? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should orders be separate entries?
- How should species data be linked?
- How should hybrid names be handled?