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A research scholar identified a new animal in his locality. How can he identify and classify the animal? Explain.

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Animal Kingdom is classified mainly based on the closely resembling characteristic features. Kingdom Animalia is characterised of eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic organisms. They include about 35 phyla of which 11 are considered as major phyla.
2. Almost 99 percent of animals are invertebrates or animals without backbone. The remaining represents vertebrates or animals with backbone.
3. On the basis of the presence or absence of notochord (vertebral column), animals are also categorised into two major groups and they are non chordates and chordates.
4. Animals are broadly classified into invertebrates and chordates. The animals which lack vertebral column are called invertebrates.
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