Brick 10005448: Annelids (Worms)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as usually elongated, segmented invertebrates. They are found in most wet environments, and include many terrestrial, freshwater, and especially marine species (such as the polychaetes), as well as some that are parasitic or mutualistic. These animals can range in length from under a millimetre to over 3 metres long.

Includes the well–known earthworms and leeches.

Excludes any arachnids or insects as well as any other invertebrates not affiliated with the Annelida group.

Climatic Zone (20002383) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the geographical zone, taking into account temperature, in which the animal lives prevails. Attribute Values ARID (30012295) MEDITERRANEAN POLAR (30012293) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) COMBINATION (30000720) (30012297) TEMPERATE (30012294) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) MOUNTAIN (TUNDRA) TROPICAL (30012292) (30012296)

Environment (20002382) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the natural environment in which the animal lives. Attribute Values FRESHWATER (30001044) TERRESTRIAL (30007901) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) SALT WATER (30006917) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515)

Page 1 of 31 Brick 10005447: Arachnids (Spiders/Scorpions)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as invertebrates having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin. These animals are mainly predatory.

Includes products such as spiders and scorpions.

Excludes products such as insects and worms as well as crustaceans.

Page 2 of 31 Brick 10005454: Coral/Sea Anemone

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as invertebrates that secrete an internal, hard skeleton structure composed of calcium carbonate, which is absorbed from the surrounding water. Includes animals such as sea anemones.

Excludes products such as sea urchins, sea stars and sea sponges.

Page 3 of 31 Brick 10005450: Crustaceans

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as invertebrates that have a segmented body, a hard external skeleton (exoskeleton), two sets of antennae and one pair of legs per body segment. These animas live in marine coastal environment.

Includes products such as shrimp, lobster and crabs.

Excludes products such as terrestrial animals as well as fish and cetaceans.

Page 4 of 31 Brick 10005446: Insects

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as small air–breathing arthropods with three pairs of legs and jaws. These animals have an exoskeleton and thrive in all environments.

Includes animals such as ants, beetles and the butterfly.

Excludes products such as spiders and scorpions.

Reproduction Type (20002386) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the process by which the animal produces offspring. Attribute Values ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION SEXUAL REPRODUCTION UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) (30012299) (30012298) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

Page 5 of 31 Brick 10005475: Invertebrates Other

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as an invertebrate animal, where the user of the schema is not able to classify the products in existing bricks within the schema.

Excludes all currently classified invertebrate animals.

Page 6 of 31 Brick 10005453: Jelly Fish

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as a marine animal with a saucer–shaped, jelly–like body and stinging tentacles. As carnivorous animals these may be dangerous, containing toxins which are used to incapacitate prey.

Includes products such as the Portuguese Man–Of–War.

Excludes products such as sea urchins and sea anemones.

Page 7 of 31 Brick 10005449: Molluscs

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as an invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell.

Includes products such as garden snails, and marine snails.

Excludes products such as crustaceans and insects.

Environment (20002382) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the natural environment in which the animal lives. Attribute Values EARTH (30014418) SALT WATER (30006917) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) FRESHWATER (30001044) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515)

Page 8 of 31 Brick 10005452: Sea Stars/Sea Urchins

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as radially symmetrical marine invertebrates found in the oceans at all depths. These animals can include both creatures that are attached to a fixed object or those that are free swimming.

Includes products such as coastal sea stars.

Excludes products such as sea sponges or worms or molluscs found in a marine environment.

Page 9 of 31 Brick 10005451: Sponges

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as primitive, sessile, mostly marine, water dwelling filter feeders that pump water through their matrix to filter out particulates of food matter. Sponges are among the simplest of animals.

Includes products such as the Caribbean Red Sponge.

Excludes sponges found in the bathroom and used for self–cleansing, unless alive.

Page 10 of 31 Brick 10005458: Amphibians

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as cold–blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water.

Includes products such as frogs, toads and salamanders.

Excludes products such as reptiles and fishes.

Gender of Species (20002491) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the gender of the animal species. Attribute Values FEMALE (30003891) MALE (30004039) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

If Domesticated (20002381) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify whether the animal been domesticated or not. Attribute Values

Page 11 of 31 NO (30002960) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) YES (30002654)

Page 12 of 31 Brick 10005457: Birds

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as vertebrate animals characterized primarily by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.

Includes products such as chicken, geese and emus.

Excludes products such as marsupials and all invertebrates.

Environment (20002382) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the natural environment in which the animal lives. Attribute Values EARTH (30014418) SALT WATER (30006917) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) FRESHWATER (30001044) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515)

Page 13 of 31 Attribute Values FEMALE (30003891) MALE (30004039) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

If Bird of Prey/Raptor (20002385) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify whether the bird is a member of the raptor family of birds. Attribute Values NO (30002960) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) YES (30002654)

If Flightless (20002384) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify whether the bird has the ability to fly or not. Attribute Values NO (30002960) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) YES (30002654)

Type of Feeding (20002377) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the feeding habit of the animal with regards to whether this is strictly vegetarian or carnivorous or a combination of foodstuff. Attribute Values CARNIVORE (30012283) HERBIVORE (30012284) OMNIVORE (30012285) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

Page 14 of 31 Brick 10005461: Bovine (Cattle)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as dull and slow–moving, stolid mammals. These animals are usually raised as livestock for meat, dairy and leather purposes.

Includes animals such as salorn and angus cattle.

Excludes animals such as sheep, goats and horses.

Page 15 of 31 Brick 10005625: Canine (Dogs)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles. These animals have evolved into hundreds of different breeds and are a very common domesticated pet around the world.

Includes products such as the Alsatian as well as the Pitbull Terrier.

Excludes products such as Cats and Rodents

Page 16 of 31 Brick 10005462: Caprine (Goats)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats. These can include any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns.

Includes mountain goats.

Excludes cattle and sheep as well as all other horned animals.

Page 17 of 31 Brick 10005469: Cetaceans (Whales/Dolphins/Porpoises)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of various aquatic, chiefly marine mammals of the order Cetacea, characterized by a nearly hairless body, anterior limbs modified into broad flippers, vestigial posterior limbs, and a flat notched tail.

Includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.

Excludes fish and reptile.

Page 18 of 31 Brick 10005463: Equine (Horses/Donkeys)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck.

Includes such products as zebras, stallions and mules.

Excludes products such as cattle, sheep and goats.

Page 19 of 31 Brick 10005460: Feline (Cats)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as an animal of the feline species which are small to medium sized cats compared to the big cats or genus Panthera, which refers to Tigers, Lions, Jaguars and Leopards. Cats are carnivorous animals. These animals have evolved into hundreds of different breeds and are a very common domesticated pet around the world.

Includes felines such as the Domestic cat and Manx cat.

Excludes products such as primates and marsupials as well as dogs.

Page 20 of 31 Brick 10005456: Fishes

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as gilled breathing aquatic vertebrate, generally with fins, which are apt for locomotion and sustentation in the water.

Includes products such as the blue shark as well as all colourful tropical fish.

Excludes products such as whales and dolphins as well as crustaceans.

Environment (20002382) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the natural environment in which the animal lives. Attribute Values FRESHWATER (30001044) SALT WATER (30006917) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

Page 21 of 31 Attribute Values FEMALE (30003891) MALE (30004039) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

Page 22 of 31 Brick 10005468: Lagomorphs (Hares/Rabbits)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of various herbivorous mammals having fully furred feet and two pairs of upper incisors and belonging to the order Lagomorpha.

Includes rabbits, hares, and pikas.

Excludes marsupials and reptiles.

Page 23 of 31 Brick 10005467: Marsupials

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of various non–placental mammals of the order Marsupialia.

Includes kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats.

Excludes lagomorphs and reptiles.

Page 24 of 31 Brick 10005465: Ovine (Sheep)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of usually horned ruminant animals of the genus Ovis in the family Bovidae.

Includes both wild and domesticated species.

Excludes goats, pigs and any of the ovine products, such as meat or wool.

Page 25 of 31 Brick 10005459: Primates

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as large–brained, mostly tree–dwelling mammals with three–dimensional colour vision and grasping hands.

Includes products such as monkeys and lemurs as well as humans.

Excludes products such as reptiles and amphibians.

Page 26 of 31 Brick 10005466: Reptiles

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of various cold–blooded, usually egg–laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia, having an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathing by means of lungs.

Includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles and turtles.

Excludes fish and amphibians.

Page 27 of 31 Brick 10005455: Rodents

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as warm–blooded animals that have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw that grow continuously and must be kept worn down by gnawing.

Includes products such as rats, mice, squirrels and beavers.

Excludes products such as rabbits and cats and dogs.

Environment (20002382) Attribute Definition Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the natural environment in which the animal lives. Attribute Values EARTH (30014418) SALT WATER (30006917) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518) FRESHWATER (30001044) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515)

Gender of Species (20002491) Attribute Definition

Page 28 of 31 Indicate, with reference to the product branding, labelling or packaging, the descriptive term that is used by the product manufacturer to identify the gender of the animal species. Attribute Values FEMALE (30003891) MALE (30004039) UNCLASSIFIED (30002515) UNIDENTIFIED (30002518)

Page 29 of 31 Brick 10005464: Swine (Pigs)

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as any of omnivorous, even–toed animals the family Suidae, which typically have a stout body, thick skin, a short neck, and a movable snout.

Includes such products as pigs, hogs and boars.

Excludes products such as goats, sheep and any pork meat.

Page 30 of 31 Brick 10005476: Vertebrates Other

Definition

Includes any products that may be described/observed as an animal with a vertebrate, where the user of the schema is not able to classify the products in existing bricks within the schema.

Excludes all currently classified vertebrate animals.

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