Difference between Vertebrates and Invertebrates

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What are vertebrates and invertebrates?

Firstly, we know about vertebrates. After that, we will talk about invertebrates,

What are vertebrates called?

Those animals which have a vertebral column are called vertebrates. 

Examples – angelfish, frog, man, Guppy, etc.

What are invertebrates called?

Invertebrates are those animals that do not have a vertebral column; they are called invertebrates.

Examples – Earthworm, Cockroaches, Houseflies, etc. 

Today, we will learn about the familiar names and scientific names of vertebrates and invertebrates. You will see below that on one side, the common name, and on the other side, the scientific name is written; firstly, we will know the common names and scientific names of vertebrates.’s take.

Vertebrates

This will help us learn common and scientific names.

Common Name	Scientific Name
Angelfish	Pterophyllum scalare
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata
Frog	Rana hexadactyla
Garden lizard	Calotoes versicolor
Cobra	Naja naja
Peacock	Pavo cristatus
Crow	Corvus splendens
Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Parrot	Psittacula krameria
Rat	Rattus rattus
Dog	Canis familiaris
Cat	Felis domesticus
Tiger	Panthera tigris
Lion	Panthero leo
Elephant	Elephas maximus
Man	Homo sapiens
Monkey	Macaca radiata
Mongoose	Herpestes edwardsii
Bear	Ursus arctos
Fruit bat	Cynopterus sphinx
Donkey	Equus hemionus
Rhinoceros	Rhinoceros unicornis
Spotted deer	Axis axis

Invertebrates

Now we know the familiar names and scientific names of some invertebrates.

Common Name	Scientific Name
Earthworm	Lampito mauritii
Cockroach	Periplaneta americana
Housefly	Musca nebula
Locust	Schistocera gregaria
Bed bug	Cimex hemipterus
Leaf insect	Phyllium sps
stick insect	Carausius sps
Water-scorpion	Nepa sps
Butterfly	Pieris sps
Rat flea	Xenopsylla cheopis
Scorpion	Palamnaeus swammerdami
King Crab	Limulus sps
Spider	Aranea sps
Apple snail	Pila globose
Freshwater mussel	Lamellidens marginalis
Star-fish	Asterias rubens

Difference between vertebrates and invertebrates –

Invertebrates	Vertebrates
They do not have a vertebral column.	In these, the vertebral column is found.
In these, the internal skeleton is not found.	They have an internal skeleton.
They have an exoskeleton.	Furthermore, they do not have an exoskeleton.
Besides, they have compound eyes.	They do not have compound eyes.
They have a simple and unorganized nervous system.	Furthermore, they have complex and highly specialized organ systems with specialized functions.
95% of animal species are invertebrates.	5% of animal species are vertebrates.
Generally, their size varies, but they are smaller than vertebrates.	These are mainly longer than the invertebrates.
Almost all invertebrates have an open circulatory system.	All vertebrates have a closed circulatory system.
They do not have a post-anal tail.	In these, the main form is the post-anal tail.
It does not contain Pharyngeal gills lite.	It is present at some stage of their life.
Their body is radial or bilateral symmetry.	All vertebrates have bilateral body symmetry.
They feed in an autotrophic, parasitic, and heterotrophic manner.	Their nutrition is mainly in the heterotrophic mode.
Their intestine and nerve cord are in the dorsal position.	Their nerve cord is in the ventral position.
In their dorsal blood vessel, blood flows anteriorly.	In these, the blood flows backward.
In these, hemoglobin is either present in the plasma or is not.	They contain hemoglobin in red blood corpuscles (RBC).
Reproduction in these is mainly asexual reproduction.	This respiration is done through the gills or lungs.
Reproduction in these are mainly asexual reproduction.	In these, reproduction is mainly sexual reproduction.
They do not have a hepatic portal system.	A hepatic portal system is present in these.
Examples of some invertebrates are flatworms, pods, sponges, etc.	Some examples of vertebrates are mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Conclusion

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