Species Profile
Gallus gallus
Red jungle fowl
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderUnknown
FamilyUnknown
Introduction
Gallus gallus lives in forests and scrublands.
Feeds on grains, seeds, and insects.
Important in poultry evolution.
Size & Structure
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Medium-sized body
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Bright comb and wattles
03
Strong legs with claws
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Sexual dimorphism present
Gallus gallus — 3D Model
General Features
- Coelom
- True coelom
- Body plan
- Tube within a tube body plan (Deuterostomous)
- Germ layer
- Triploblastic
- Metamerism
- Absent
- Body symmetry
- Bilateral
- Fertilization
- Internal
- Digestion type
- Complete
- Nervous system
- Well developed
- Excretory organ
- Kidneys
- Body temperature
- Homeothermic
- Circulatory type
- Closed, double, complete
- Development type
- Direct
- Respiratory type
- Lungs with air sacs
- Mode of excretion
- Uricotelism
- Circulation system
- Closed
- Skeleton structure
- Endoskeleton
- Level of Organisation
- Organ system level
- Regulation of Osmosis
- Osmoregulator
Ecology
Insect control
Seed dispersal
Forest floor food web
Economic Importance
Origin of domestic chicken
Poultry industry importance
Genetic research