Claim: Mammals are vertebrates and encompass many species.
Evidence: Mammals are any vertebrates within the class Mammalia -LRB- -LSB- məˈmeɪli.ə -RSB- from Latin mamma #Latin `` breast '' -RRB- , a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles -LRB- including birds -RRB- by the possession of a neocortex -LRB- a region of the brain -RRB- , hair , three middle ear bones and mammary glands.
There are around 5450 species of mammal , depending on which authority is cited.