Garden Wolf Spider
Lycosidae (e.g. Lycosa spp.)
Garden wolf spiders are ground‑dwelling members of the family Lycosidae that commonly occurin yards, lawns and shrub be···
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Animals are classified from largest to smallest in the order: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The animal kingdom contains all animals, and the phylum is further divided into phylums such as Chordata (vertebrates) and Arthropoda (insects, crabs). The class includes mammals, birds, etc., and the order is Primates and Carnivora.
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Animals by Scientific Class Names
The scientific names of animals are named and classified using the binomial nomenclature system of biology. This system is based on a series of hierarchical structures, from the broadest to the most specific, including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The following is the general structure of the scientific names of animals:
| Class | name | Example |
| Kingdom | Animalia | Homo sapiens、Canis lupus familiaris |
| Phylum | Chordata | Balaenoptera musculus、Aves |
| Class | Mammalia | Panthera tigris、whale |
| Order | Primates | Gorilla gorilla、Macaca mulatta |
| Family | Hominidae | Homo sapiens、Gorilla |
| Genus | Homo | Homo sapiens、Homo neanderthalensis |
| Species | Homo sapiens | Modern humans only |
This classification method helps biologists clearly understand and study the relationship between species, and promotes various biological studies.
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Garden Orb‑weaving Spiders
Araneidae (e.g. Eriophora spp.)
Garden orb‑weaving spiders are a loose group of species within the family Araneidae,including common genera such as Eri···
Fringed Jumping Spider
Portia fimbriata
The Fringed Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) is a member of the family Salticidae and one of thebest-known spider-speci···
Foliage Webbing Spider
Phryganoporus candidus
OverviewThe Foliage Webbing Spider, Phryganoporus candidus, is a small social spider native to Australia. Dozens to hund···
Flower spiders
Thomisidae (e.g., Misumena, Thomisus and other flower-dwelling genera)
Flower spiders, often called flower crab spiders, are members of the family Thomisidaethat hunt on flowers rather than b···
Desert Scorpion
Urodacus yaschenkoi
In Australia, the name Desert Scorpion commonly refers to the Yellow Desert Scorpion(Urodacus yaschenkoi) of the family ···
Daddy-long-legs Spider
Pholcus phalangioides (and related cellar spiders)
Daddy-long-legs Spider in household contexts usually refers to the cellar / house spiderPholcus phalangioides of the fam···
Cupboard spiders
Steatoda grossa (and similar Steatoda spp.)
Cupboard spiders commonly refer to comb‑footed spiders of the family Theridiidae that live inindoor corners, cupboards,···
Comb‑footed platform spiders
Theridiidae (e.g., Parasteatoda, Steatoda)
Comb‑footed platform spiders refer to members of the family Theridiidae that build aplatform‑like three‑dimensional t···
Carrai Cave Spider
Progradungula carraiensis
The Carrai Cave Spider (Progradungula carraiensis) is a cave‑dwelling gradungulid endemic to theCarrai Plateau karst of···
Black Rock Scorpion
Urodacus manicatus
The Black Rock Scorpion (Urodacus manicatus) belongs to the Australian family Urodacidae.A medium‑sized, rock‑dwelling···
Black House Spider
Badumna insignis
The Black House Spider (Badumna insignis) is a desid spider native to Australia, frequently foundaround eaves, window fr···
Bird‑dropping spiders
Araneidae (notably Celaenia excavata)
Bird‑dropping spiders are orbweavers that masquerade as bird droppings. The best‑known species isCelaenia excavata (fa···
Badge huntsman spiders
Neosparassus (family Sparassidae)
Badge huntsman spiders primarily refer to the Australian genus Neosparassus in the familySparassidae. The name “badge”···
Australian tarantulas
Theraphosidae (e.g., Selenocosmia, Phlogius, Selenotholus, Selenotypus)
Australian tarantulas, locally known as whistling spiders, belong to the family Theraphosidae.Representative genera incl···
Australian funnel‑web spiders
Atracidae (notably Atrax, Hadronyche, Illawarra)
Australian funnel‑web spiders chiefly refer to the family Atracidae, including the iconicSydney funnel‑web spider Atra···
Ant‑eating spiders
Zodariidae (e.g., Zodarion; plus some myrmecomorphic salticids)
Ant‑eating spiders commonly refers to Zodariidae and related ant‑specialists showing a strongpreference for ant prey. ···
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is a burrowing marsupial of Vombatidae fromsouth‑eastern Australia and Tasmania, f···
Hynobius formosanus (Formosan Salamander)
Hynobius formosanus
Hynobius formosanus—the Formosan salamander—is a Taiwan‑endemic hynobiid inhabitingcold headwaters and mossy montane ···
Amphiprioninae (Clownfishes · Group overview)
Amphiprioninae (genus Amphiprion; some systems merge Premnas into Amphiprion)
Amphiprioninae—the clownfishes/anemonefishes—is a subfamily of Pomacentridae distributedthroughout the Indo‑West Paci···
Pterois volitans (Red Lionfish)
Pterois volitans
Pterois volitans—the red lionfish—is a scorpionfish (family Scorpaenidae) native to theIndo‑West Pacific. It is famou···
Sardine (group overview)
Clupeidae (notably Sardina, Sardinops, Sardinella)
Sardines are small, schooling, oily fishes of the family Clupeidae, notably Sardina pilchardus (European sardine),Sardin···
Balistoides conspicillum (Clown Triggerfish)
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides conspicillum—the clown triggerfish—is a member of the Balistidae and a conspicuousdiurnal benthic predator···
Reef Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
The reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) is a member of the Synanceiidae and among themost venomous bony fishes. Master ···
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