Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is one of the most common medium‑sized sharks onIndo‑Pacific coral reefs. ···
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Animals
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.
Animals Profiles
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Thresher Sharks
Alopias (genus)
Alopias, the thresher sharks, belongs to family Alopiidae (order Lamniformes) and comprisesthree extant species: A. vulp···
Dolphins
Delphinidae (family)
Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins) is the largest and most widespread family of toothed whales,including true dolphins, ···
Manatees
Trichechus (genus)
Trichechus is the manatee genus within order Sirenia and family Trichechidae, comprisingthree living species: West India···
Humphead Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
The humphead wrasse (also called Napoleon wrasse; Cheilinus undulatus) is a giant reef fish of thefamily Labridae. It is···
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
The sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is a fast, highly migratory oceanic predator in the familyIstiophoridae. Its icon···
Megamouth Shark
Megachasma pelagios
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a rare, filter‑feeding large shark in the familyMegachasmidae, formally de···
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a temperate to subtropical coastal apex predatorin the family Lamnidae···
Carpet Shark
Orectolobidae (family)
Orectolobidae—the wobbegong family within the order Orectolobiformes—comprisesbottom‑dwelling ambush predators noted ···
Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is a large coastal requiem shark famous for its ability to livefor extended periods in ···
Fur Seals
Arctocephalinae (subfamily)
Arctocephalinae (fur‑seal subfamily) within Otariidae includes the Southern HemisphereArctocephalus and the Northern Fu···
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest living fish, in the familyRhincodontidae. Despite its size it is a filt···
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a medium‑large rorqual famed for itsvery long pectoral fins (up to one‑thir···
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal ever known. A rorqual in the familyBalaenopteridae, it feeds pr···
Orca (Killer Whale)
Orcinus orca
Orca (killer whale; Orcinus orca) is the largest delphinid and a cosmopolitan apex predator.Striking black‑and‑white c···
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest living toothed whale and one of the ocean’s apex predators,in the f···
Pilot Whales
Globicephala (genus)
Globicephala—the pilot whales—is a genus in the family Delphinidae with two living species:the Long‑finned Pilot Whal···
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is one of the smallest rorquals (family Balaenopteridae),widespread in t···
Beauty Rat Snake (Black‑browed)
Orthriophis taeniurus
Beauty Rat Snake (Black‑browed Rat Snake; Orthriophis taeniurus, formerly Elaphe) is a large,non‑venomous colubrid acr···
Pelicans (Genus Overview)
Pelecanus (genus)
Pelicans (Pelecanus, family Pelecanidae) are very large waterbirds with an expandablegular pouch and long bill. Eight ex···
Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus
Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) is a medium forest raptor across tropical–subtropical Asia,with an erectable cr···
Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large South American wader of saline and brackishwetlands, noted for it···
Darwin’s Frog
Rhinoderma darwinii
Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) is a tiny terrestrial frog of temperate forests in southernChile and southwestern A···
Kiwi (Genus Overview)
Apteryx (genus)
Kiwi (genus Apteryx) are nocturnal, terrestrial birds endemic to New Zealand,famous for their terminal‑nares bill and r···
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