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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:

ClassnameExample
KingdomAnimaliaHomo sapiens、Canis lupus familiaris
PhylumChordataBalaenoptera musculus、Aves
ClassMammaliaPanthera tigris、whale
OrderPrimatesGorilla gorilla、Macaca mulatta
FamilyHominidaeHomo sapiens、Gorilla
GenusHomoHomo sapiens、Homo neanderthalensis
SpeciesHomo sapiensModern humans only

This classification method helps biologists clearly understand and study the relationship between species, and promotes various biological studies.

Animals Profiles

Browse species cards with scientific names, category labels, conservation status, and short summaries.

vizsla

vizsla

Hungarian Vizsla,Hungarian Pointing Dog, Vizsla Dog

Rodents LC

Vizsla (scientific name: Hungarian Vizsla, English name: Vizsla), also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Hungarian Pointing Hou···

Heloderma suspectum

Heloderma suspectum

Gila Monster, American Gila Monster, Gila Monster,Gila Monster, Blunt-tailed Lizard, Aztec Lizard

The Gila Monster (scientific name: Heloderma suspectum) is also known as the American Gila Monster, the Gila Monster, th···

Birgus latro

Birgus latro

Coconut Crab,Gossip crab, robber crab

Coconut crab (scientific name: Birgus latro, foreign name Coconut Crab), also known as gossip crab and robber crab, belo···

Mule

Mule

Equus ferus × asinus,Horse mule, donkey mule,Equus mulus Erxleben

Mule (scientific name: Equus ferus × asinus, foreign name: Mule) is the offspring of a donkey and a horse, also known a···

Orycteropus afer

Orycteropus afer

Native pig, anteater, African anteater, ant bear,Aardvark

Rodents LC

Aardvark (scientific name: Orycteropus afer), also known as: ground pig, anteater, African anteater, ant bear, is a mamm···

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu,Dromaius ater, Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschild,Australian ostrich, Ostrich australis,cassowary

Emu (scientific name: Dromaius novaehollandiae, pronounced the same as "ermiao"), also known as Australian ost···

Lophiiformes

Lophiiformes

anglerfish,Monkfish, scale fish, toadfish, sea toad, anglerfish, stuttering fish, lantern fish, ugly woman fish

Anglerfish (scientific name: Lophiiformes) Chinese pinyin: (ān kāng), commonly known as monkfish, scorpionfish, toadfi···

Velociraptor

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis,Velociraptor,Velociraptorinae, and Venomous dinosaur

Chinese name:xùn měng lóngLatin name: VelociraptorOther names: Velociraptor ("agile thief"), Velociraptor, ···

Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus, Ridgeback

Spinosaurus (scientific name: Spinosaurus, meaning "spiny lizard"), also translated as Spinosaurus, Ridgeback ···

Pterodactylus

Pterodactylus

Quetzalcoatlus northropi,Pterosauria,Pterodactylus antiquus

Pterodactylus (Quetzalcoatlus northropi), also known as the flying pterosaur, is one of the representative genera of the···

Tachyglossidae

Tachyglossidae

Spiny Anteater,echidna

Echidna, or Tachyglossidae, is commonly known as the spiny anteater. It is a surviving monotreme along with the platypus···

Persian cat

Persian cat

Persian cat, Chinchilla, Bose Mouse, Persian, Felis catus, Persian, Chinchilla, Himalayan, long-haired cat

Persian cat (scientific name: Persian cat, English name Persian Cat, Persian longhair) is also known as Persian, Chinchi···

Coccinellidae

Coccinellidae

Coccinella septempunctata,ladybirds,ladybug,Fatty, matchmaker, sister Hua, Tiandao worm, golden turtle, pearl turtle, Dr. Mai, stinky turtle

Ladybugs (scientific name: Coccinellidae, binomial name: Coccinella septempunctata), the "lady" in the English···

Equus africanus asinus

Equus africanus asinus

donkey,Equus asinus,

Donkey (scientific name: Equus africanus asinus, Equus asinus foreign name: donkey) alias: donkey, donkey, is a common d···

Canis lupus dingo

Canis lupus dingo

Canis dingo,Australian Dingo,Dingo,Canis macdonnellensis Matschie,Canis lupus familiaris dingo Meyer,Canis dingo Meyer,Canis familiaris dingo,Canis antarticus Kerr,,Canis familiaris australasiae Desma

The Australian dingo (scientific name: Canis lupus dingo, Canis dingo) is a mammal belonging to the Canidae family. It i···

kangaroo

kangaroo

Kangaroo (English: kangaroo, ganguro) is a mammal belonging to the genus Macropodidae, family Macropodidae, order Diprot···

Crocodilia

Crocodilia

Crocodilia (scientific name: Crocodile, foreign name: Crocodile) is a typical large carnivore belonging to the class Sau···

Wombat

Wombat

Phascolomidae

Rodents LC

Wombats, or Phascolomidae, are marsupials in Australia. They belong to the order Diprotodon, with short legs and well-de···

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Rhodesian Ridgeback

African lion dog, African lion hunting dog, Rhodesian hound

Rhodesian Ridgeback, also known as African Lion Dog and Rhodesian Ridgeback, is a scent hound. Through training, it can ···

Erinaceus europaeus

Erinaceus europaeus

rinaceus,Prickly pig, hedgehog, hedgeho

Hedgehog (scientific name: Erinaceus) is the common name for the Erinaceus subfamily, also known as the thorn ball, thor···

Setonix brachyurus

Setonix brachyurus

Short-tailed grey wallaby, short-tailed wallaby

Rodents EN

The quokka (scientific name: Setonix brachyurus) is a marsupial mammal of the family Macacuidae. It is one of the smalle···

American bully pitbull

American bully pitbull

BULLY

The American Bully is a dog of the genus Canis, with a medium-length head and a wide skull. The ears are inverted triang···

Maltese

Maltese

Magic Fairy, Maltese Dog

Rodents LC

Maltese (English name: Maltese) is also known as Magic Fairy and Maltese. It is one of the small toy dogs with Bichon Fr···

spider

spider

Webworms, flat spiders, garden spiders, octopuses, crickets, silkworms

Spiders (scientific name Araneida; Araneae, foreign name Spider) are also known as webworms, flat spiders, garden spider···

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