Eastern Chestnut Mouse
Pseudomys gracilicaudatus
The eastern chestnut mouse (Pseudomys gracilicaudatus) is a small native rodent from eastern Australia, named for its wa···
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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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Dugong
Dugong dugon
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only living member of the family Dugongidae and one of the ocean’s most distinctive he···
Drop Bear
Fictional: Thylarctos plummetus (commonly used joke name)
The drop bear is a famous piece of Australian folklore—a tongue-in-cheek “wildlife warning” often told to visitors. I···
Dingo
Canis lupus dingo (also commonly written as Canis familiaris dingo)
The dingo is Australia’s iconic wild dog, known for its lean build, upright ears and typically sandy to reddish coat (t···
Cuviers Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) is one of the world’s most widespread—and most elusive—beaked whales. It···
Common Dunnart
Sminthopsis murina
The common dunnart (Sminthopsis murina) is a small, insect-eating marsupial native to south-eastern Australia. Active ma···
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
The common dolphin usually refers to the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis. It is famous for its speed, spe···
Common Brushtail Possum
Trichosurus vulpecula
The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is one of Australia’s most familiar nocturnal marsupials and one of···
Bush Rat
Rattus fuscipes
The bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) is a native Australian rodent found mainly in the forests and dense shrublands of south-e···
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
The brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is an agile, cliff-dwelling marsupial native to rocky escarpments ···
Brown Rat / Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus
The brown rat—also widely known as the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)—is one of the most widespread and human-associat···
Brown Antechinus
Antechinus stuartii
The brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii) is a small carnivorous marsupial from eastern Australia, belonging to the fam···
Broad-toothed Rat
Mastacomys fuscus
The broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus) is a stocky, grass-eating rodent native to cool, wet highland environments of ···
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The bottlenose dolphin (most commonly referring to the common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus) is one of the best···
Blainvilles Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) is a medium-sized deep-diving toothed whale in the family Ziphii···
Black-striped Wallaby
Notamacropus dorsalis
The Black-striped Wallaby (Notamacropus dorsalis, formerly Macropus dorsalis) is a medium-sized, grass-eating macropod n···
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a small to medium-sized rodent in the family Muridae and one of the most widespread mam···
Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto
The black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto) is a large fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae and one of the most abundant flyi···
Bare-nosed Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
The bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus), also widely known as the common wombat, is a medium-sized herbivorous marsupia···
Australian Sea Lion
Neophoca cinerea
The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is one of the world's most range-restricted pinnipeds and the only sea li···
Australian Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
The Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) is a large otariid seal and the Australian subspecies of the ···
Arnouxs Beaked Whale
Berardius arnuxii
Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii) is a large beaked whale in the family Ziphiidae and one of the least-known···
Andrews Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bowdoini
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini) is a medium-sized, extremely poorly known beaked whale in the family Zip···
Yellow-faced Whip Snake
Demansia psammophis
The Yellow-faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis) is a slender, fast-moving elapid native to Australia and a member of t···
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