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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.

Tragelaphus scriptus

Tragelaphus scriptus

Tragelaphus scriptus,bush antelope

Features:Mainly brownish red or yellowish brown, with distinct vertical stripes, males have long spiral horns

Bushbuck (scientific name: Tragelaphus scriptus) is also known as Bushbuck in foreign languages. There are 10 subspecies.Bushbuck is the least social of the African antelopes. Often seen alone, although sometimes small groups of females and their young are found. Bushbucks are not territorial specie...

Tragelaphus oryx

Tragelaphus oryx

Tragelaphus oryx,Eland antelope, Eland antelope, Eland antelope

Features:The fur is brown or tan with some vertical white stripes

Common Eland (scientific name: Tragelaphus oryx) is also known as Common Eland or Eland in foreign languages. It has no subspecies.The antelope is a social species that usually forms loose and mobile herds of 25-60 individuals, but can occasionally gather in groups of more than 1,000, especially dur...

Tragelaphus imberbis

Tragelaphus imberbis

Tragelaphus imberbis

Features:Not good at running, fur has camouflage color

Lesser Kudu (scientific name: Tragelaphus imberbis) is also known as Lesser Kudu in English. There are 2 subspecies.Lesser Kudu is mainly nocturnal, foraging in the lush and dense jungle within a few hours after sunrise. They do not seem to be dependent on water sources, but do not usually live in w...

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Features:The fur is reddish brown with fine white stripes

There are two subspecies of the eurycerus (scientific name: Tragelaphus eurycerus), and the names come from Greek. "Tragelaphus" is a combination of "goat" (trag) and "deer" (elaphos), and "eurycerus" is composed of "universal" (eurus) and "horn...

Tragelaphus derbianus

Tragelaphus derbianus

Tragelaphus derbianus

Features:Black marks on the ears and nose

Giant Eland (scientific name: Tragelaphus derbianus) has two subspecies.Giant Eland usually gathers in small groups of about 25, but large groups are not uncommon. The migration of the herd depends on the changing patterns of the seasons. Mature males are usually solitary, and male-female contact ca...

Tragelaphus buxtoni

Tragelaphus buxtoni

Tragelaphus buxtoni,mountain antelope, mountain antelope, alpine antelope, mountain antelope

Features:White patch between eyes, two white spots on cheeks, white spots on sides and rump

Mountain Nyala (scientific name: Tragelaphus buxtoni) is called Mountain Nyala in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Mountain Nyala is most active in the evening and early morning, collecting grass leaves, ferns, aquatic plants and lichens for food. In cold or hot weather, they often hide in de...

Tragelaphus angasii

Tragelaphus angasii

Tragelaphus angasii,White-striped antelope, white-spotted antelope, East African bushbuck, Anders's bushbuck, African bushbuck, Nyala bushbuck

Features:The fur is reddish brown with obvious stripes, very beautiful

Lowland Nyala (scientific name: Tragelaphus angasii) is called Lowland Nyala in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Lowland Nyala usually live alone or in small groups of 10. They have low territorial awareness, are shy, cautious, and highly vigilant. Males will stab their prey with their sharp...

Tetracerus quadricornis

Tetracerus quadricornis

Tetracerus quadricornis

Features:The male has two pairs of horns on his head, two between the ears and one on the forehead.

There are three subspecies of Tetracerus quadricornis.Tetracerus quadricornis do not live in groups, rarely more than two individuals are together. These animals are solitary, living in the same area for their entire lives. It is not known whether they are territorial animals. During the estrus peri...

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Boselaphus tragocamelus,blue antelope, blue scimitar-horned antelope, Indian antelope, blue bull

Features:They have a white "beard" below their throats, their front legs are usually longer, and their legs are often marked with white "socks"

Bluebuck (scientific name: Boselaphus tragocamelus) is called Nilgai, Bluebuck in English, Nilgau in French, Nilgo in Spanish, Nilgau, Nilgauantilope in German, and has no subspecies.The blue antelope is a diurnal animal, more active in the early morning and evening. It lives in groups, with most se...

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis,Annamite antelope, Asian unicorn, Asian unicorn, Wuguang cattle, sword-horned cattle, Saura antelope

Features:It looks like an antelope, but when viewed from the side it appears to have only one horn, so it is also called the "Asian Unicorn".

The Saola (scientific name: Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), also known as Wu Guang Niu and Asian Qilin, is a monotypic species of the genus Saola in the family Bovidae of the order Artiodactylus. The Saola is a large mammal discovered in 1992. Its unique appearance caused a sensation in the scientific com...

Balanus

Balanus

Balanus,Touch, horse teeth, oyster soup

Features:Shaped a bit like a horse's tooth, it is the nightmare of whales and turtles

There are more than 500 species of barnacles (scientific name: Balanus), and about 110 species are found in my country. Barnacles have strong adaptability to the salinity and temperature of seawater and are widely distributed in different waters along the coast of my country. They can attach to any...

Blatta orientalis

Blatta orientalis

Blatta orientalis,Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis

Features:The largest cockroach in the world

The Oriental cockroach (scientific name: Blatta orientalis) is the largest cockroach in the world.Oriental cockroaches are extremely greedy, and they like to eat all kinds of food, whether dirty, smelly, or fragrant, or human sputum and feces. They often vomit part of the food they have eaten from t...

Blattella germanica

Blattella germanica

Blattella germanica,German cockroach, German cockroach, Blattella germanica

Features:It is the most widely distributed and most difficult to control type of household pests in the world.

German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is the most widely distributed and most difficult to control type of household pests in the world.German cockroach originated in Africa with high temperature and high humidity, and still prefers to live in a relatively warm and humid environment. Nymphs have th...

Periplaneta americana

Periplaneta americana

Periplaneta americana,Red cockroach, ship cockroach, cockroach

Features:Reddish brown, wings longer than the end of the abdomen, good at crawling, poor flying ability, a global health pest

The American cockroach is scientifically named Periplaneta americana, and is the largest insect in the Blattidae family.The American cockroach is an omnivorous insect that feeds on a wide range of food. It is not very selective about food, but it has some food that it prefers. The amount of food eat...

Bubalus quarlesi

Bubalus quarlesi

Bubalus quarlesi,Mountain buffalo, Buffalo quagga

Features:It is the smallest species of buffalo.

Mountain buffalo (scientific name: Bubalus quarlesi) is called Mountain Anoa in English, Anoa de quarle, Anoa des montagnes in French, Anoa de Montaña in Spanish, Berg-Anoa, Berganoa in German, and has no subspecies. It is the smallest species in the genus Buffalo of the order Artiodactyla, family...

Bubalus mindorensis

Bubalus mindorensis

Bubalus mindorensis,Tamoro buffalo, Philippine buffalo, Mindanao buffalo, Mindoro buffalo

Features:The horns are short and black, and they are Y-shaped, not crescent-shaped like the buffalo.

Mindoro buffalo (scientific name: Bubalus mindorensis) is also known as Tamaraw in foreign languages. It has no subspecies. Mindoro buffalo only live in Mindoro. Together with the fossils of the genus Bubalus found on other islands, it shows that they were once widely distributed in the Philippines....

Bubalus depressicornis

Bubalus depressicornis

Bubalus depressicornis,Celebes buffalo, Lowland buffalo

Features:One of the smallest buffaloes in the world

Lowland buffalo (scientific name: Bubalus depressicornis) is called Lowland anoa in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Unlike other wild cattle, Lowland buffalo usually live alone. Mother-child pairs are common, and occasionally small herds of up to 5 are gathered. It is a terrestrial animal. M...

Bubalus arnee

Bubalus arnee

Bubalus arnee,Asian wild buffalo, Asian water buffalo, Indian wild buffalo

Features:Of all the bison species, the wild buffalo has the largest horns, which can reach up to 2 meters in size.

Wild buffalo (scientific name: Bubalus arnee) is called Wild Water Buffalo, Asian Buffalo, Asiatic Buffalo, Indian Buffalo, Indian Water Buffalo, Water Buffalo, Wild Asian Buffalo in English, Buffle d'Eau, Buffle de l'Inde in French, Búfalo arni in Spanish, Arni, Asiatischer Wasserbüffel i...

Bos grunniens

Bos grunniens

Bos grunniens

Features:It is the most famous livestock in the high altitude areas of central Asia.

Domestic Yak (scientific name: Bos grunniens) is an artificially cultivated animal of the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae, and genus Bos. It is called "Zhong" in Tibetan and is the most typical animal on the Tibetan Plateau. It is large in size and has strong vitality.The length and fin...

Bos taurus

Bos taurus

Bos taurus,Cattle, European cattle

Features:Strong physique, mainly used for eating, labor, and some events

Domestic cattle (scientific name: Bos taurus) are also known as domesticated cattle or aurochs. They are a general term for many domesticated animals in the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae, and genus Bos. There are 1.3 billion domestic cattle on Earth today, with a total of 897 breeds. They are g...

Bos sauveli

Bos sauveli

Bos sauveli,Kapolei cattle, gray cattle

Features:They are tall but narrow, and their hair is mostly brown, with older males having black hair.

Cambodian wild cattle (scientific name: Bos sauveli) English Kouprey, Grey Ox, French Boeuf gris Cambodgien, Spanish Toro Cuprey, German Kouprey, no subspecies. Cambodian wild cattle are a particularly rare wild cattle native to Southeast Asia. Scientists did not discover this wild cattle until 1937...