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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.

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.

Saxicola insignis

Saxicola insignis

Saxicola insignis,Hodgson's Stonechat,Ho's Tree Rock Bird

The white-throated stonechat is also known as Hodgson's Stonechat. It is···

Rhombomys opimus

Rhombomys opimus

Rhombomys opimus,Great Gerbil,Yellow rat, Greater sand rat

Rodents LC

Gerbils live in colonies, often active during the day, and do not hibernate.···

Meriones unguiculatus

Meriones unguiculatus

Meriones unguiculatus,Meriones unguiculatus unguiculatus,Long-clawed gerbil, Mongolian gerbil, black-clawed Mongolian gerbil, yellow rat, sand rat

Rodents LC

The long-clawed gerbil is a small grassland animal, between the size of a la···

Meriones tamariscinus

Meriones tamariscinus

Meriones tamariscinus,Tamarisk gerbil,Sand rat

Rodents LC

Tamarix gerbils belong to the Gerbillinae subfamily. The species-level class···

Meriones meridianus

Meriones meridianus

Meriones meridianus,Yellow rat, noon gerbil, midday gerbil

Rodents LC

Merionis meridianus is a gerbil unique to my country, belonging to the Gerbi···

Meriones erythrourus

Meriones erythrourus

Meriones erythrourus,,Meriones libycus,Red-tailed gerbil

Rodents LC

Red-tailed gerbils belong to the Gerbillinae subfamily. The species-level cl···

Brachiones przewalskii

Brachiones przewalskii

Brachiones przewalskii,Short—eared gerbil,Short-eared mouse

Rodents LC

Short-eared gerbils belong to the Gerbillinae subfamily. This genus has only···

Phodopus roborovskii

Phodopus roborovskii

Phodopus roborovskii,Roborovsky hamster, desert hairy rat, bean rat, and mother-in-law rat

Rodents LC

Phodopus roborovskii is a species of the genus Phodopus in the subfamily Cri···

Phodopus campbelli

Phodopus campbelli

Phodopus campbelli,Campbell's desert hamster,Campbell hamster, first-line hamster

Rodents LC

Campbell's hairy-footed mouse belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. Hairy···

Phoenicurus alaschanicus

Phoenicurus alaschanicus

Phoenicurus alaschanicus,Ala Shan Redstart

Helanshan Redstart, also known as Ala Shan Redstart, is a medium-sized redst···

Tarsiger hyperythrus

Tarsiger hyperythrus

Tarsiger hyperythrus,Rufous-breasted Bush Robi

Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, also known as Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, is a b···

Luscinia megarhynchos

Luscinia megarhynchos

Luscinia megarhynchos,Common NightingaleNightingale,Night Robin

Xinjiang Nightingale is a small bird of the family Flycatcher and the genus ···

Luscinia svecica

Luscinia svecica

Luscinia svecica,Bluethroat,Bluethroat, Bluegrass, Bluethroat, Bluethroat, Blue-throated

Bluethroat, also known as Bluethroat in English, has 10 subspecies.Bluethroa···

Luscinia pectardens

Luscinia pectardens

Luscinia pectardens,Firethroat

The Firethroat, also known as the Golden-breasted Robin, is a species of bir···

Luscinia obscura

Luscinia obscura

Luscinia obscura,Calliope obscura,Black-throated Robin,Blackthroat,nightingale

Blackthroat, foreign name Blackthroat, no subspecies.Regarding the taxonomic···

Calliope calliope

Calliope calliope

Calliope calliope,Siberian Rubythroat,Siberian robin, red-throated robin, red-throated robin, red-necked robin, robin

The Siberian Rubythroat is a songbird of the class Aves and family Flycatche···

Luscinia ruficeps

Luscinia ruficeps

Rufous-headed Robin,Luscinia ruficeps

The Rufous-headed Robin is a very rare endangered species.The Rufous-headed ···

Cochoa viridis

Cochoa viridis

Cochoa viridis,Green Cochoa,Green Thrush,

Green Cochoa, also known as Green Cochoa, is a bird of the family Thrushidae···

Cochoa purpurea

Cochoa purpurea

Cochoa purpurea,Purple Cochoa,Purple Thrush

Purple Cochoa, also known as Purple Cochoa in English, is a bird of the genu···

Cricetulus migratorius

Cricetulus migratorius

Cricetulus migratorius,Grey hamster,Hamster, moving

Rodents LC

The gray hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. The taxonomic status o···

Cricetulus kamensis

Cricetulus kamensis

Cricetulus kamensis,Tibetan hamster,Kangzang hamster, Tibetan hamster, short-tailed Tibetan hamster, Ladakh hamster

Rodents LC

Kangzang hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. Its former Chinese nam···

Cricetulus barabensis

Cricetulus barabensis

Cricetulus barabensis,Spotted hamster, patterned hamster, moving hamster, cheeked hamster, Chinese hamster

Rodents LC

The black-lined hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. The taxonomic s···

Ondatra zibethicus

Ondatra zibethicus

Ondatra zibethicus,Muskrat, Ondatra,Castor zibethicus Linnaeus,Blue-rooted marten, muskrat, water rat, water rat

Rodents LC

Muskrat is commonly known as blue-rooted marten or muskrat. It is named beca···

Proedromys liangshanensis

Proedromys liangshanensis

Proedromys liangshanensis,Neodon nyalamensis,Vole, Microtus gross

Rodents LC

Liangshan Grooved Vole belongs to the subfamily Arvicoliniae. It is a new sp···

Ellobius talpinus

Ellobius talpinus

Ellobius tancrei,Ellobius talpinus,Flip rat, ground rat, blind rat, arch rat

Rodents LC

Mole voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. There are 5 species in the w···

Eolagurus luteus

Eolagurus luteus

Eolagurus luteus,Lagurus luteus,Yellow Steppe Lemming,Yellow prairie lemming,

Rodents LC

The yellow rabbit-tailed rat is a typical semi-desert steppe species and is ···

Microtus oeconomus

Microtus oeconomus

Microtus oeconomus,Root Vole

Rodents LC

Root voles are very tolerant of moisture, and their population is large in v···

Alexandromys limnophilus

Alexandromys limnophilus

Alexandromys limnophilus,Microtus,Root Vole subspecies qaidam,Microtus oeconomus limnophilus

Rodents LC

Qaidam root voles live in caves, which are relatively simple and mostly have···

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis,Lasiopodomys gregalis,Social Vole

Rodents LC

Narrow-headed voles live in groups. They are active mainly during the day, b···

Microtus fortis

Microtus fortis

Microtus fortis,Reed Vole,Swamp vole, Far Eastern vole, Giant vole

Rodents LC

The oriental vole is a typical burrowing type. It does not hibernate and mov···