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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.

Dendrocopos leucopterus

Dendrocopos leucopterus

Dendrocopos leucopterus,White-winged Woodpecker

White-winged Woodpecker is a small bird with no subspecies.White-winged Wood···

Alcedo hercules

Alcedo hercules

Alcedo hercules,Blyth's Kingfisher

Blyth's Kingfisher is a resident bird. It is timid and often acts alone.···

Alcedo meninting

Alcedo meninting

Fish tiger, water dog, fish dog,Alcedo meninting,Blue-eared Kingfisher

Blue-eared Kingfisher is a small bird with 6 subspecies. There is only the Y···

Halcyon smyrnensis

Halcyon smyrnensis

White-breasted fish dog,Halcyon smyrnensis, White-throated kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher is a medium-sized bird with 4 subspecies.White-thr···

Pelargopsis capensis

Pelargopsis capensis

Fish-catching man, stork-billed kingfisher,Pelargopsis capensis,Stork-billed Kingfisher

Stork-billed Kingfisher is a medium-sized bird with 13 subspecies.The simila···

Merops leschenaulti

Merops leschenaulti

Black-breasted Bee-eater,Merops leschenaulti,Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, also known as Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, has 3 su···

Merops viridis

Merops viridis

Red-headed hummingbird,Merops viridis,Blue-throated bee-eater

Blue-throated bee-eater, also known as Blue-throated bee-eater, has 2 subspe···

Merops ornatus

Merops ornatus

Rainbow Bee-eater,Merops ornatus,Rainbow Bee-eater

Rainbow Bee-eater, also known as Rainbow Bee-eater, is a medium-sized green ···

Little gopher

Little gopher

Little gopher, hamsters, gophers

Rodents LC

The ground squirrel belongs to the Allactaginae subfamily. There are 3 speci···

Allactaga elater

Allactaga elater

Allactaga elater,Jerboa, jumping rabbit, donkey jump, hard jump

Rodents LC

The small five-toed jerboa belongs to the subfamily Allactaginae. Jerboas ar···

Allactaga sibirica

Allactaga sibirica

Allactaga sibirica,Mongolian five-toed Jerboa,Five-toed jumping rabbit, jumping rabbit, jumping mouse

Rodents LC

Five-toed jerboas belong to the Allactaginae subfamily. The species-level cl···

Castor

Castor

Castor,Beaver, nutria

Rodents LC

There are only two species of beavers in the world. The other is the America···

Dryomys nitedula

Dryomys nitedula

Dryomys nitedula,Dormouse,Dyromys milleri,Mus nitedula Pallas,Eliomys angelus

Rodents LC

There are 9 genera and 28 species of forest dormouse in the world. They belo···

Aeretes melanopterus

Aeretes melanopterus

Aeretes melanopterus,North Chinese flying squirrel,Black-winged flying squirrel

Rodents LC

Grooved-toothed flying squirrels like to build nests in tree holes of tall t···

Pteromys volans

Pteromys volans

Pteromys volans,Siberian Flying Squirrel,Flying squirrel, flying squirrel, flying tiger, small flying squirrel

Rodents LC

Flying squirrels do not hibernate. They are nocturnal and are active after d···

Petaurista xanthotis

Petaurista xanthotis

Petaurista xanthotis , Highland Flying Squirrel, Yellow-eared Flying Squirrel

Rodents LC

Gray flying squirrels are nocturnal and active at dawn and dusk. They live i···

Merops philippinus

Merops philippinus

Red-throated Bee-eater,Merops philippinus,Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Blue-tailed Bee-eater, no subspecies.Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a resident bir···

Merops persicus

Merops persicus

Merops persicus,Blue-cheeked Bee-eater,Guêpier de Perse,القارية زرقاء الخدين

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, also known as Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, has two subspe···

Merops orientalis

Merops orientalis

Merops orientalis,Green Bee-eater

Green Bee-eater, also known as Green Bee-eater in English, is a small bird w···

Nyctyornis athertoni

Nyctyornis athertoni

Blue-bearded night bee-eater,Nyctyornis athertoni,Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Blue-bearded Bee-eater is a green forest-dwelling bee-eater with two subspec···

Nyctyornis amictus

Nyctyornis amictus

Red-bearded Bee-eater, Red-bearded Night Bee-eater, Red-bearded Night Bee-eater,Nyctyornis amictus,Red-bearded Bee-eater

Red-bearded Bee-eater, no subspecies.Although Red-bearded Bee-eater belongs ···

Aceros undulatus

Aceros undulatus

Aceros undulatus,Rhyticeros undulatus,wreathed hornbill,Bar-pouched wreathed hornbill

The wreathed hornbill is called wreathed hornbill in foreign language, and h···

Aceros nipalensis

Aceros nipalensis

Rufous-necked Hornbill,Aceros nipalensis,rufous-necked hornbill

Rufous-necked hornbill is a large bird with no subspecies.Rufous-necked horn···

Petaurista albiventer

Petaurista albiventer

Petaurista albiventer,Brown-footed flying squirrel, red-backed flying squirrel, flying fox, flying mouse

Rodents LC

The chestnut-backed flying squirrel is a species of Chinese flying squirrel.···

Petaurista magnificus

Petaurista magnificus

Petaurista magnificus,Magnificent Flying Squirrel,Beautiful flying squirrel, Beautiful flying squirrel, Hao's flying squirrel

Rodents LC

The chestnut brown flying squirrel mainly lives in the mountain evergreen br···

Petaurista caniceps

Petaurista caniceps

Petaurista caniceps, small flying squirrel, small flying squirrel, flying squirrel, flying tiger

Rodents LC

The gray-headed flying squirrel is medium-sized, arboreal, and usually moves···

Petaurista alborufus

Petaurista alborufus

Petaurista alborufus,Red-and-white Giant,Flying fox, pine cat, white-faced flying squirrel, white-headed flying squirrel, white-fronted flying squirrel

Rodents LC

Red and white flying squirrels are large flying squirrels with a body shape ···

Buceros bicornis

Buceros bicornis

Rodentia, Sciuridae, Flying Squirrel,Buceros bicornis,Great Hornbill

Great Hornbill has two subspecies.Great Hornbill often moves alone during th···

Anthracoceros coronatus

Anthracoceros coronatus

Anthracoceros coronatus,Malabar pied hornbill,Crowned Hornbill, Airplane Bird

The Malabar pied hornbill is called Malabar pied hornbill in English, and ha···

Harpactes oreskios

Harpactes oreskios

Harpactes oreskios,Orange-breasted Trogon

Orange-breasted Trogon, also known as Orange-breasted Trogon, has 5 subspeci···