Animals by Scientific Class Names

Cystophora cristata,Hooded seal

Features：The male has a black sac on his head, which swells into a "red balloon" when he gets angry.

Hooded seal (scientific name: Cystophora cristata) is also known as Hooded seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Among the 19 species of seals, the hooded seal is the least known pinniped. In the past, people always mistakenly thought it was a whale (whales and pinnipeds are two distinc...

Phoca vitulina ，Common seal

Features：It often stays in the harbor, hence the name

The scientific name of the harbor seal is Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758), and the foreign name is Common seal. It is a seal distributed in the temperate and polar waters of the Northern Hemisphere.The harbor seal lives in groups, but the number of its groups is not as large as other seals. When not...

Phoca sibirica,Baikal Seal,Siberian seal, freshwater seal

Features：It has a round body and is the only freshwater seal in the world.

Baikal Seal (Phoca sibirica), also known as Baikal Seal in English, lives in the Baikal Lake area of Russia. It is the only freshwater seal in the world and also the smallest seal species in the world.The Baikal seals have long and strong claws that can break through the ice and open the hole for ai...

Phoca hispida，Ringed seal，Nordic seal, ice seal, ring seal

Features：The smallest seal in the Arctic

The scientific name of the ringed seal is Phoca hispida, and its foreign name is Ringed seal. There are 5 subspecies. It is one of the smallest species in the seal family and the smallest seal in the Arctic.Most seals in the world live in seawater, and the only species that lives entirely in freshwa...

Pagophilus groenlandicus,Harp Seal、Greenland Seal,Greenland seal, ice seal, Lyra seal, saddle seal

Features：Distinct black bands forming numerous saddle marks on the back, generally in the shape of a harp

Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp Seal and Greenland Seal. It has no subspecies.Harp seals can travel 5,000 kilometers a year. Their migration pattern depends on where they breed and shed. They breed in the southernmost part of their distribution area in win...

Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus

Features：Small in size, with pale yellow skin and scattered irregular brown or black spots

The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belonging to the genus Phoca of the family Phocidae.Caspian seals live in small groups in the middle or southern coast of the Caspian Sea in summer, migrate north in autumn, and form breeding groups on the ice. They give birth on fi...

Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal

Features：Named after its large eyes

The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of its relatively large eyes (eye diameter up to 7 cm). It is also called Ross's seal and Ross's seal because it was first described by British Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross in 1841.Big-eyed seals feed on cephalop...

Monachus tropicalis ,Caribbean monk seal,West Indian monk seal

Features：Slightly larger than an ordinary seal, it has a short and wide mouth and a high and round forehead. It is extinct.

Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) foreign name Caribbean monk seal, a seal of the genus Phocaeus in the family Phocidae.Monk seals prefer warm tropical waters, and their body shape is more suitable for living in water than sea lions and walruses. Their hind limbs cannot bend forw...

Monachus schauinslandi,Hawaiian monk seal

Features：The head is very round and covered with short, dense hair, which looks like a monk's head.

Hawaiian monk seal (scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi) is the only native seal in Hawaii.Except for the breeding season, Hawaiian monk seals usually live alone and occasionally in small groups. They are active at night, spend a lot of time foraging at sea, and return to the shore to sleep afte...

ostrich、Struthio camelus

Features：The world's largest bird, it cannot fly and is the only two-toed bird in the world.

The largest bird on earth is the African ostrich, which is also a flightless bird. In biological classification, it is the only species of the family Struthionidae. The African ostrich is about 183-300 cm long, 240-280 cm tall, and weighs 130-150 kg. The female bird is slightly smaller. The snake-li...

Lingula

Features：The tongue-shaped shell is a genus with a long history of existence among the organisms discovered in the world and is a famous "living fossil".

The oldest organism on earth is Lingula. Lingula, commonly known as sea bean sprouts, is the genus with the longest survival history among the organisms discovered in the world. It is a famous "living fossil" and lives in temperate and tropical waters. It is an arthropod with a shell tongu...

Varanus komodoensis,dragon、komodo dragon

Features：The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard known to exist.

The largest lizard on earth is the Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon, scientifically known as Varanus komodoensis (Ouwens, 1912), is a species of Varanus in the Varanidae family. Also known as the Komodo dragon, it is the largest lizard known to exist today. The Komodo dragon is ferocious, and adults...

swift,Guanyin swallow, swallow, clumsy swallow, house swallow, wild swallow, brown swift, European swift

Features：The fastest long-distance flyer on Earth

The fastest animal on earth that can fly long distances is the Spine-tailed Swift. The Spine-tailed Swift is the champion of long-distance flight, with a normal flying speed of 170 kilometers per hour; the fastest speed can reach 352.5 kilometers per hour, or 100 meters per second. The Spine-tailed...

Herpestes urva,Crab-eating Mongoose,Mountain badger, brown cat, rock badger

Features：It is slightly larger than the red-cheeked mongoose, with thick and long fur, especially on the tail.

Crab-eating mongoose (Latin name: Herpestes urva) is also known as mountain badger, stone badger, water badger, white badger, bamboo civet, bamboo civet, etc.Crab-eating mongoose is active during the day. Morning and dusk are the two peaks of activity, and they rarely go out to forage at noon. Every...

Herpestes smithii,Ruddy Mongoose,Red mongoose, Golden palm civet

Features：The fur is reddish brown and rough, and the tail ends in black.

Ruddy Mongoose (scientific name: Herpestes smithii) is called "mugatiya" in Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. It is generally considered an untamable animal and a pest. This animal is a mongoose species endemic to Sri Lanka. It is also called "barrel" (hotambuwa) because of its appearance...

Herpestes edwardsii,Indian Gray Mongoose

Features：Good at controlling the number of venomous snakes and rats

The gray mongoose, scientifically known as Herpestes edwardsii, is a lone ranger that likes to wander around in the early morning and evening in search of reptiles. They move very quickly, as if they are anxiously looking for something; they rarely climb trees. The gray mongoose is good at attacking...

Helogale parvula

Features：One of the smallest mongooses in the world

The dwarf mongoose (scientific name Helogale parvula) is a small carnivore in Africa and a snake nemesis.The dwarf mongoose is docile and lives mainly in dry grasslands, open forests or shrub areas, and sometimes near buildings. They can live at an altitude of up to 2,000 meters. They like to live i...

Atilax paludinosus,Swamp Mongoose

Features：The fur is dark brown with black tips

The swamp mongoose (scientific name Atilax paludinosus) is a medium-sized mongoose.The swamp mongoose is a solitary animal with territoriality. When in danger, they will make high-frequency calls. They are most active at dusk and at night, feeding on fish, frogs, insects and their larvae, snails, an...

Proteles cristatus,Aardwolf, Hyena

Features：Timid, when attacked by enemies, it releases a foul fluid from its anus, mainly feeding on termites

Coyote (scientific name: Proteles cristatus) is also known as Aardwolf in English. It has two subspecies.The coyote is small, its teeth are highly degenerate, and its body shape is far from the streamline theory; the opening angle of its mouth is almost the smallest among beasts, which greatly limit...

Parahyaena brunnea,Brown Hyaena,Brown hyena, beach wolf

Features：The hair is long, coarse and shaggy, with no markings on the body, and is mainly tan in color.

Brown hyena (scientific name: Parahyaena brunnea) is also known as Brown Hyaena in English. It has two subspecies.Brown hyenas have a tightly organized social system, which is generally ruled by females, because in the group, the female as the leader is stronger than the male, while in other aspects...

Hyaena hyaena,Striped Hyaena， Hyène rayée，Hiena Rayada， Daba'a Moukhattat

Features：Except for the face and limbs, it has black stripes and is completely furry.

Striped hyena (scientific name: Hyaena hyaena) English Striped Hyaena, French Hyène rayée, Spanish Hiena Rayada, Arabic Daba'a Moukhattat, there are 5 subspecies.Striped hyenas are most often seen alone or in pairs, sometimes in small groups of up to seven. They need a very large range to fora...