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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.

Oxyura leucocephala

Oxyura leucocephala

Oxyura leucocephala,White-headed Duck

The white-headed hardtail duck is a very typical gregarious water duck. It b···

Aythya affinis

Aythya affinis

Aythya affinis,Lesser Scaup

The Lesser Pochard is a migratory bird that forms a flock of 25-50 birds whe···

Histrionicus histrionicus

Histrionicus histrionicus

Morning Duck,Histrionicus histrionicus,Harlequin Duck,Harlequin

The ugly duck lives and inhabits streams, deep recesses between rocks and bu···

Stenella clymene

Stenella clymene

Stenella clymene,Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin,Clementine's dolphin, helmeted dolphin, spotted dolphin

Cetacea LC

Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin, with no subspecies, is a deep-water species i···

Stenella coeruleoalba

Stenella coeruleoalba

Stenella coeruleoalba,Striped dolphin,Blue and white dolphin, blue and white dolphin, striped dolphin

Cetacea LC

Striped dolphin, with no subspecies, is a common dolphin in the Pacific Ocea···

Stenella attenuata

Stenella attenuata

Stenella attenuata,Pantropical spotted dolphin,Tropical spotted dolphin, weak dolphin, white-beaked dolphin

Cetacea LC

Pantropical spotted dolphin, with two subspecies, may be the most common cet···

Steno bredanensis

Steno bredanensis

Steno bredanensis,Rough-toothed dolphin,Long-beaked dolphin, wrinkled-toothed dolphin

Cetacea LC

Rough-toothed dolphin, a dolphin with special teeth.Rough-toothed dolphins u···

Platanista gangetica gangetica

Platanista gangetica gangetica

Platanista gangetica gangetica,Ganges River Dolphin,White puffer fish, Goto puffer fish

Cetacea LC

The Ganges River Dolphin is a nominative subspecies of the South Asian river···

Lipotes vexillifer

Lipotes vexillifer

Lipotes vexillifer,Baiji, Yangtze River Dolphin,Baiji,zhú (ancient name), Baiji, Chinese finless porpoise, Baiji dolphin

Cetacea LC

The scientific name of the Baiji dolphin is Lipotes vexillifer, and its fore···

Megaptera novaeangliae

Megaptera novaeangliae

Megaptera novaeangliae,Humpback whale,Humpback whale, humpback whale, saw-armed whale, saw-armed whale

Cetacea LC

Humpback whale is not the largest whale in the world, but it is also a well-···

Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera physalus,Fin Whale,Finback whale, baleen whale, razorback whale, herring whale, fin whale

Cetacea LC

Fin whales are one of the fastest whales, with a speed of up to 37 kilometer···

Balaenoptera omurai

Balaenoptera omurai

Balaenoptera omurai,Omura whale

Cetacea LC

Omura's whale is a medium-sized whale that looks very similar to a fin w···

Balaenoptera brydei

Balaenoptera brydei

Balaenoptera brydei,Bryde's whale,Anchovy, Pseudomonas auratus

Cetacea LC

Bryde's whale, also known as Bryde's whale in English, has no subspe···

Balaenoptera borealis

Balaenoptera borealis

Balaenoptera borealis,Sei whale, baleen whale, northern baleen whale, great baleen whale, cod whale

Cetacea LC

Sei whales are called Sei whales in foreign languages and have two subspecie···

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Balaenoptera acutorostrata,Minke Whale、Common Minke Whale,Minke whale, Sharp-billed whale

Cetacea LC

Minke Whale has two subspecies and is a small baleen whale of the genus Myst···

Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenoptera musculus,Balaena musculus Linnaeus,Blue Whale, Baleine bleue,Ballena Azul,Blauwal, Razorback whale, Sulphur bottom whale, Sibud's whale, Seba's baleen whale, Great blue whale, G

Cetacea LC

The blue whale is called Blue Whale in English. There are 4 subspecies. It i···

Eschrichtius robustus

Eschrichtius robustus

Eschrichtius robustus,gray whale,Whale killer, shell digger, weak whale

Cetacea LC

Gray whale is also known as gray whale in English. Its body circumference is···

Eubalaena japonica

Eubalaena japonica

Eubalaena japonica,North Pacific right whale, black right whale, black right whale

Cetacea LC

The North Pacific right whale has no subspecies.For a long time, cetaceans b···

Lepus yarkandensis

Lepus yarkandensis

Lepus yarkandensis,Southern Xinjiang rabbit, Shache rabbit, hare

The Tarim rabbit is called Yarkandhare in English and is a typical desert sp···

Lepus timidus

Lepus timidus

Lepus timidus,Mountain hare,White rabbit, color-changing rabbit, blue rabbit

The snow hare is called Mountain hare in English, and there are 25 subspecie···

Ochotona argentata

Ochotona argentata

Ochotona argentata,Ningxia pika

Helan Mountain Pika, also known as Ningxia Pika, English name Silver Pika, i···

Sciuridae

Sciuridae

Sciuridae,Squirrel,Tree Rat

Rodents LC

Squirrels, belonging to the family Sciuridae of the order Rodentia, refer to···

Castor

Castor

Castor,beaver

Rodents LC

Beaver is called Eurasian Beaver in English, and there are 7 subspecies.Beav···

Capracornis swinhoei

Capracornis swinhoei

Capracornis swinhoei,Taiwan serow,Formosan goat, Formosan wild goat

Taiwan serow is called Taiwan serow in English, and has no subspecies. The T···

Capricornis rubidus

Capricornis rubidus

Capricornis rubidus,Capricornis sumatraensis Blyth, 1863 ssp. rubidus ,Red Serow,Burmese Red Serow,Arakan Serow , Roter Serau , Saro carmin, saro rouge , Sirao rojo,Serau rojo, serau de Birmania,Red S

Red Serow, with no subspecies, is a separate species of the genus Serow in t···

Mergus squamatus

Mergus squamatus

Scaly-sided Merganser,Mergus squamatus,Chinese Merganser,Scaly-sided Merganser

The Chinese merganser is a winter guest in Suzhou, China. In late autumn, it···

Capricornis milneedwardsii

Capricornis milneedwardsii

Capricornis milneedwardsii,Chinese Serow,Four-legged beast, Sumatran serow

Chinese Serow, also known as Chinese Serow in English, has two subspecies an···

Ovis polii

Ovis polii

Ovis polii,Ovis poli typica Lydekker,Ovis ammon poli Blyth,Pamir Sheep,Marco Polo Sheep

Pamir Sheep, also known as Pamir Sheep, was once a subspecies of argali.The ···

Ovis karelini

Ovis karelini

Ovis karelini

Tian Shan Argali, once the Tianshan subspecies of Argali.The Tianshan argali···

Ovis hodgsoni

Ovis hodgsoni

Ovis hodgsoni,Tibetan argali,Tibetan sheep, Dalai Lama argali, Altun Mountain argali, white-breasted argali, Tibetan argali, big monk argali

Tibetan argali, also known as Tibetan argali in English, is a typical mounta···