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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.

Morpho Helena

Morpho Helena

Morpho Helena,Blue morpho Helena butterfly,Helena Morpho, Goddess of Light, Helena Morpho, Blue Danube

Features:Known as the most beautiful butterfly in the world

The Blue morpho Helena butterfly (scientific name: Morpho Helena) was once a subspecies of the blue morpho butterfly (Morpho rhetenor) and is now an independent species. It is a beautiful and dreamy butterfly. The entire wing surface is like white waves surging on the blue sea. Its color and pattern...

Dabashan pika

Dabashan pika

Features:Sickle-like ears

The Dabashan pika belongs to the subgenus Alienauroa. The subgenus Alienauroa was established by Liu Shaoying et al. (2016). It is a very special type of pika with an obvious bat-like tragus in its ears. This genus is mainly distributed in forest areas with lower altitudes. This species is also one...

Ochotona yarlungensis

Ochotona yarlungensis

Ochotona yarlungensis

Features:It looks like a Metaceratops, with a narrow dark grey circle on the lip edge.

The Yarlung Zangbo pika belongs to the subgenus Ochotona and is a new species discovered by Liu Shaoying et al. (2016). Its distribution area is very narrow. It lives in relatively dry river valley shrubs with many gravels. There is almost no ecological research. In terms of phylogeny, it has a clos...

Ochotona thomasi

Ochotona thomasi

Ochotona thomasi,Singing Mouse

Features:Cranial stenosis

The scientific name of the narrow-headed pika is Ochotona thomasi, belonging to the subgenus <Ochotona>. It is a very special species with a small population, a narrow distribution area, few studies, and few specimens, which deserves high attention.The narrow-headed pika has complex burrows an...

Ochotona thibetana

Ochotona thibetana

Ochotona thibetana

Features:The ears are short and round, the tail is very short, and the base of the hair on the back is dark gray.

Tibetan pikas are active day and night, and are agile. They often chase each other for fun, and quickly go into the cave when they encounter an enemy.The cave system of Tibetan pikas is complex, with as many as 5-6 exits: the exits are generally opened at haystacks and tree roots. The cave entrance...

Nubulake Pika

Nubulake Pika

Features:There is a circle of yellow hair on the neck behind the ears.

Nubulak pika belongs to the nominate subgenus (<Ochotona>). It was previously incorporated into the steppe pika (<O. pusilla>), the gray pika (<O. roylei>) and the Tibetan pika (<O. thibetana>). Yu Ning and Zheng Changlin (1992) revised it and listed it as an independent spec...

Ochotona dauurica

Ochotona dauurica

Ochotona dauurica,Rabbit, rabbit, crying rabbit, Mongolian pika, Dahur pika

Features:The body color is lighter, sandy brown, the ears are large and round, and the upper lip is split vertically like a rabbit.

The Daurian pika belongs to the subgenus Ochotona, which was once included in the black-lipped pika (Ochotona curzoniae), but its independent species status was later accepted. There are 3 subspecies and 5 synonyms. Therefore, the classification within the species is rather chaotic. It is a common s...

Ochotona curzoniae

Ochotona curzoniae

Ochotona curzoniae,Plateau pika, singing mouse, stone rabbit, Anona

Features:There is a noticeable black colour around the lips.

The black-lipped pika is also known as the plateau pika, the singing pika, the stone rabbit, and is called "Anona" in Tibetan medicine. It belongs to the subgenus "Ochotona". It is also called the plateau pika, and is a key species in the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau meadow ecosy...

Ochotona cansus

Ochotona cansus

Ochotona cansus, Singing Mouse

Features:The front feet have five toes with thick and long claws, while the hind feet have four toes with thin and long claws.

The Intercranial Pika, also known as the Singing Pika, belongs to the subgenus Ochotona. It was previously merged into the Tibetan Pika, but later became independent. There is no dispute about the species. It is the smaller individual in the genus. It is distributed at a higher altitude than the Tib...

Hymenopus coronatus

Hymenopus coronatus

Hymenopus coronatus,Orchid Mantis

Features:Nature's Master of Mimicry

Orchid Mantis (scientific name: Hymenopus coronatus) is an animal of the family Hymenopidae and the class Insecta.Wild orchid mantises live in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia. It is a diurnal insect with a high predatory instinct, and will prey on each other even if they are of the same species...

Pavo cristatus

Pavo cristatus

Pavo cristatus

Features:The whole body is pure white without any other colors, and it is a variant of the blue peacock.

The scientific name of the white peacock is Pavo cristatus. It generally refers to a variant of the wild blue peacock bred under artificial breeding. It is rare and is an extremely precious ornamental bird. However, after artificial domestication, it has reached a state of self-sustaining population...

Goura victoria

Goura victoria

Victoria Crowned Pigeon,Goura victoria,Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Features:The largest pigeon in the world

Victoria Crowned Pigeon (scientific name: Goura victoria) is also known as Victoria Crowned-pigeon in English. Male and female are the same color. It has the most gorgeous and beautiful crest among birds. It is also the most colorful and beautiful pigeon. It is the largest member of the domestic pig...

Poison-Dart Frog

Poison-Dart Frog

Poison-Dart Frog

Anura LC

Features:The most beautiful frog in the world, considered the most poisonous vertebrate

The Latin name of the golden poison dart frog is Poison-Dart Frog. The English name of this frog comes from the blow darts of the Ambila people in Colombia. The Ambila people often add venom before hunting with darts. It is the strongest poison dart frog.After a series of complex studies, people fou...

Psychrolutes marcidus

Psychrolutes marcidus

Psychrolutes marcidus,Blobfish,Sad fish, soft-spined sculpin, popper fish

Features:The saddest fish in the world

The Latin name of the blobfish is Psychrolutes marcidus, and its foreign name is Blobfish. It is also known as the sad fish, soft hidden sculpin fish, and popper fish. Because it has a sad face, it is called the "sadest expression fish in the world".In order to protect endangered ugly anim...

Danionella dracula

Danionella dracula

Danionella dracula,Toothpick fish

Features:It is named after the vampire in European legend.

The scientific name of the vampire fish is "Danionella dracula", a small carp found in Myanmar. It is estimated that it has been bred on Earth for nearly 100 million years. Because of its sharp teeth and terrifying appearance, it is similar to the vampire in European legends, so it is nick...

Australian box jellyfish

Australian box jellyfish

Australian box jellyfish,Sea Wasp

Features:The transparent killer in the ocean

The Australian box jellyfish, whose Latin name is Australian box jellyfish, has caused countless injuries or deaths to humans in the world and is considered the most deadly jellyfish.The Australian box jellyfish can swim at speeds exceeding 4 km/h. In hot weather, they dive into deep water and only...

Dendroaspis polylepis

Dendroaspis polylepis

Dendroaspis polylepis,Black Mamba

Features:The fastest and most aggressive snake in the world

Black Mamba (scientific name: Dendroaspis polylepis): It is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae and the genus Black Mamba, with 2 subspecies.One of the reasons why the Black Mamba is so famous is that it contains a lot of legendary color. In Africa, many people have heard the legendary stories o...

Desmodus

Desmodus

Desmodus

Features:It is the only mammal that can fly in the sky and feeds on blood.

Vampire bats (scientific name: Desmodus) are a general term for all species of vampire bats in the family Desmodus. There are three species of vampire bats belonging to the family Desmodus and the genus Desmodus. Vampire bats are small in size, have no exposed tail, and their fur is mainly dark brow...

Condylura cristata

Condylura cristata

Condylura cristata,Star-nosed mole

Mammal LC

Features:The tip of the nose has 22 tentacles, which are named after the shape of the glowing stars.

Star-nosed mole (scientific name: Condylura cristata): is a small mole found in eastern North America, eastern Canada and northeastern United States. It is the only member of the star-nosed mole family and the star-nosed mole genus, with no subspecies.Star-nosed moles live in moist lowlands and feed...

Mitsukurinidae owstoni

Mitsukurinidae owstoni

Mitsukurinidae owstoni,Goblin shark, Goblin shark, Goblin shark

Features:The snout protrudes forward to form a sharp protrusion, which will explode

Owstoni's sharpnose shark (scientific name: Mitsukurinidae owstoni), also known as Owstoni's sharpnose shark, Owstoni's sharpnose shark, sharpnose shark, goblin shark (goblin is an ugly monster in Western folklore that likes to play pranks), is the only species under the family of sharpn...

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus,Duck Otter

Mammal LC

Features:It has a duck-like beak and feet, and a beaver-like body and tail.

The platypus is one of the most primitive mammals. It is an incompletely evolved mammal with very few species. The platypus is the only animal in the same genus and is also one of the lowest mammals. In the late 18th century, George Shaw received a platypus specimen and thought that the creature was...