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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.

Circus melanoleucos

Circus melanoleucos

Circus melanoleucos,Pied Harrier,Magpie hawk, magpie hawk, black-and-white hawk, buzzard

Features:It is named because it looks like a magpie when standing.

Pied Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.Pied Harrier is a summer migratory bird in Northeast China and a winter migratory bird and traveling bird in other areas. The time of migration to the breeding grounds in northeast China is from early April to mid-April, and the time of...

Circus macrourus

Circus macrourus

Circus macrourus,Pallid Harrier,Pale Harrier,Steppe Eagle, White-tailed Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Buzzard

Features:When showing off, I often make a "kiki-kiki-kik" sound

The foreign name of the grassland harrier is Pallid Harrier, and there is no subspecies.The steppe harrier often flies in the air, foraging mostly over open grasslands and meadows. It often flies slowly and low close to the ground, constantly watching the activities of prey on the ground, looking le...

Circus cyaneus

Circus cyaneus

Circus cyaneus,Hen Harrier,Gray Harrier, Gray Hawk, White-clawed Harrier, Gray Harrier, Chicken Bird

Features:When gliding, the two wings are raised up to form a "V" shape

The white-tailed harrier, also known as Hen Harrier, is a medium-sized bird of prey with two subspecies.The white-tailed harrier is a summer migratory bird in Northeast China and western Xinjiang, a winter migratory bird in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the southeast coast, sout...

Circus spilonotus

Circus spilonotus

Circus spilonotus,Eastern Marsh Harrier,Marsh Harrier, White Tail

Features:Feather color changes with age

Eastern Marsh Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with four subspecies.Recently, studies based on molecular genetic evidence have supported the separation of white-headed harriers and white-bellied harriers, but there are still differences on their respective closely related species. It is now be...

Circus aeruginosus

Circus aeruginosus

Circus aeruginosus,Western Marsh-Harrier

Features:The call is similar to that of the Crested Lapwing, but it usually does not call.

The white-headed harrier, also known as the Western Marsh-Harrier, is a medium-sized dark-colored harrier with four subspecies.The white-headed harrier is a migratory bird. From late August to early October, they fly to their wintering grounds via France, Spain, Gibraltar and then along the Atlantic...

Accipiter gularis

Accipiter gularis

Accipiter gularis,Japanese Sparrowhawk

Features:The black stripe in the center of the throat is relatively narrow, and the female bird is larger than the male bird.

The Japanese Sparrowhawk, whose foreign name is Japanese Sparrowhawk, is a small raptor with three subspecies. The female bird is larger than the male bird. In the past, it was classified as the northern subspecies of the Jayhawk, but it is not only morphologically different from the Jayhawk, but al...

Aquila fasciata

Aquila fasciata

Aquila fasciata,Bonelli's Hawk Eagle,White-bellied Mountain Eagle

Features:They often fly at low altitudes and make sharp calls.

Bonelli's Hawk Eagle is a large bird of prey with two subspecies: 1. Hieraaetus fasciatus fasciatus distributed in northwest Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean, Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Indochina and southern China. 2. Hieraaetus fasciatus renschi distributed...

Paramesotriton caudopunctatus

Paramesotriton caudopunctatus

Paramesotriton caudopunctatus,Spot-tailed Warty Newt

Urodela LC

Features:The whole body is covered with small moles, the head, trunk and backs of the limbs are khaki, and the rest of the body is olive green.

The tailed newt is a tailed amphibian belonging to the Salamandridae family and the genus Salamander. It lives in backwaters, small streams and large rivers at an altitude of 800 to 1,800 meters. It is sometimes also found in quiet waters beside streams. The tailed newt, which is produced in Yuelian...

Echinotriton andersoni

Echinotriton andersoni

Echinotriton andersoni,Anderson’s Salamander

Urodela LC

Features:The head is large and flat, almost diamond-shaped, with a flat trunk and a tail shorter than the head and body.

Ryukyu Acanthus is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and the genus Acanthus. It lives in mountain forests at an altitude of 100 to 200 meters, and is concentrated near cultivated areas. It usually lives under rocks in the shade and wet areas of mountain forests. In the non-breeding season, ad...

Echinotriton chinhaiensis

Echinotriton chinhaiensis

Echinotriton chinhaiensis,Zhenhai warty newt

Urodela LC

Features:The back and sides of the body are black with a waxy sheen, the abdomen is vermilion with irregular black spots, the head is large, and the limbs are slender.

Zhenhai Acanthus is an amphibian of the genus Acanthus of the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to China and has no subspecies. It lives in hilly areas at an altitude of 100-200 meters and lives by streams all year round. The environment where it lives is densely vegetated, with many permanent pon...

Yaotriton dabienicus

Yaotriton dabienicus

Yaotriton dabienicus

Urodela LC

Features:

Dabie Yaozhi is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaozhi. It lives in mountainous areas with a moist environment, abundant water resources and lush vegetation at an altitude of 698-767m. Adults are mainly terrestrial, and lay eggs on land near ponds in April and May. The eggs are si...

Yaotriton broadoridgus

Yaotriton broadoridgus

Yaotriton broadoridgus

Urodela LC

Features:

The broad-spine newt is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and the genus Salamandridae. It lives in mountainous areas with lush forests at an altitude of 1000-1600m. Adult borers are mainly terrestrial. They reproduce in early May and lay eggs under dead leaves beside still ponds. Generally, m...

Yaotriton asperrinus

Yaotriton asperrinus

Yaotriton asperrinus

Urodela LC

Features:The dorsal surface of the body and tail is dark brown, with only the fingers, toes, anus and lower edge of the tail being orange-red; the ventral surface of the body is dark gray.

The fine-spotted newt is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Salamandridae. It lives in and around the mountains at an altitude of 1320-1400m. Adult newts live on land. During the non-breeding season, they live in moist rotten leaves near still ponds or in earthen holes under tree roo...

Yaotriton anhuiensis

Yaotriton anhuiensis

Yaotriton anhuiensis

Urodela LC

Features:

Anhui Yaozhi is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaozhi. It lives in subtropical mountain forests at an altitude of 1000–1200m, and is often seen in bamboo forests or under dry branches and leaves. Adults live more on land during the non-breeding season, and are often seen in smal...

Tylototriton yangi

Tylototriton yangi

Tylototriton yangi

Urodela LC

Features:The body color is bright orange-red, the head and other parts are black or brown-black, and there are orange-yellow-red markings on the chest and back of the abdomen.

The Yunnan warty newt is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Warty Newt. It lives in densely vegetated hilly areas at an altitude of about 1,200m, and its habitat is mostly near farmland. Adult newts hide in mud holes under still water pits or earth walls and bushes during the day; th...

Tylototriton verrucosus

Tylototriton verrucosus

Tylototriton verrucosus,Himalayan salamander

Urodela LC

Features:The head is approximately triangular and the entire body is uniform brown-black.

The brown-black warty newt is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Warty Newt. It is similar to the red warty newt, but the back of the body and tail of this species is uniformly brown-black, or only the head, side scrotum, tail, and limbs are more or less dark orange-red or dark orang...

Gorsachius melanolophus

Gorsachius melanolophus

Gorsachius melanolophus,Malayan Night-heron,Black-crowned egret, Black-crowned bittern

Features:It is small but stocky, with a dark reddish brown or black body.

The black-crowned bittern, commonly known as the black-crowned bittern, lives in tropical and subtropical areas in southern and southeastern Asia. Its habitat and activity habits are basically similar to those of the Hainan bittern. In Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, it is mostly found alone in rice...

Aquila heliaca

Aquila heliaca

Aquila heliaca,Asian Imperial Eagle,Asian Imperial Eagle Eastern Imperial Eagle Imperial Eagle,Royal carving

Features:There is a distinct white spot on the shoulder, which is very eye-catching on the dark brown body feathers.

The white-shouldered eagle is also known as the Asian Imperial Eagle. It is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.The white-shouldered eagle is a migratory bird in China. It is a summer migratory bird in Xinjiang and a winter migratory bird and a traveling bird in other regions. The time of migrat...

Aquila nipalensis

Aquila nipalensis

Aquila nipalensis,Steppe Eagle,Aigle des steppes, عقاب البادية, عقاب السهول,Flower Eagle, Horned Eagle

Features:A dark brown vulture with a fierce appearance.

The Steppe Eagle is also known as the Steppe Eagle. It is slightly smaller than the Golden Eagle and the White-shouldered Eagle. It is also a large bird of prey. It is a dark brown eagle with two subspecies.The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) was once classified as a subspecies of the same species...

Hieraaetus pennatus

Hieraaetus pennatus

Hieraaetus pennatus,Booted Eagle,Booted eagle, Booted falcon eagle

Features:Often circling back and forth in the sky, flying very fast

Booted Eagle, a medium-sized eagle with no subspecies.The Booted Eagle's nesting area is wide, from Spain and North Africa to Northeast China, distributed in mid-latitudes. It will spend the winter in sub-Saharan Africa, avoiding the dense forests of the central and western parts of the country...

Hieraaetus kienerii

Hieraaetus kienerii

Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle,Hieraaetus kienerii(E.Geoffroy,1835),Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle,Yellow-bellied Eagle, Brown-billed Eagle

Features:The top of the head has a black crest, and the forehead, top of the head, back of the neck, and sides of the head are also black with a slightly metallic luster.

Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey with two subspecies.Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle mostly moves alone, is not good at singing, often stands on trees or between grass on the ground for a long time, and sometimes flies in the air. When flying, the wings flap frequently, and the spe...