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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.

Bycanistes albotibialis

Bycanistes albotibialis

Bycanistes albotibialis,White-thighed Hornbill

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Its scientific name is Bycanistes albotibialis, and its foreign name is White-thighed Hornbill.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Bycanistes fistulator

Bycanistes fistulator

Bycanistes fistulator,Piping Hornbill

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The scientific name of the Hornbill is Bycanistes fistulator, and the foreign name Piping Hornbill has 3 subspecies, the specific habits of which are unknown。Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Bycanistes bucinator

Bycanistes bucinator

Bycanistes bucinator,Trumpeter Hornbill

Features:The mouth has a large, long, curved helmet

The scientific name of the Hornbill is Bycanistes bucinator, or Trumpeter Hornbill, a bird of the genus Trumpeter Hornbill.The scientific name of the hornbill is Bycanistes bucinator, or horn hornbill, belonging to the genus Horn Hornbill. Hornbills feed on fruit from trees (especially figs), which...

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Bucorvus leadbeateri,Southern ground hornbill

Features:Face, larynx and laryngeal sac, exposed skin is vermilion, the rest are black

Bucorvus leadbeateri, Southern ground hornbill, is one of the most important scavengers of scavengers.Unlike other hornbills that live in trees, the southern ground hornbill does not have large wings, but it has a pair of strong legs and feet. They live mainly on the ground, hunting insects, worms a...

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Bucorvus abyssinicus,Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Features:It has a high terrestrial tendency

The northern Ground Hornbill is known as Bucorvus abyssinicus and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill without subspecies.In the wild, ground hornbills are very cautious and timid, but they are extremely fierce when hunting. Compared to other members of the hornbill family, ground hornbills spend most of thei...

Alcedo pusilla

Alcedo pusilla

Alcedo pusilla,Little Kingfisher

Features:The whole body is composed of two colors, the head, upper body and wings are dark blue, and the lower body is pure white.

Alcedo pusilla, Little Kingfisher, has nine subspecies.Small kingfishers are lonely, usually live alone on the branches or rocks near the water, waiting for the opportunity to hunt, the food is mainly small fish, and eat crustaceans and a variety of aquatic insects and larvae, but also pecking small...

Ceyx websteri

Ceyx websteri

Ceyx websteri,Alcedo websteri,Bismarck Kingfisher

Features:There is an orange stripe under the cheeks and a white spot on the nape of the neck

Ceyx websteri, Alcedo websteri, and Bismarck Kingfisher are birds of the genus Kingfisher in the family Alcedo.The Bismarck kingfisher is lonely, usually living alone on the branches or rocks near the water, waiting for the opportunity to hunt, the food is mainly small fish, and eat crustaceans and...

Ceyx azureus

Ceyx azureus

Ceyx azureus,Azure Kingfisher

Features:It is mainly composed of bright blue and orange red feathers

Azure Kingfisher, Ceyx azureus, has seven subspecies.Blue kingfishers often live alone, usually on the branches or rocks near the water, and sometimes on the low branches of small trees near the river. Often for a long time motionless staring at the water, as soon as the fish and shrimp in the water...

Ceyx flumenicola

Ceyx flumenicola

Ceyx flumenicola,Northern silvery kingfisher

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The Northern silver kingfisher is known as Ceyx flumenicola and Northern silvery kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx argentatus

Ceyx argentatus

Ceyx argentatus,Southern silvery kingfisher

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The Southern silver kingfisher is known as Ceyx argentatus and Southern silvery kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Alcedo cyanopecta

Alcedo cyanopecta

Alcedo cyanopecta,Dwarf River Kingfisher

Features:The head, back, and wings are a dark sapphire blue with black spots and stripes

Alcedo cyanopecta, Dwarf River Kingfisher, has 2 subspecies (1. cyanopectus cyanopectus is found in Luzon, Polynesia, and the Philippines. 2. Alcedo cyanopecta nigrirostris, a dark subspecies of the blue-brested kingfisher, is found in Panai, Negros and Cebu in the Philippines.) .The blue-breasted k...

Ceyx mulcatus

Ceyx mulcatus

Ceyx mulcatus,New Ireland dwarf kingfisher

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The New Ireland dwarf kingfisher is known as Ceyx mulcatus and New Ireland dwarf Kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx gentianus

Ceyx gentianus

Ceyx gentianus,Makira Dwarf Kingfisher

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Makira Island three-toe Kingfisher scientific name Ceyx gentianus, foreign language name Makira Dwarf Kingfisher, the specific habit is unknown.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx dispar

Ceyx dispar

Ceyx dispar,Manus Dwarf Kingfisher

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The Manus Island three-toe Kingfisher is known as Ceyx dispar and Manus Dwarf Kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx nigromaxilla

Ceyx nigromaxilla

Ceyx nigromaxilla,Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher

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The Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher is known as Ceyx nigromaxilla and Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx malaitae

Ceyx malaitae

Ceyx malaitae,Malaita dwarf kingfisher

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The scientific name of the three-toe kingfisher on Malaita Island is Ceyx malaitae and the foreign name is Malaita dwarf kingfisher. The specific habits of the three-toe kingfisher are unknown.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibilit...

Ceyx collectoris

Ceyx collectoris

Ceyx collectoris,New Georgia dwarf kingfisher

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New Georgia dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx collectoris, New Georgia dwarf kingfisher, unknown)Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx meeki

Ceyx meeki

Ceyx meeki,North Solomons dwarf kingfisher

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The North Solomons dwarf kingfisher is known as Ceyx meeki and North Solomons dwarf Kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx sacerdotis

Ceyx sacerdotis

Ceyx sacerdotis,New Britain dwarf kingfisher

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New Britain dwarf kingfisher: Ceyx sacerdotis, New Britain dwarf kingfisher, unknown.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx solitarius

Ceyx solitarius

Ceyx solitarius,Papuan dwarf kingfisher

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The Papuan dwarf kingfisher is known as Ceyx solitarius and Papuan dwarf Kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Ceyx cajeli

Ceyx cajeli

Ceyx cajeli,Buru Dwarf Kingfisher

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The three-toe Kingfisher is known as Ceyx cajeli and Buru Dwarf Kingfisher.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...