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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.

Caprimulgus ridgwayi

Caprimulgus ridgwayi

Caprimulgus ridgwayi,Buff-collared Nightjar

The yellow collar Nightjar is known as Caprimulgus ridgwayi and Buff-collare···

Caprimulgus sericocaudatus

Caprimulgus sericocaudatus

Caprimulgus sericocaudatus,Silky-tailed Nightjar

Its scientific name is Caprimulgus sericocaudatus, and its foreign name is S···

Caprimulgus rufus

Caprimulgus rufus

Caprimulgus rufus,Bufous Nightjar

The brown Nightjar is known by its scientific name Caprimulgus rufus and its···

Caprimulgus ekmani

Caprimulgus ekmani

Caprimulgus ekmani,Sispaniolan Antillean Nightjar

Its scientific name is Caprimulgus ekmani, and its foreign name is Sispaniol···

Caprimulgus cubanensis

Caprimulgus cubanensis

Caprimulgus cubanensis,Greater Antillean Nightjar

The Cuban Nightjar is known by its scientific name Caprimulgus cubanensis an···

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Caprimulgus carolinensis,Chuck-will's-widow

Its scientific name is Caprimulgus carolinensis and its foreign name is Chuc···

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgus indicus,Jungle Nightjar

The specific habits of the Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) are unknown···

Siphonorhis americana

Siphonorhis americana

Siphonorhis americana,Jamaican Poorwill

The Jamaican nighthawk (Siphonorhis americana) is known as Jamaican Poorwill···

Siphonorhis brewsteri

Siphonorhis brewsteri

Siphonorhis brewsteri,Least Poorwill

Chinese and American nightcap scientific name Siphonorhis brewsteri, foreign···

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Its scientific name was Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, and its foreign name was C···

Nyctidromus albicollis

Nyctidromus albicollis

Nyctidromus albicollis,Pauraque

The species, known as Nyctidromus albicollis or Pauraque, became extinct in ···

Eleothreptus anomalus

Eleothreptus anomalus

Eleothreptus anomalus,Sickle-winged Nightjar

Sickle-winged Nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus and sickle-winged nightjar) is···

Uropsalis lyra

Uropsalis lyra

Uropsalis lyra,Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Its scientific name is Uropsalis lyra, and its foreign name is Lyre-tailed N···

Uropsalis segmentata

Uropsalis segmentata

Uropsalis segmentata,Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis segmentata and swallowtailed Nightjar are unknown.Protect wild ani···

Macropsalis forcipata

Macropsalis forcipata

Macropsalis forcipata,Long-trained Nightjar

Its scientific name is Macropsalis forcipata, and its foreign name is Long-t···

Hydropsalis torquata

Hydropsalis torquata

Hydropsalis torquata,Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis torquata, or Scissor-tailed Nightjar, is unknown.Protect wild an···

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Hydropsalis climacocerca,Ladder-tailed Nightjar

The behavior of the Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalms climacocerca, ladder···

Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Macrodipteryx vexillarius,Pennant-winged Nightjar

Macrodipteryx vexillarius, Pennant-winged Nightjar. It has a pair of long fe···

Macrodipteryx longipennis

Macrodipteryx longipennis

Macrodipteryx longipennis,Standard-winged Nightjar

Macrodipteryx longipennis (also known as Standard-winged Nightjar) is a four···

Eurostopodus exu

Eurostopodus exu

Eurostopodus exul,New Caledonian Nightjar

The behavior of the New Caledonian Nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) is unknown.T···

Eurostopodus nigripennis

Eurostopodus nigripennis

Eurostopodus nigripennis,Solomons Nightjar

The specific habits of the Solomons Nightjar (Eurostopodus nigripennis) are ···

Eurostopodus archboldi

Eurostopodus archboldi

Eurostopodus archboldi,Archbold's Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi (Archbold's Nightjar) is a species of woolly-legg···

Eurostopodus papuensis

Eurostopodus papuensis

Eurostopodus papuensis,Papuan Nighthqwk

Papuan Nighthqwk is known by its scientific name Eurostopodus papuensis and ···

Eurostopodus diabolicus

Eurostopodus diabolicus

Eurostopodus diabolicus,Satanic Nighthqwk

Eurostopodus diabolicus and Satanic Nighthqwk are unknown.Protect wild anima···

Eurostopodus mystacalis

Eurostopodus mystacalis

Eurostopodus mystacalis,White-throated Nighthqwk

Eurostopodus mystacalis and White-throated Nighthqwk are unknown.Protect wil···

Eurostopodus argus

Eurostopodus argus

Eurostopodus argus,Spotted Nighthqwk

The name Eurostopodus argus, Spotted Nighthqwk, is unknown.Protect wild anim···

Eurostopodus temminckii

Eurostopodus temminckii

Eurostopodus temminckii,Malaysian Eared Nightjar

The name Eurostopodus temminckii and Malaysian Eared Nightjar are unknown.Pr···

Chordeilespusillus

Chordeilespusillus

Chordeilespusillus,Least Nighthqwk

Chordeilespusillus, Least Nighthqwk, unknown.Protect wild animals and elimin···

Podager nacunda

Podager nacunda

Podager nacunda,Nacunda Nighthqwk

The name is Podager nacunda, and the foreign name is Nacunda Nighthqwk.Prote···

Chordeiles gundlachii

Chordeiles gundlachii

Chordeiles gundlachii,AntilleanNightjar

The name Chordeiles gundlachii and the foreign name AntilleanNightjar are un···