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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.

Aix sponsa

Aix sponsa

Aix sponsa,Wood Duck

Aix sponsa Wood Duck, no subspecies, is a small, brightly colored, tree-dwel···

Chauna torquata

Chauna torquata

Chauna torquata,Southern Screamer

The crested duck (Latin: Chauna torquata, English: Southern Screamer) has sp···

chauna chavaria

chauna chavaria

chauna chavaria,Northern Screamer

The black-necked duck (Latin name: chauna chavaria, English name: Northern S···

Anhima cornuta

Anhima cornuta

Anhima cornuta,Horned Screamer

The Horned duck (Anhima cornuta) is known as Horned Screamer and has no subs···

Pezophaps solitaria

Pezophaps solitaria

Pezophaps solitaria

The Rodrigues dodo is a bird that looks like a dodo, can't fly like a dodo, ···

microgoura meeki

microgoura meeki

microgoura meeki,rothschild

Solomon's crown dove is known as microgoura meeki and rothschild. In the···

Threskiornis solitarius

Threskiornis solitarius

Threskiornis solitarius

The Reunion pigeon (Threskiornis solitarius), also known as the Reunion dodo···

Columba jouyi

Columba jouyi

Columba jouyi

Columba jouyi is an extinct pigeon species from the Japanese islands of Okin···

Ptilinopus mercierii

Ptilinopus mercierii

Ptilinopus mercierii,Red-moustached Fruit-dove,Moustached Fruit Dove

The scientific name Ptilinopus mercierii, foreign name Red-moustached Fruit-···

Alectroenas rodericana

Alectroenas rodericana

Alectroenas rodericana

The Alectroenas rodericana (Alectroenas rodericana) is an extinct pigeon on ···

Gallicolumba salamonis

Gallicolumba salamonis

Gallicolumba salamonis

Thick-billed chicken dove, scientific name: Gallicolumba salamonis E. P. Ram···

Passenger pigeon

Passenger pigeon

North American passenger pigeon, Wandering pigeon, passenger pigeon, travelling pigeon

Passenger Pigeon (scientific name: Ectopistes migratorius) Passenger Pigeon,···

Raphus cucullatus,Dodo

Raphus cucullatus,Dodo

Raphus cucullatus,Dodo

The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is one of the most famous extinct animals besid···

Goura scheepmakeri

Goura scheepmakeri

Goura scheepmakeri,Southern crowned-pigeon

The yellow-breasted Crested pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri) is known as Southern···

Goura cristata

Goura cristata

Goura cristata,Blue Crowned Pigeon

The Blue Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) has three subspecies.The blue crest···

Otidiphaps nobilis

Otidiphaps nobilis

Otidiphaps nobilis,Pheasant Pigeon

The Pheasant Pigeon is known as Otidiphaps nobilis and Pheasant pigeon.Liste···

Didunculus strigirostris

Didunculus strigirostris

Didunculus strigirostris,Tooth-billed Pigeon

Didunculus strigirostris Tooth-billed Pigeon, no subspecies.Doves live at al···

Ptilinopus huttoni

Ptilinopus huttoni

Ptilinopus huttoni,Rapa Fruit Dove

The species is known as Ptilinopus huttoni and Rapa Fruit Dove.Listed in the···

Ptilinopus porphyrea

Ptilinopus porphyrea

Ptilinopus porphyrea,Pink-necked Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus porphyrea, also known as Pink-necked Fruit Dove, is unknown.Prote···

Ptilinopus viridis

Ptilinopus viridis

Ptilinopus viridis

The scientific name Ptilinopus viridis is unknown.Listed in the Internationa···

Ptilinopus coronulatus

Ptilinopus coronulatus

Ptilinopus coronulatus,Coroneted Fruit-dove,Coroneted Fruit Dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus coronulatus, and its foreign names are Cor···

Ptilinopus chalcurus

Ptilinopus chalcurus

Ptilinopus chalcurus,Makatea Fruit-dove,Makatea Fruit Dove

Makatea's scientific name is Ptilinopus chalcurus, foreign names Makatea···

Ptilinopus roseicapillus

Ptilinopus roseicapillus

Ptilinopus roseicapillus,Mariana Fruit-dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus roseicapillus, and its foreign name is Mar···

Ptilinopus pulchellus

Ptilinopus pulchellus

Ptilinopus pulchellus,Beautiful Fruit-dove,Beautiful Fruit Dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus pulchellus, foreign names are Beautiful fr···

Ptilinopus alligator

Ptilinopus alligator

Ptilinopus alligator,Black-banded Dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus alligator, foreign name is Black-banded Do···

Ptilinopus arcanus

Ptilinopus arcanus

Ptilinopus arcanus,Negros Fruit-dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus arcanus and its foreign name is Negros Fru···

Ptilinopus porphyraceus

Ptilinopus porphyraceus

Ptilinopus porphyraceus,Purple-capped Fruit-dove,Crimson-crowned Fruit-dove,Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus porphyraceus, Purple-capped Fruit-dove, Crimson-crowned Fruit-dov···

Ptilinopus granulifrons

Ptilinopus granulifrons

Ptilinopus granulifrons,Carunculated Fruit-dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus granulifrons, and its foreign name is Caru···

Ptilinopus insolitus

Ptilinopus insolitus

Ptilinopus insolitus,Knob-billed Fruit-dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus insolitus and its foreign name is Knob-bil···

Ptilinopus iozonus

Ptilinopus iozonus

Ptilinopus iozonus,Orange-bellied Fruit-dove

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus iozonus, and its foreign name is Orange-be···