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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.

Gallicolumba rufigula

Gallicolumba rufigula

Gallicolumba rufigula,Cinnamon Ground-dove

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba rufigula, and its foreign name is Cinnam···

Gallicolumba jobiensis

Gallicolumba jobiensis

Gallicolumba jobiensis,White-bibbed Ground-dove

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba jobiensis, and its foreign name is White···

Gallicolumba beccarii

Gallicolumba beccarii

Gallicolumba beccarii,Bronze Ground-dove

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba beccarii and its foreign name is Bronze ···

Gallicolumba criniger

Gallicolumba criniger

Gallicolumba criniger,Mindanao Bleeding-heart

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba criniger, and its foreign name is Mindan···

Gallicolumba kubaryi

Gallicolumba kubaryi

Gallicolumba kubaryi,Caroline Islands Ground-dove,Caroline Ground-dove

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba kubaryi, and its foreign names are Carol···

Gallicolumba canifrons

Gallicolumba canifrons

Gallicolumba canifrons,Palau Ground Dove

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba canifrons, and its foreign name is Palau···

Gallicolumba tristigmata

Gallicolumba tristigmata

Gallicolumba tristigmata,Sulawesi Ground-dove

Gallicolumba tristigmata, Sulawesi Ground-dove, is quite docile. Specific ha···

Gallicolumba luzonica

Gallicolumba luzonica

Gallicolumba luzonica,Luzon bleeding-heart(英文),Dolchstichtaube(德文),ヒムネバト(日文)

Luzon pigeon (scientific name: Gallicolumba luzonica) Luzon bleeding-heart (···

Gallicolumba hoedtii

Gallicolumba hoedtii

Gallicolumba hoedtii,Wetar Ground-dove

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba hoedtii, and its foreign name is Wetar G···

Gallicolumba rubescens

Gallicolumba rubescens

Gallicolumba rubescens,Marquesan Ground-dove

Gallicolumba rubescens and Marquesan Ground-dove are unknown.Listed in the I···

Gallicolumba stairi

Gallicolumba stairi

Gallicolumba stairi,Shy Ground-dove,Friendly Ground-dove,Tongan Ground Dove

Gallicolumba stairi, Shy ground-dove, Friendly ground-dove, Tongan Ground Do···

Streptopelia lugens

Streptopelia lugens

Streptopelia lugens,Dusky Turtle-dove

Its scientific name is Streptopelia lugens, and its foreign name is Dusky Tu···

Streptopelia bitorquata

Streptopelia bitorquata

Streptopelia bitorquata,Island Collared-dove

The Javan turtle dove, known as Streptopelia bitorquata or Island Collared d···

Streptopelia semitorquata

Streptopelia semitorquata

Streptopelia semitorquata,Red-eyed Dove

The scientific name Streptopelia semitorquata, or Red-eyed Dove, is unknown.···

Streptopelia vinacea

Streptopelia vinacea

Streptopelia vinacea

The scientific name Streptopelia vinacea is unknown.Listed in the Internatio···

Streptopelia reichenowi

Streptopelia reichenowi

Streptopelia reichenowi,White-winged Collared-dove,White-winged Dove

The scientific names Streptopelia reichenowi, White-winged Collared Dove, Wh···

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Streptopelia roseogrisea,African Collared-dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea, African Collared dove, a migratory bird that winte···

Streptopelia capicola

Streptopelia capicola

Streptopelia capicola,Ring-necked Dove,Cape Turtle Dove

The scientific names Streptopelia capicola, Ring-necked Dove, and Cape Turtl···

Streptopelia decipiens

Streptopelia decipiens

Streptopelia decipiens,Mourning Collared-dove,African Mourning Dove,Mourning Collared Dove

The scientific name Streptopelia decipiens, Mourning Collared-dove, African ···

Streptopelia turtur

Streptopelia turtur

Streptopelia turtur,European Turtle-dove

The European turtledove (Streptopelia turtur) has four subspecies.The turtle···

Streptopelia decaocto

Streptopelia decaocto

Streptopelia decaocto,Collared Dove

The Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) has two subspecies.The grey turtle···

Columba cayennensis

Columba cayennensis

Columba cayennensis,Pale-vented Pigeon

The species Columba cayennensis is also known as Pale-vented Pigeon.Listed i···

Columba caribaea

Columba caribaea

Columba caribaea,Ring-tailed Pigeon

It is known as Columba caribaea or Ring-tailed Pigeon.Listed in the Internat···

Columba nigrirostris

Columba nigrirostris

Columba nigrirostris,Short-billed Pigeon

Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris (short-billed pigeon) is not known.···

Columba oenops

Columba oenops

Columba oenops ,Peruvian Pigeon

Peruvian Pigeon Columba oenops, foreign name Peruvian Pigeon, the specific h···

Columba araucana

Columba araucana

Columba araucana,Chilean Pigeon

The Chilean Pigeon (Columba araucana) has no subspecies.Chilean pigeon parti···

Patagioenas plumbea

Patagioenas plumbea

Patagioenas plumbea,Plumbeous Pigeon

Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea, Plumbeous Pigeon) is unknown.Protect ···

Columba corensis

Columba corensis

Columba corensis,Bare-eyed Pigeon

The species is also known as Columba corensis or Bare-eyed Pigeon.Listed in ···

Columba inornata

Columba inornata

Columba inornata,Plain Pigeon

Columba inornata, Plain Pigeon, is unknown.Listed in the International Union···

Columba leucocephala

Columba leucocephala

Columba leucocephala,White-crowned Pigeon

The White Pigeon is Columba leucocephala, and the foreign name is White-crow···