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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.

Scleroptila afra

Scleroptila afra

Scleroptila afra,Grey-winged Francolin

The gray-winged Francolin (Scleroptila afra) has no subspecies.The Partridge···

Rollulus roulroul

Rollulus roulroul

Rollulus roulroul,Crested Partridge,Perdiz Rulrul

The coronal Partridge (scientific name: Rollulus rouloul) Crested Partridge ···

Rhizothera dulitensis

Rhizothera dulitensis

Rhizothera dulitensis,Dulit Partridge

Dulit Partridge, Rhizothera dulitensis, was once a subspecies of partridge. ···

Rhizothera longirostris

Rhizothera longirostris

Rhizothera longirostris,Long-billed Wood Partridge

Rhizothera longirostris, or Long-billed Wood Partridge, is seriously threate···

Submyotodon latirostris

Submyotodon latirostris

Submyotodon latirostris

The habitat of the bat is not well known. Using narrow-band, constant-freque···

Rheinardia ocellata

Rheinardia ocellata

Rheinardia ocellata,Crested Argus

The Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata) has two subspecies.The crested pheas···

Myotis frater

Myotis frater

Myotis frater

Long-tailed Myotis bats are found in Fujian Province. Allen (1923) named the···

Rhinolophus yunnanensis

Rhinolophus yunnanensis

Rhinolophus yunnanensis

Rhinolophus yunnanensis was published in 1872 by Dobson on the basis of two ···

Formosan lesser horseshoe bat

Formosan lesser horseshoe bat

Formosan lesser horseshoe bat,Rhinolophus monoceros

This species is endemic to China, and because of its small size, it will be ···

Ptilopachus petrosus

Ptilopachus petrosus

Ptilopachus petrosus

Ptilopachus petrosus usually lives in pairs or small groups of up to four qu···

Ptilopachus nahani

Ptilopachus nahani

Ptilopachus nahani,Nahan's Partridge

Ptilopachus nahani, foreign name Nahan' s Partridge is a traditional bir···

Pternistis swierstrai

Pternistis swierstrai

Pternistis swierstrai,Swierstra's Francolin

Swierstra (scientific name: Pternistis swierstrai) foreign name Swierstra···

Swainson's Francolin

Swainson's Francolin

Swainson's Francolin,Pternistis swainsonii

The colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis swainsonii) foreign name ···

Scaly Francolin

Scaly Francolin

Scaly Francolin,Pternistis squamatus

The Partridge squamatus (Pternistis squamatus) has six subspecies, Scaly Fra···

Grey-breasted Francolin

Grey-breasted Francolin

Grey-breasted Francolin,Pternistis rufopictus

The Grey-breasted Francolin (Pternistis rufopictus) has no subspecies.The pa···

Djibouti Francolin

Djibouti Francolin

Djibouti Francolin

Pternistis ochropectus (Pternistis ochropectus) foreign name Djibouti Franco···

Handsome Francolin

Handsome Francolin

Handsome Francolin,Pternistis nobilis

Colorful partridge (scientific name: Pternistis nobilis) foreign name Handso···

Pternistis natalensis

Pternistis natalensis

Pternistis natalensis,Natal Francolin

Natal Francolin (Pternistis natalensis) has two subspecies.The Natal colored···

Pternistis leucoscepus

Pternistis leucoscepus

Pternistis leucoscepus,Yellow-necked Francolin

Yellow-necked Francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus), no subspecies.Sedge tubers···

Jackson's Francolin

Jackson's Francolin

Jackson's Francolin,Pternistis jacksoni

Kenya colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis jacksoni) foreign name ···

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Pternistis icterorhynchus,Heuglin's Francolin

Yellow beak colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis icterorhynchus) f···

francolinus hildebrandti

francolinus hildebrandti

francolinus hildebrandti,Hildebrandt's Francolin

francolinushildebrandti (scientific name: Francolinus Hildebrandti) foreign ···

Pternistis harwoodi

Pternistis harwoodi

Pternistis harwoodi,Harwood's Francolin

Hai's colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis harwoodi) foreign n···

Pternistis hartlaubi

Pternistis hartlaubi

Pternistis hartlaubi,Hartlaub's Francolin

Hartlaub (scientific name: Pternistis hartlaubi) foreign name Hartlaub' ···

Pternistis griseostriatus

Pternistis griseostriatus

Pternistis griseostriatus,Grey-striped Francolin

The Grey-striped Francolin (Pternistis griseostriatus) has no subspecies.The···

Pternistis erckelii

Pternistis erckelii

Pternistis erckelii,Erckel's Francolin

Brown top colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis erckelii) foreign n···

Pternistis clappertoni

Pternistis clappertoni

Pternistis clappertoni,Clapperton's Francolin

The red-orbital colored Partridge (scientific name: Pternistis clappertoni) ···

Pternistis castaneicollis

Pternistis castaneicollis

Pternistis castaneicollis,Chestnut-naped Francolin

Chestnut-naped Francolin (Pternistis castaneicollis) has three subspecies.Th···

Pternistis capensis

Pternistis capensis

Pternistis capensis,Cape Francolin

South African colored partridge (Pternistis capensis) foreign name Cape Fran···

Pternistis camerunensis

Pternistis camerunensis

Pternistis camerunensis,Cameroon Francolin

The camerunensis species is Cameroon Francolin (Pternistis camerunensis), wi···