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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.

Lophura rufa

Lophura rufa

Lophura rufa,Malay Crested Fireback

Malay Crested Fireback (Lophura rufa), a single species without subspecies d···

Lophura pyronota

Lophura pyronota

Lophura pyronota,Bornean Crestless Fireback

Bornean Crestless Fireback (Lophura pyronota), a single species without subs···

Lophura inornata

Lophura inornata

Lophura inornata,Salvadori’s Pheasant

Lophura inornata (Salvadori's Pheasant), usually in small groups of thre···

Lophura ignita

Lophura ignita

Lophura ignita

Lophura ignita is a medium pheasant measuring 70cm in length. The pheasant&#···

Lophura erythrophthalma

Lophura erythrophthalma

Lophura erythrophthalma

Lophura erythrophthalma, often alone or in pairs or in small groups of 3-6 i···

Lophura edwardsi

Lophura edwardsi

Lophura edwardsi,Edwards's Pheasant

Lophura edwardsi Edwards' s Pheasant, there are 2 subspecies.Lopheus is ···

Lophura diardi

Lophura diardi

Lophura diardi,Siamese fireback

Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) is a medium pheasant.Thai pheasants usuall···

Rhinolophus formosae

Rhinolophus formosae

Rhinolophus formosae

It is a solitary bat, with only one or a few individuals found in a tunnel, ···

Sphaerias blanfordi

Sphaerias blanfordi

Sphaerias blanfordi

The species was named by CAI Guiguan and Zhang Naizhi (1980) on the basis of···

Lophura bulweri

Lophura bulweri

Lophura bulweri,Bulwer’s Pheasant

Lophura bulweri, also known as Bulwer's Pheasant, is a pheasant native t···

Snow Partridge

Snow Partridge

Snow Partridge,Lerwa lerwa

Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa) has three subspecies.Snow quails are good at wa···

Haematortyx sanguiniceps

Haematortyx sanguiniceps

Haematortyx sanguiniceps,Crimson-headed Partridge

The red-headed Partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps) feeds on hard seeds. Usu···

Gallus varius

Gallus varius

Gallus varius,Green Junglefowl

The Green fowl (Gallus varius) is a foreign name, Green Junglefowl, without ···

Gallus sonneratii

Gallus sonneratii

Gallus sonneratii,Grey Junglefowl

The Grey fowl (Gallus sonneratii) is known as Grey Junglefowl and has no sub···

Gallus lafayetii

Gallus lafayetii

Gallus lafayetii,Ceylon Junglefowl

The black-tailed fowl (Gallus lafayetii) is Ceylon Junglefowl, no subspecies···

Galloperdix spadicea

Galloperdix spadicea

Galloperdix spadicea,Red Spurfowl

Galloperdix spadicea, also known as Red Spurfowl, is a timid bird that moves···

Galloperdix lunulata

Galloperdix lunulata

Galloperdix lunulata,Painted Spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata: Painted Spurfowl, no subspecies.Painted quails are tim···

Galloperdix bicalcarata

Galloperdix bicalcarata

Galloperdix bicalcarata,Ceylon Spurfowl

The Sri Lankan Galloperdix bicalcarata, also known as Ceylon Spurfowl, is a ···

Francolinus pondicerianus

Francolinus pondicerianus

Francolinus pondicerianus,Gray Francolin

The grey partridge, Francolinus pondicerianus or Gray Francolin, likes to tr···

Francolinus pictus

Francolinus pictus

Francolinus pictus

Francolinus pictus prefers to live alone or in pairs, forming flocks like ot···

Francolinus gularis

Francolinus gularis

Francolinus gularis

The swamp partridge, Francolinus gularis, is very territorial, and the males···

Francolinus francolinus

Francolinus francolinus

Francolinus francolinus,Black Francolin

Black partridges are known as Francolinus francolinus and Black Francolin. T···

Francolinus sephaena

Francolinus sephaena

Francolinus sephaena,Crested Francolin

Francolinus sephaena, or Crested Francolin, is a small, omnivorous pheasant ···

Coturnix pectoralis

Coturnix pectoralis

Coturnix pectoralis,Pectoral Quail

Coturnix pectoralis (also known as Pectoral Quail) is a quail that often tra···

Coturnix novaezelandiae

Coturnix novaezelandiae

Coturnix novaezelandiae,New Zealand Quail

New Zealand quail Coturnix novaezelandiae (New Zealand Quail), little is kno···

Coturnix delegorguei

Coturnix delegorguei

Coturnix delegorguei,Harlequin Quail

The Quail's scientific name is Coturnix delegorguei, and its foreign nam···

Coturnix coturnix

Coturnix coturnix

Coturnix coturnix,Common Quail, Quail,Caille des blés

The Western Quail (Coturnix coturnix), Common Quail in English, quail in Fre···

Coturnix coromandelica

Coturnix coromandelica

Coturnix coromandelica,Rain Quail

The black-breasted Quail is known as Coturnix coromandelica or Rain Quail an···

Cheer Pheasant

Cheer Pheasant

Cheer Pheasant,Catreus wallichii

The painted Pheasant (Catreus wallichii), the foreign name Cheer Pheasant, l···

Caloperdix oculea

Caloperdix oculea

Caloperdix oculea,Ferruginous Wood Partridge

Caloperdix oculea, Ferruginous Wood Partridge, its specific habits are unkno···