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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.

Branta sandvicensis

Branta sandvicensis

Branta sandvicensis,Hawaiian Goose

Features:It is related to the Canadian barnacle, a non-migratory land goose that evolved after the Canadian Barnacle migrated to Hawaii

The wild Goose (Branta sandvicensis) is known as Hawaiian Goose without subspecies.The typical wild goose is mostly distributed in the cold regions of the north and is a migratory bird, but the Hawaiian barnacle goose is an exception, staying in the tropical Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian barnacle g...

Branta canadensis

Branta canadensis

Branta canadensis,Canada Goose

Features:It is the largest anechelon species in the world

The Canadian Barnacle Goose (Branta canadensis) is known as Canada Goose. According to the American Ornithologists Union (2004), In 2014, Branta canadensis was split into B. canadensis and B. hutchinsii, with 7 and 5 subspecies, respectively.The Canadian bracken likes to live in groups and often liv...

Biziura lobata

Biziura lobata

Biziura lobata,Musk Duck

Features:The male musk duck is the largest teal in Australia. It has a strong body, dark plumage, and a wart on its beak

Musk Duck (Biziura lobata), the male musk duck is the largest teal in Australia.Musk deer usually move alone or in pairs, but form large flocks during winter migrations. The migration usually takes place at night. Musk deer ducks have long, hard tail feathers, which can sink into the water when swim...

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Aythya novaeseelandiae,New Zealand Scaup

Features:A water duck that is very good at swimming and can dive to a depth of three meters

The New Zealand submerged duck (Aythya novaeseelandiae), also known as New Zealand Scaup, is the smallest of the teal species.New Zealand diving ducks are omnivorous, feeding on bulbs, leaves, buds, shoots and seeds of various aquatic plants. They also eat animal foods such as crustaceans, mollusks,...

Aythya innotata

Aythya innotata

Aythya innotata,Madagascar Pochard

Features:The male body is chestnut black red with metallic luster, and the female body is pure brown

The Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata) is an animal of the genus Madagascar Pochard in the order Anseriformes.The Falklands are found in freshwater lakes, swamps, open water, and the surrounding lush vegetation. Omnivorous, feeding on aquatic invertebrates and plant seeds in shallow waters. Often...

Aythya collaris

Aythya collaris

Aythya collaris,Ring-necked Duck

Features:The head is large, with a bright black and high crown

The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) has no subspecies.The ringnecked diver is a migratory bird. Passage from eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota began in early September, peaking in mid-October, with all migration completed by mid-November. It reaches the Atlantic coast of the Middle East...

Aythya australis

Aythya australis

Aythya australis,Australian White-eyed Duck,Hardhead,White-eyed Duck

Features:Round body, large head, rarely singing, deep water birds, good at folding wings diving

The Australian submerged Duck (Aythya australis) is a species of bird in the genus Aythya of the order Anseriformes, the Australian White-eyed Duck, Hardhead, and White-eyed Duck.The Australian duck is a migratory bird. Migrating in groups, often into more than ten to dozens of small groups, rarely...

Aythya americana

Aythya americana

Aythya americana,Redhead

Features:The male duck has a coppery red head and neck, a blue bill, a black chest, orange-yellow eyes, and a gray back and side

American submerged duck (Aythya americana) Redhead, no subspecies.The American duck is a migratory bird. They migrate in groups, usually in small groups of 5-15 individuals. But in winter, they can gather in the thousands. The breeding range extends from southern Canada to the northern United States...

Anseranas semipalmata

Anseranas semipalmata

Anseranas semipalmata,Magpie Goose

Features:It is a "living fossil" of birds that appeared 25 million years ago

The Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) has no subspecies.After the breeding season, magpie geese move to favorable areas in large family groups and gather in large groups of several hundred when foraging. It is mainly vegetarian, mainly green plants, rushes, reeds and wild rice. Tubers and roots a...

Anser rossii

Anser rossii

Anser rossii,Chen rossii,Ross’s Goose

Features:The fine bill goose is similar to the snow goose, but is much smaller, and its beak base has no black lines like that of the emperor goose

Anser rossii is Ross's Goose, no subspecies.The behavior and habits of the fine bill goose are similar to those of the snow goose. Social throughout the year, but in groups during migration. Molt after mating and migration begins in September. Most wintering birds arrive in mid-October. The retr...

Emperor Goose

Emperor Goose

Emperor Goose,Emperor Goose

Features:There is a gray and obese body, similar to both sexes, the adult bird's head and nape are white, the throat is black, the goose's beak and webbed legs are pink, the mantle feathers are black, and the coverts are dark blue-gray, covered with white spots

The Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) is a large, individual bird of the genus Anser.The emperor goose flaps its wings slowly when migrating and flying, which is somewhat awkward, but it is more powerful, and it is in no hurry, and flies slowly, in a single column or 'V' formation. Flying at a...

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus

Features:The head and neck are dark, the goose's beak is yellow with black patches, and the legs are pink

The footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a large, relatively heavy bird of the genus Footed goose.Pink-footed geese live in Arctic tundra, swamps, and ponds during the summer. Their nests are built in many types of environments, including flat ground, steep cliffs, and very dry ground. In winter,...

Anas wyvilliana

Anas wyvilliana

Anas wyvilliana,Hawaiian Duck,Koloa

Features:It is a timid and mysterious medium-sized teal

The Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana), also known as Hawaiian Duck or Koloa, is a swimming bird of the genus Anatidae. The native Hawaiian name for this duck is "koloa maoli", meaning "native duck" and simply "koloa". Locals in Hawaii say that Hawaiian ducks can only get...

Silver Teal

Silver Teal

Silver Teal,Anas versicolor

Features:

The Silver duck (Anas versicolor) is known as Silver Teal and has three subspecies. Duck is a medium-sized swimming bird.The silver duck mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, eating plants as its staple food and sometimes animal foods. Ducks have webbed toes, but ra...

African Yellow-billed Duck

African Yellow-billed Duck

African Yellow-billed Duck,Anas undulata

Features:The wings have green mirrors and white frames, a bright yellow beak, and black eyes and legs

The African Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata) has two subspecies and belongs to the family Anatidae.The African yellow-billed duck mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, eating plants as its staple food and sometimes animal foods. Ducks have webbed toes, but rarely...

Anas superciliosa

Anas superciliosa

Anas superciliosa,Pacific Black Duck,Grey Duck

Features:The overall plumage is mainly mottled brown, brown and light yellow, with dark brown to light yellow stripes and spots throughout the body

The Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) is a medium sized swimming bird in the family Anatidae.Pacific black ducks usually appear in pairs or small flocks, easily mixing with other ducks, and are a common spot for lake viewing and urban ponds, where the ducks become very docile. Generally in pair...

Spectacled Duck

Spectacled Duck

Spectacled Duck,Bronze-winged Duck,Speculanas specularis

Features:It's a spectacled duck with a distinctive head and neck

Anas specularis: Spectacled Duck, Bronze-winged Duck, belonging to the family Anatidae.The copper-winged duck mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, subsisting on plant food and sometimes animal food. Ducks have webbed toes, but rarely dive, swim with their tails out...

Tadorna tadorna

Tadorna tadorna

Tadorna tadorna,Common Shelduck

Features:The body feathers are mostly white, the head and upper neck are black, with green luster, and the mouth is turned upward and red

The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a large duck with no subspecies.In early March, the ducks began to leave the wintering ground and move to the northern breeding ground. They arrived at the breeding ground in northeast China from early April to mid-April, and at the breeding ground in northwe...

African Black Duck

African Black Duck

African Black Duck,Anas sparsa

Features:The bill is black and the legs and feet are orange

The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a medium-sized swimming bird in the family Anatidae.African black ducks are typically river ducks, almost never leaving rivers and streams. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, eating plants as the staple food and sometime...

Anas smithii

Anas smithii

Anas smithii,Cape Shoveler

Features:The main part of the adult duck's upper and lower body is dark brown, with mottled feathers edged with white edges

Cape Shoveler (Anas smithii) is a medium-sized swimming bird in the family Anatidae.Brown-top Spoonbill prefers to live in clusters, and most of its activities choose to live in wild grass in swampy areas near water. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, eating p...

Chiloe Wigeon

Chiloe Wigeon

Chiloe Wigeon,Anas sibilatrix

Features:The chest is clearly streaked in black and white, flanked by an orange-brown, slightly curved black bill

Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) is a medium-sized swimming bird in the family Anatidae.Black and white ducks like to live in clusters in winter, and most of their activities choose to live in the wild grass in the marsh area near the water. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its f...