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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.

Rhynchortyx cinctus

Rhynchortyx cinctus

Rhynchortyx cinctus,Tawny-faced Quail

Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus) feeds on plant seeds and insects. Th···

Philortyx fasciatus

Philortyx fasciatus

Philortyx fasciatus,Banded Quail

The Quail (Philortyx fasciatus) is a ground-dwelling bird, usually living in···

Oreortyx pictus

Oreortyx pictus

Oreortyx pictus,Mountain Quail

Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) has five subspecies.Quails are terrestrial ···

Odontophorus strophium

Odontophorus strophium

Odontophorus strophium,Gorgeted Wood-quail

Gorgeted Wood-quail, Odontophorus strophium and Gorgeted wood-quail, are typ···

Odontophorus stellatus

Odontophorus stellatus

Odontophorus stellatus,starred wood quail

starred wood quail (Odontophorus stellatus, starred wood quail) is active at···

Odontophorus speciosus

Odontophorus speciosus

Odontophorus speciosus,Rufous-breasted Wood-quail

Odontophorus speciosus and Rufous-breasted Wood-quail are active at dawn or ···

Odontophorus melanotis

Odontophorus melanotis

Odontophorus melanotis,Black-eared Wood-quail

Odontophorus melanotis, or Black-eared Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn···

Odontophorus melanonotus

Odontophorus melanonotus

Odontophorus melanonotus,Dark-backed Wood-quail

melanonotus melanonotus, or Dark-backed Wood-quail, is active at dawn or dus···

Odontophorus leucolaemus

Odontophorus leucolaemus

Odontophorus leucolaemus,Black-breasted Wood-quail

Odontophorus leucolaemus and Black-breasted Wood-quail are active at dawn or···

Odontophorus hyperythrus

Odontophorus hyperythrus

Odontophorus hyperythrus,chestnut wood quail

chestnut quail, whose scientific name is Odontophorus hyperythrus and whose ···

Odontophorus guttatus

Odontophorus guttatus

Odontophorus guttatus,spotted wood quail

Known as Odontophorus guttatus and spotted wood quail, they are usually acti···

Odontophorus gujanensis

Odontophorus gujanensis

Odontophorus gujanensis,Marbled Wood-quail

Odontophorus gujanensis, Marbled Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn or du···

Odontophorus erythrops

Odontophorus erythrops

Odontophorus erythrops,Rufous-fronted Wood-quail

Odontophorus erythrops, Rufous-fronted Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn···

Odontophorus dialeucos

Odontophorus dialeucos

Odontophorus dialeucos,Tacarcuna wood quail

Odontophorus dialeucos and Tacarcuna wood quail are active at dawn or dusk. ···

Odontophorus columbianus

Odontophorus columbianus

Odontophorus columbianus,Venezuelan

Odontophorus columbianus, Venezuelan quins, are active at dawn or dusk and l···

Odontophorus capueira

Odontophorus capueira

Odontophorus capueira,Spot-winged Wood-quail

Known as Odontophorus capueira or Spot-winged Wood-quail, they are active at···

Odontophorus balliviani

Odontophorus balliviani

Odontophorus balliviani,Stripe-faced Wood-quail

Odontophorus balliviani, or Stripe-faced Wood-quail, is active at dawn or du···

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Tacarcuna Wood-quail,Odontophorus dialeucos,Black-fronted Wood-quail,Black-fronted Wood Quail

Odontophorus atrifrons is a timid species and therefore one of the most diff···

Long-tailed Wood-partridge

Long-tailed Wood-partridge

Long-tailed Wood-partridge,Long-tailed Wood Partridge,Dendrortyx macroura

Dendrortyx macroura, Long-tailed wood-partridge, Long-tailed Wood Partridge,···

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Its scientific name is Dendrortyx leucophrys, but its specific habits are un···

Dendrortyx barbatus

Dendrortyx barbatus

Dendrortyx barbatus,Bearded Wood-partridge

The Bearded quail (Dendrortyx barbatus) is bearded Wood-partridge and has no···

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Dactylortyx thoracicus,Singing Quail

Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) has 17 subspecies.Quails live in smal···

Cyrtonyx sallei

Cyrtonyx sallei

Cyrtonyx sallei,Spot-breasted Quail

Cyrtonyx sallei: Formerly a subspecies of the Montejo quail, it became a sep···

Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail,Cyrtonyx ocellatus

Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus), no subspecies.Quails are herbivorous b···

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Cyrtonyx montezumae,Montezuma Quail

Colored Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) has five subspecies.Painted quails feed ···

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite,Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite Partridge (Colinus virginianus) is a small partridge with ···

Colinus leucopogon

Colinus leucopogon

Colinus leucopogon,Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Spot-bellied Bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon) has six subspecies.Male quail bir···

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

The name Colinus nigrogularis is unknown.International Union for Conservatio···

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus,Crested Bobwhite

Colinus cristatus, Crested Bobwhite, is an insect eater. In spring and summe···

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata,Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata is called Scaled Quail and has four subspecies.The quail···