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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.

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail,Callipepla gambelii

Callipepla gambelii belongs to the family Callipepla, there are 7 subspecies···

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii,Elegant Quail

The Quail's scientific name is Callipepla douglasii and its foreign name···

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica,California Quail

Callipepla californica (California Quail) has eight subspecies.The quails fe···

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus,Sharp-tailed Grouse

The Sharp-tailed prairie Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) is known as sharp···

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus,Lesser Prairie-chicken

The Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has no subspecies.Th···

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido,Greater Prairie-chicken

The Prairie grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), also known as Greater Prairie-chick···

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse,Centrocercus urophasianus

The Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), also known as Greater Sage-grou···

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus,Gunnison Grouse

The Lesser sage Grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is Gunnison Grouse, no subspec···

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse,Bonasa umbellus

The Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) has 15 subspecies.Shawl hazel chicken is···

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, the Caucasian black lyric chicken, is active in the mo···

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus,White-tailed Ptarmigan

The White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) has five subspecies.The winter···

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis,Spruce Grouse

The Fir-tree chicken (Dendragapus canadensis), also known as Spruce Grouse, ···

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus,Dusky Grouse

The blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), also known as Dusky Grouse, is a rel···

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus,Sooty Grouse

The Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosu) is a relatively large grouse with ···

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri,Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis wagleri, Rufous bellied Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berri···

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca

The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, an···

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris,Buff-browed Chachalaca

Ortalis superciliaris, or Buff-browed Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fru···

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata,Scaled Chachalaca

Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata), no subspecies.Like other pheasants of ···

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda,Rufous-vented Chachalaca

The juvenile Crested pheasant (Ortalis ruficauda) is Rufous-vented Chachalac···

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala,West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala, also known as West Mexican Chachalaca, eats banana fru···

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot,White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis motmot, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, ···

Ortalis leucogastra

Ortalis leucogastra

Ortalis leucogastra,White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fru···

Ortalis guttata

Ortalis guttata

Ortalis guttata,Speckled Chachalaca

The pheasant Ortalis guttata, or Speckled Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana···

Ortalis garrula

Ortalis garrula

Ortalis garrula,Cheatnut-winged Chachalaca

Ortalis garrula (scientific name Ortalis garrula) and Cheatnut-winged Chacha···

Ortalis erythroptera

Ortalis erythroptera

Ortalis erythroptera,Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Brown crested pheasant (Ortalis erythroptera) Rufous-headed Chachalaca, no s···

Ortalis columbiana

Ortalis columbiana

Ortalis columbiana,Colombian Chachalaca

The Colombian crested pheasant (Ortalis columbiana) has no subspecies Colomb···

Ortalis cinereiceps

Ortalis cinereiceps

Ortalis cinereiceps,Grey-headed Chachalaca

The crested pheasant is called Ortalis cinereiceps in Latin and Grey-headed ···

Ortalis canicollis

Ortalis canicollis

Ortalis canicollis,Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis, or Chaco Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coff···

Ortalis araucuan

Ortalis araucuan

Ortalis araucuan,East Brazilian Chachalaca

Eastern Brazilian Chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan), no subspecies.The Brazilian···

Horned Guan

Horned Guan

Horned Guan,Oreophasis derbianus

Some experts believe that the Horned Crested pheasant (Oreophasis derbianus)···