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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.

Eubalaena glacialisBorowski

Eubalaena glacialisBorowski

Eubalaena glacialis Borowski

Cetacea LC

The North Atlantic right whale (Scientific name: Eubalaena glacialis Borowsk···

Pelea capreolus

Pelea capreolus

Gray shorthorn, Common shorthorn

Shorthorn (scientific name: Pelea capreolus) Grey Rhebok, Common Rhebok, Rhe···

Redunca redunca

Redunca redunca

Common reedbuck, Senegal reedbuck

Reedbuck (scientific name: Redunca redunca) is called Bohor Reedbuck, Common···

Redunca fulvorufula

Redunca fulvorufula

Redunca fulvorufula

Mountain Reedbuck (scientific name: Redunca fulvorufula) is called Mountain ···

Redunca arundinum

Redunca arundinum

Southern Reedbuck (scientific name: Redunca arundinum) English Southern Reed···

Kobus vardonii

Kobus vardonii

Puku Waterbuck, Wadsworth's Koel

Kobus vardonii (scientific name: Puku) has two subspecies.Territory is estab···

Kobus megaceros

Kobus megaceros

Nile waterbuck, Nile lechwe, Nile short-nosed lechwe, Nile lechwe, Nile blackbuck, Bighorn lechwe

Nile Waterbuck (scientific name: Kobus megaceros) is also known as Nile Lech···

Kobus leche

Kobus leche

Kobus leche

Lechwe (scientific name: Kobus leche) is called Southern Lechwe in English, ···

Kobus kob

Kobus kob

Kobus kob

Kobus kob (Kob in English, Grasantilope in German, Cobe de Buffon in French)···

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Waterbuck (scientific name: Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is called Waterbuck in Eng···

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Pyrenean Chamois (scientific name: Rupicapra pyrenaica) English Southern Cha···

Lyncornis macrotis

Lyncornis macrotis

Eurostopodus macrotis,Great Eared Nightjar,Lyncornis macrotis

The hairy-legged nightjar is a medium-sized bird of the family Viperidae and···

Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Hodgson's Frogmouth,Batrachostomus hodgsoni

The black-capped frogmouth is a small bird. It is similar in shape to a nigh···

Rupicapra rupicapra

Rupicapra rupicapra

Rupicapra rupicapra

Rupicapra rupicapra (scientific name: Rupicapra rupicapra) English Northern ···

Ovis vignei

Ovis vignei

Ovis vignei

Ovis vignei (scientific name: Ovis vignei) is also known as Urial in English···

Ovis nivicola

Ovis nivicola

Ovis nivicola

Snow Mountain Sheep (scientific name: Ovis nivicola) English Snow Sheep, Rus···

Ovis gmelini

Ovis gmelini

Mouflon

Ovis gmelini, English Mouflon, Asiatic Mouflon, French Mouflón, Spanish Muf···

Ovis dalli

Ovis dalli

Ovis dalli, Thinhorn Sheep,Dall's Sheep,Stone’s sheep,Muflón de Dall

Dall's argali (scientific name: Ovis dalli) English Thinhorn Sheep, Dall···

Ovis canadensis

Ovis canadensis

Ovis canadensis),Bighorn Sheep,Mountain Sheep,Mouflon D'Amérique,Mouflon Du Canada,Mouflon Pachycère, Borrego Cimarrón,Carnero Del Canadá,Carnero Salvaje

Canadian Bighorn Sheep (scientific name: Ovis canadensis) is called Bighorn ···

Oreamnos americanus

Oreamnos americanus

Oreamnos americanus,Mountain Goat,Rocky Mountain Goat

Snow sheep (scientific name: Oreamnos americanus) is also known as Mountain ···

Capricornis sumatraensis

Capricornis sumatraensis

Sumatran serow, Ming mane sheep, mountain donkey, rock donkey, four-legged beast, Pegasus, shepherd

Capricornis sumatraensis (English: Mainland Serow, Serow, Spanish: Serau de ···

Capricornis crispus

Capricornis crispus

Capricornis crispus,Japanese Serow

Japanese Serow (scientific name: Capricornis crispus) is also known as Japan···

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Nilgiritragus hylocrius,Nilgiri Tahr

The Nilgiri Tahr sheep (scientific name: Nilgiritragus hylocrius) has a fore···

Arabitragus jayakari

Arabitragus jayakari

Arabitragus jayakari, Arabian Tahr,Wa’al Al ‘arabi

Arabian Tahr (scientific name: Arabitragus jayakari) English: Arabian Tahr, ···

Capra walie

Capra walie

Capra walie

The Walia Ibex (Capra walie) has no subspecies. Walia Ibex are active or fee···

Capra pyrenaica

Capra pyrenaica

Iberian ibex, Iberian wild goat, Spanish goat, Iberian wild goat, Alpine wild goat

Spanish ibex (scientific name: Capra pyrenaica) is called Iberian Wild Goat,···

Capra nubiana

Capra nubiana

Capra nubiana

Nubian ibex (scientific name: Capra nubiana) English Nubian Ibex, Spanish Í···

Capra ibex

Capra ibex

Ibex, Alpine Ibex, Capra Ibex, Alpine Ibex

Ibex (scientific name: Capra ibex) English Alpine ibex, French Bouquetin des···

Capra falconeri

Capra falconeri

Capra falconeri,spiral-horned goat

Markhor (scientific name: Capra falconeri) is called Markhor in English, Mar···

Capra cylindricornis

Capra cylindricornis

Capra cylindricornis

Eastern Caucasian ibex (scientific name: Capra cylindricornis) English Easte···