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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.

Perodicticus potto

Perodicticus potto

Perodicticus potto,West African Potto、Western Potto

West African Potto (scientific name: Perodicticus potto) is also known as We···

Perodicticus ibeanus

Perodicticus ibeanus

Perodicticus ibeanus,East African Potto, Eastern Potto

East African Potto (scientific name: Perodicticus ibeanus) is called East Af···

Perodicticus edwardsi

Perodicticus edwardsi

Perodicticus edwardsi,Milne-Edwards's Potto、 Central Potto

Central African Potto (scientific name: Perodicticus edwardsi), also known a···

Loris tardigradus

Loris tardigradus

Loris tardigradus,Red Slender Loris、 Slender Loris、 Sri Lanka Slender Loris、 Sri Lanka Wet zone Slender Loris

The red loris (scientific name Loris tardigradus), whose foreign names are R···

Loris lydekkerianus

Loris lydekkerianus

Loris lydekkerianus,Gray Slender Loris、 Grey Slender Loris、 Highland Slender Loris

Gray Slender Loris (scientific name: Loris lydekkerianus) has five subspecie···

Arctocebus aureus

Arctocebus aureus

Arctocebus aureus

The scientific name of the small golden bear monkey is Arctocebus aureus. It···

Arctocebus calabarensi

Arctocebus calabarensi

Arctocebus calabarensis,a kind of lemur

The scientific name of the golden bear monkey is Arctocebus calabarensis, an···

Nycticebus menagensis

Nycticebus menagensis

Nycticebus menagensis,Philippine Slow Loris

Philippine Slow Loris (Nycticebus menagensis) is a primate of the order Pros···

Nycticebus kayan

Nycticebus kayan

Nycticebus kayan,Kayan Slow Loris

Kayan Slow Loris (Scientific name: Nycticebus kayan) is named after the Kaya···

Nycticebus hilleri

Nycticebus hilleri

Nycticebus hilleri,Sumatran Slow Loris

Sumatran Slow Loris (scientific name: Nycticebus hilleri) foreign name Sumat···

Nycticebus javanicus

Nycticebus javanicus

Nycticebus javanicus,Javan Slow Loris

Javan Slow Loris (scientific name: Nycticebus javanicus) is also known as Ja···

Apodidae

Apodidae

Apodidae,House swift, common swift

Apodidae (scientific name) is commonly known as swifts. In animal taxonomy, ···

Nycticebus coucan

Nycticebus coucan

Nycticebus coucan, Greater Slow Loris、 Slow Loris、Sunda Slow Loris, Loris lent, Loris Lento,Middle Slow Loris

The slow loris (scientific name: Nycticebus coucan) is called Greater Slow L···

Tachymarptis melba

Tachymarptis melba

Tachymarptis melba

The Alpine Swift is a species of swift. Swifts are air-dwelling birds that o···

Asian Palm-swift

Asian Palm-swift

Asian Palm-swift,Cypsiurus balasiensis

Palm Swifts use the crowns of palm trees and their drooping dead leaves and ···

Nycticebus borneanus

Nycticebus borneanus

Nycticebus borneanus,Bornean Slow Loris

Kalimantan slow loris (scientific name: Nycticebus borneanus), foreign name ···

Nycticebus bancanus

Nycticebus bancanus

Nycticebus bancanus,Bangka Slow Loris

Bangka Island Slow Loris (scientific name: Nycticebus bancanus), also known ···

Daubentonia madagascariensis

Daubentonia madagascariensis

Daubentonia madagascariensis,Aye-aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis (scientific name: Aye-aye) is named after the l···

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Otolemur crassicaudatus,Rough-tailed monkey

Otolemur crassicaudatus (Latin name: Otolemur crassicaudatus) is a nocturnal···

Varecia rubra

Varecia rubra

Varecia rubra,Red Ruffed Lemur

The red-collared lemur (scientific name: Varecia rubra), whose foreign name ···

Prolemur simus

Prolemur simus

Prolemur simus,Greater Bamboo Lemur

Greater Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Prolemur simus) is a monotypic specie···

Hapalemur simus

Hapalemur simus

Hapalemur simus,Greater Bamboo Lemur

The Greater Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur simus) is the largest l···

Hapalemur occidentalis

Hapalemur occidentalis

Hapalemur occidentalis

The Sanhe tame lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur occidentalis) lives in trop···

Hapalemur griseus

Hapalemur griseus

Hapalemur griseus,Alaotran Gentle Lemur, Alaotra Reed Lemur

The scientific name of the gray lemur is Hapalemur griseus, and its foreign ···

Hapalemur aureus

Hapalemur aureus

Hapalemur aureus,Golden Lemur

Golden Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur aureus) is a small lemur.Gol···

Hapalemur alaotrensis

Hapalemur alaotrensis

The Alaotra Lake tame lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur alaotrensis) is list···

Eulemur sanfordi

Eulemur sanfordi

Eulemur sanfordi,Sanford's Brown Lemur

Sanford's Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur sanfordi) is called Sanf···

Eulemur rufus

Eulemur rufus

Eulemur rufus,Red Brown Lemur,Red-fronted lemur

Red Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur rufus) lives in small groups, usua···

Eulemur rubriventer

Eulemur rubriventer

Eulemur rubriventer,Red-bellied Lemur,Red-bellied lemur

Red-bellied Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur rubriventer) is called Red-belli···

Eulemur mongoz

Eulemur mongoz

Eulemur mongoz,Mongoose Lemur,Mongoose lemur

Mongoose Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur mongoz) is called Mongoose Lemur in···