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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.

Eulemur macaco

Eulemur macaco

Eulemur macaco,Black Lemur

Black Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur macaco) is mainly found in the humid t···

Eulemur fulvus

Eulemur fulvus

Eulemur fulvus,Brown Lemur

Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur fulvus) is a medium-sized lemur.Brown ···

Hirundapus giganteus

Hirundapus giganteus

Hirundapus giganteus,Brown-backed Spinetail

Brown-backed needle-tailed swift, Latin name: Hirundapus giganteus, is a lar···

Eulemur flavifrons

Eulemur flavifrons

Eulemur flavifrons,Blue-eyed Black Lemur

Blue-eyed Black Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur flavifrons) is known as Blue···

White-throated Needletail

White-throated Needletail

White-throated Needletail,Hirundapus caudacutus

The White-throated Needle-tailed Swift is a bird of the genus Apodidae. It l···

Germain's Swiftlet

Germain's Swiftlet

Germain's Swiftlet

The Gouldian Swiftlet belongs to the Swiftidae family. The population is rar···

Eulemur coronatus

Eulemur coronatus

Eulemur coronatus,Crowned Lemur

Crowned Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur coronatus) is the smallest species i···

Aerodramus brevirostris

Aerodramus brevirostris

Aerodramus brevirostris,Himalayan Swiftlet

The short-billed swiftlet is a small bird that often flies in groups over it···

Eulemur collaris

Eulemur collaris

Eulemur collaris,Collared Brown Lemur

The Red-collared Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur collaris) is also known as ···

Eulemur cinereiceps

Eulemur cinereiceps

Eulemur cinereiceps,White-collared Brown Lemur,Brown lemur with white collar

White-collared Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur cinereiceps) is also kn···

Eulemur albocollaris

Eulemur albocollaris

Eulemur albocollaris,White-collared Lemur

White-collared Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur albocollaris) is also known a···

Eulemur albifrons

Eulemur albifrons

Eulemur albifrons,White-fronted Lemur,White-fronted lemur, White-fronted brown lemur

The white-fronted lemur (scientific name: Eulemur albifrons) is a medium-siz···

Phaner furcifer

Phaner furcifer

Phaner furcifer

Phaner furcifer, scientific name, is a possible new lemur species, according···

Mirza coquereli

Mirza coquereli

Mirza coquereli

The scientific name of Coquereli's dwarf lemur is Mirza coquereli. It is···

Microcebus rufus

Microcebus rufus

Microcebus rufus

The scientific name of the rufous lemur is Microcebus rufus. It is omnivorou···

Microcebus murinus

Microcebus murinus

Microcebus murinus

Microcebus murinus, scientific name of dwarf lemur, is found in humid tropic···

Microcebus griseorufus

Microcebus griseorufus

Microcebus griseorufus

The specific habits of the red-gray dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus···

Microcebus berthae

Microcebus berthae

Microcebus berthae.Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur

Berthe's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus berthae), also known a···

Cheirogaleus sibreei

Cheirogaleus sibreei

Cheirogaleus sibreei,Sibree's Dwarf Lemur

Sibree's Dwarf Lemur (scientific name: Cheirogaleus sibreei) is active d···

Cheirogaleus medius

Cheirogaleus medius

Cheirogaleus medius

The fat-tailed mouse lemur, scientifically known as Cheirogaleus medius, is ···

Cheirogaleus major

Cheirogaleus major

Cheirogaleus major,Mouse lemur

Mouse lemurs (scientific name: Cheirogaleus major) are arboreal animals.Mous···

Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Cheirogaleus crossleyi,Clarissa

The habits of the Crossley's mouse lemur (scientific name: Cheirogaleus ···

Allocebus trichoti

Allocebus trichoti

Allocebus trichoti

The hairy-eared mouse lemur (scientific name Allocebus trichoti') is a l···

Zalophus japonicus

Zalophus japonicus

Zalophus japonicus

Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus (Peters, 1866), is an extinct species ···

Zalophus californianus

Zalophus californianus

Zalophus californianus,Californian Sea Lion

Californian Sea Lion (scientific name: Zalophus californianus), foreign name···

Australian sea lion

Australian sea lion

Neophoca cinerea

The scientific name of the Australian sea lion is Neophoca cinerea, and its ···

Arctocephalus tropicalis

Arctocephalus tropicalis

Arctocephalus tropicalis,Antarctic fur seal

This is a Northern fur sea lion (scientific name: Arctocephalus tropicalis) ···

Arctocephalus townsendi

Arctocephalus townsendi

Arctocephalus townsendi,Paw Island fur seal, Paw Dalupe sea lion

The North American fur sea lion (Arctocephalus townsendi) is the only sea li···

New Zealand sea lion

New Zealand sea lion

Phocarctos hookeri

The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also know···

Arctocephalus philippii

Arctocephalus philippii

Arctocephalus philippii,Chilean fur sea lion

The scientific name of the Hoo Island fur seal is Arctocephalus philippii. I···