The Animal kingdom

There are many different types of animals in the world. Many animals are quite similar to each other. Other are quite different animals can be classified based on their similarities. Continue on and learn more about your fellow Earth inhabitants.

Here are some of the animals you can investigate in our science reference library. The first name you read is the common name for the animal. The name is Parentheses () is the latin word for the group (the phylum or subphylum or class or group or order) the scientist sometimes use to refer to animals.

       Invertebrates                                                                                                            Vertebrates
              Animals                                                                                                                       Animals
without a backbone or                                                                                               with a backbone or
Spinal column.                                                                                                                   Spinal column.   
                                                                                                                                 

(All these animal are in the phyla chordata and the subphyla vertebrata)

         Protozoa                                                                                              Fish

   Phyla : protozoa                                                                                  group : Pisces

      Echinoderms                                                                                      Amphibians

    Such as starfish                                                                                   such as frog

Phyla : Echinodermata                                                                          class : Amphibia

         Annelids                                                                                             Reptiles

  Such as earthworms                                                                          such as crocodiles

  Phyla : Annelids                                                                                   class : Reptilia

           Mollusks                                                                                             Birds

      Such as octopus                                                                                  class : Aves

      Phyla : Mollusca

         Arthropods                                                                                         Mammals

Such as crabs,spider & insects                                                              class : Mammalia  

       Phyla : Arthropoda 

              Arachnids                                                                                           Primates

            Such as spider                                                                          Such as gorillas and

        (subphyla : Chelicerata                                                                     Chimpanzees.

         Class : Arachnida )                                                                                                    order : Primates

                Insect                                                                                                Rodents

         Subphyla : Uniramia                                                                          Such as mice

            Class : Insecta                                                                             order : Rodentia

             Cetaceans                                                                         Animal Such as seal

Such as whales & Dolphins                                                                     order : Carnivora

  (Order : Cetacea )                                                                                                              Family : Phocidae