Taxonomic rank
|
English name
|
Scientific name
|
species
|
pictures
|
example
|
-Phylum
|
Chordates
|
Cordata
|
794
|
1641
|
|
+Class
|
Mammals
|
Mammalia
|
11
|
20
|
|
+Class
|
Birds
|
Aves
|
112
|
322
|
|
+Class
|
Bony fishes
|
Osteichtyes
|
597
|
1104
|
|
+Class
|
Cartilaginous fishes
|
Chondrichtyes
|
20
|
46
|
|
-Class
|
Reptiles
|
Reptilia
|
20
|
63
|
|
Family
|
Monitor lizards
|
Varanidae
|
2
|
7
|
|
Family
|
Allegators and Caimans
|
Alligatoridae
|
1
|
1
|
|
Family
|
Elapids
|
Elapidae
|
1
|
1
|
|
Family
|
Colubrid snakes
|
Colubridae
|
2
|
3
|
|
Family
|
Lava lizards and Pacific iguanas
|
Tropiduridae
|
1
|
1
|
|
Family
|
Teju and Whiptail lizards
|
Teiidae
|
2
|
3
|
|
Family
|
Anoloid lizards
|
Polychrotidae
|
1
|
1
|
|
Family
|
Gecko lizards
|
Gekkonidae
|
1
|
1
|
|
Family
|
Holplocercid iguanas
|
Hoplocercidae
|
1
|
3
|
|
Family
|
Iguanas and Iguanids
|
Iguanidae
|
3
|
24
|
|
Family
|
Tortoises
|
Testudinidae
|
1
|
2
|
|
Family
|
Afro-american river turtles
|
Podocnemididae
|
1
|
1
|
|
Family
|
Sea turtles
|
Cheloniidae
|
3
|
15
|
|
+Class
|
Amphibians
|
Amphibia
|
8
|
19
|
|
+Class
|
Sea squirts
|
Ascidiacea
|
26
|
67
|
|
+Phylum
|
Echinoderms
|
Echinodermata
|
44
|
66
|
|
+Phylum
|
Molluscs
|
Mollusca
|
178
|
317
|
|
+Subphylum
|
Horseshoe crabs and Arachnids
|
Arthropoda > Chelicerata
|
9
|
24
|
|
+Subphylum
|
Hexapods (insects and allies)
|
Arthropoda > Hexapoda
|
26
|
46
|
|
+Subphylum
|
Crustaceans
|
Arthropoda > Crustacea
|
123
|
287
|
|
+Phylum
|
Comb jellyfishes
|
Ctenophora
|
4
|
5
|
|
+Phylum
|
Cnidarians
|
Cnidaria
|
54
|
112
|
|
+Phylum
|
Ribbon worms
|
Nemertea
|
1
|
1
|
|
+Phylum
|
Segmented worms
|
Annelida
|
13
|
33
|
|
+Phylum
|
Flatworms
|
Platyhelminthes
|
8
|
9
|
|
+Phylum
|
Aceol flatworms
|
Xenacoelomorpha
|
2
|
2
|
|
+Phylum
|
Horseshoe worms
|
Phoronida
|
1
|
1
|
|
+Phylum
|
Moss animals
|
Bryozoa
|
2
|
6
|
|
+Phylum
|
Sponges
|
Porifera
|
10
|
10
|
|