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There are many different types of animals in the world, but some of the largest
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MAMMALS

The official mammal class is Mammalia. Animals that are considered mammals
include warm-blooded vertebrates that have hair or fur and whose babies drink
milk. Unlike other animal types like birds and insects, all mammal babies drink
milk that comes from their mother’s bodies. This is one of the key ways to know
if an animal is a mammal.

See the complete list of mammals.




REPTILES

Lizards, dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, and snakes – all belong to that ancient
and stout class of animals known as the reptiles. This is a diverse group with
more than 10,000 different species and a huge representation in the fossil
record. Once the dominant land vertebrates on the planet, reptiles still occupy
just about every single ecosystem outside of the extreme north and south.

See the complete list of reptiles.


FISH

Fish are aquatic vertebrates. They usually have gills, paired fins, a long body
covered with scales, and tend to be cold-blooded. “Fish” is a term used to refer
to lampreys, sharks, coelacanths and ray-finned fishes, but is not a taxonomic
group, which is a clade or group containing a common ancestor and all its
descendants.

See the complete list of fish.




BIRDS

Birds, members of the class Aves, include more than 10,400 living species. Their
feathers distinguish them from all other classes of animal; no other animals on
earth have them. If you see an animal with feathers, it’s undoubtedly a bird.
Like mammals, birds are warm-blooded vertebrates with four-chambered hearts.
However, they are more closely related to reptiles and are believed to have
evolved from dinosaurs.

See the complete list of birds.


AMPHIBIANS

The official class of amphibians is Amphibia. To have the classification of an
amphibian, an animal must be a vertebrate, require water to survive, be
cold-blooded, and spend time both on land and in water. Though other animals
only live on land or in the water, amphibians have the unique ability to thrive
equally in both. Amphibians cover over 6,000 different species across the globe,
but about 90% are frogs.

See the complete list of amphibians.


INVERTEBRATES

The definition of an invertebrate is any animal that does not have a backbone or
vertebral column. The most prolific and easily recognizable members of the
invertebrate family are insects. It’s estimated that upwards of 30 million
individual species of invertebrates may exist accounting for between 90-95
percent of all organisms on the planet.

See the complete list of invertebrates.




INSECTS

All insects are part of the taxonomical phylum Arthropoda, and they are
collectively referred to as arthropods. It is common to see this name misspelled
as “anthropod,” but this is not the correct term. They can be found in nearly
every environment on the planet, and they currently account for over half of all
known living organisms in the world. They have undergone many cycles of
evolution depending on the resources available to them.

See the complete list of insects.


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See lists of animals that start with every letter of the alphabet, from A to Z.
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dinosaurs and spiders. Choose your favorite letter below to see all animals that
start with it today.

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Example: The Adélie Penguin

ANIMALS THAT START WITH B

Example: The Bird

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Example: The Cuban Cockroach

ANIMALS THAT START WITH D

Example: The Dorkie

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Example: The Eyelash Viper

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Example: The Fox Terrier

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Example: The House Finch

ANIMALS THAT START WITH I

Example: The Insect

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PET DOGS

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of different dog breeds. The Irish Wolfhound is the largest dog breed, and was
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IRISH SETTER

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BOSTON TERRIER

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PET CATS

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ABYSSINIAN

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RAGDOLL

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best practices, and works directly with vet health specialists to review the
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ANIMAL REFERENCE GUIDES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

We believe if people are more educated about the world’s animals, they will
better car for them. That’s why we are building the world’s greatest animal
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