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Total articles: 2,401/2,400
General classifications (13 articles)
Animal breeds and hybrids (150 articles)
Cats (24 articles)
Abyssinian cat
American Shorthair
Balinese
Birman
Burmese cat
Cornish Rex
Devon Rex
Domestic long-haired cat
Domestic short-haired cat (Level 4)
Exotic Shorthair
Himalayan cat
Maine Coon
Manx cat
Oriental Shorthair
Persian cat
Ragdoll
Ragamuffin
Russian Blue
Siamese cat (Level 4)
Somali
Sphynx cat
Tabby cat
Tonkinese cat
Turkish Angora
Cattle (17 articles)
Aberdeen Angus
American Brahman (Level 4)
Charolais cattle
Chianina
Corriente
Guernsey cattle
Hereford cattle (Level 4)
Highland cattle
Holstein Friesian cattle (Level 4)
Limousin
Jersey
Simmental
Spanish Fighting Bull
Texas Longhorn
Miniature cattle (3 articles)
Chickens (5 articles)
Dogs (59 articles)
Chihuahua
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Dobermann
Gun dog (Level 4)
Herding dog (Level 4)
Hound (Level 4)
Livestock guardian dog (Level 4)
Mastiff (Level 4)
Maltese
Mongrel
Pit bull
Shiba Inu
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Pug
Sheep dog
Shih Tzu
St. Bernard
Spitz (Level 4)
Terrier (Level 4)
Donkeys (4 articles)
Goats (5 articles)
Horses (10 articles)
Arabian horse (Level 4)
Andalusian horse (Level 4)
Appaloosa
Clydesdale horse
Friesian horse (Level 4)
Lipizzan
Miniature horse
Thoroughbred (Level 4)
Pony (Level 4)
Hybrids (8 articles)
Bovid hybrid
Canid hybrid
Hinny
Mule (Level 4)
Panthera hybrid
Sheep–goat hybrid
Ursid hybrid
Zebroid
Pigeons (3 articles)
Pigs (3 articles)
Rabbits (5 articles)
Sheep (5 articles)
Turkeys (2 articles)
Individual animals (94 articles)
Apes (9 articles)
Bears (7 articles)
Cats (7 articles)
Cattle (12 articles)
Bucking bulls (7 articles)
Celebrity cows (5 articles)
Cetaceans (6 articles)
Dogs (9 articles)
Elephants (2 articles)
Horses (33 articles)
Racehorses (26 articles)
Black Caviar
Byerley Turk
Citation
Darley Arabian
Eclipse
Frankel
Godolphin Arabian
Kelso
Kincsem
Man o' War
Native Dancer
Nearco
Northern Dancer
Phar Lap
Pretty Polly
Seabiscuit
Secretariat
Sunday Silence
Zenyatta
Other racing types (7 articles)
Other (7 articles)
Miscellaneous (9 articles)
Mammals (541 articles)
General (21 articles)
Mammal (Level 3)
Astrapotherium
Colugo
Hyaenodon
Macrauchenia
Marine mammal
Pangolin (Level 4)
Pantodonta
Taeniodonta
Toxodon
Treeshrew
Uintatherium
Ungulate
Stem-mammals (8 articles)
Afrotheria (26 articles)
Proboscidea (14 articles)
Sirenia (4 articles)
Other afrotheres (8 articles)
Aardvark (Level 4)
Arsinoitherium
Desmostylia
Elephant shrew
Giant otter shrew
Golden mole
Hyrax (Level 4)
Tenrec
Bats (10 articles)
Carnivora (126 articles)
General (1 article)
Bears (14 articles)
Bear (Level 4)
American black bear
Arctodus
Asian black bear
Brown bear (Level 4)
Cave bear
Giant panda (Level 4)
Polar bear (Level 4)
Sloth bear
Spectacled bear
Sun bear
Canines (20 articles)
African wild dog
Bat-eared fox
Bush dog
Canidae (Level 4)
Coyote (Level 4)
Dhole
Dire wolf
Dog (Level 3)
Falkland Islands wolf
Fox (Level 4)
Jackal (Level 4)
Maned wolf
Raccoon dog
South American fox
Wolf (Level 4)
Felines (34 articles)
Felidae (Level 4)
Cat (Level 3)
Caracal
Cheetah (Level 4)
Cougar (Level 4)
Fishing cat
Lynx (Level 4)
Ocelot
Pallas's cat
Saber-toothed predator
Serval
Panthera (17 articles)
Panthera
Clouded leopard
Jaguar (Level 4)
Leopard (Level 4)
Lion (Level 4)
Panthera spelaea
Snow leopard (Level 4)
Tiger (Level 4)
Mustelidae (25 articles)
Mustelidae (Level 4)
Badger
Ferret-badger
Ictonychinae
Marten (Level 4)
Megalictis
Neogale
Otter (Level 4)
Weasel (Level 4)
Wolverine (Level 4)
Pinnipeds (9 articles)
Procyonidae (7 articles)
Other carnivora (16 articles)
Eulipotyphla (10 articles)
Even-toed ungulates and cetaceans (141 articles)
Bovidae (44 articles)
Bovidae (Level 4)
African buffalo (Level 4)
Antelope (Level 4)
Aurochs (Level 4)
Banteng
Capra (Level 4)
Cattle (Level 3)
Chamois
Gaur (Level 4)
Muskox (Level 4)
Pelorovis
Serow
Sheep (Level 3)
Tahr
Takin
Water buffalo (Level 4)
Yak (Level 4)
Bison (3 articles)
Camelidae (10 articles)
Cetaceans (41 articles)
Baleen whales (8 articles)
Baleen whale
Blue whale (Level 4)
Minke whale
Humpback whale (Level 4)
Right whale
Fin whale
Gray whale
Toothed whale (24 articles)
Toothed whale
Beaked whale
Beluga whale
Dolphin (Level 4)
Narwhal
Porpoise (Level 4)
Sperm whale (Level 4)
Deer (16 articles)
Deer (Level 4)
Cervalces
Chital
Elk (Level 4)
European fallow deer
Irish elk
Moose (Level 4)
Muntjac
Père David's deer
Pudu
Giraffidae (8 articles)
Pigs (9 articles)
Sus (genus) (Level 4)
Babirusa
Bornean bearded pig
Warthog
Pig (Level 3)
Kubanochoerus
Peccary (Level 4)
Red river hog
Wild boar (Level 4)
Other even-toed ungulates (11 articles)
Andrewsarchus
Anthracotheriidae
Chevrotain
Cranioceras
Entelodont
Hippopotamus (Level 4)
Musk deer
Pronghorn (Level 4)
Synthetoceras
Lagomorphs (9 articles)
Marsupials (39 articles)
Marsupial (Level 4)
Phalangeriformes
Dasyuromorphia (Level 4)
Opossum (Level 4)
Peramelemorphia (Level 4)
Diprotodontia (19 articles)
Monotremes (3 articles)
Odd-toed ungulates (32 articles)
Odd-toed ungulate (Level 4)
Brontotheriidae
Chalicotherium
Palaeotherium
Paraceratherium
Rhinoceros (Level 4)
Tapir (Level 4)
Equidae (15 articles)
Primates (61 articles)
Apes (19 articles)
New World monkeys (11 articles)
Old World monkeys (16 articles)
Strepsirrhini (11 articles)
Other primates (2 articles)
Rodents (53 articles)
Rodent (Level 3)
Agouti
Blesmol
Capybara (Level 4)
Nutria (Level 4)
Beaver (Level 4)
Chinchilla
- Dipodidae
Dormouse (Level 4)
Giant pouched rat
Gopher
Groundhog
Guinea pig (Level 4)
Hamster (Level 4)
Horned gopher
Kangaroo rat
Lemming
Muridae (Level 4)
Muskrat (Level 4)
Naked mole-rat
Octodon
Porcupine (Level 4)
Spalax
Spermophilus
Squirrel (Level 4)
Viscacha
Vole
Xenarthra (10 articles)
Birds (382 articles)
Basics (13 articles)
Bird (Level 3)
Bird of prey (Level 4)
Fowl
Palaeognathae (Level 4)
Seabird (Level 4)
Cuckoo-roller
Grebe
Flamingo (Level 4)
Loon (Level 4)
Mousebird
Seriema
Tinamou (Level 4)
Tropicbird
Accipitrimorphae (27 articles)
Accipiter (Level 4)
Bearded vulture
Buteo
Crested caracara
Eagle (Level 4)
Elaninae
European honey buzzard
Falcon (Level 4)
New World vulture (Level 4)
Old World vulture (Level 4)
Osprey (Level 4)
Secretarybird (Level 4)
Anseriformes (27 articles)
Anatidae
Duck (Level 4)
Goose (Level 4)
Magpie goose
Moa-nalo
Muscovy duck
Screamer
Tadorna
Swan (Level 4)
Whistling duck
Apodiformes (8 articles)
Charadriiformes (32 articles)
Charadriiformes
Auk (Level 4)
Buttonquail
Courser
Greater painted-snipe
Jacanas
Laridae
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Plover
Pratincole
Sandpiper (Level 4)
Skua
Stilt
Stone-curlew
Ciconiiformes (13 articles)
Columbimorphae (19 articles)
Coraciiformes (13 articles)
Cuculiformes and relatives (10 articles)
Galliformes (31 articles)
Galliformes (Level 4)
Chachalaca
Curassow
Francolin
Grey junglefowl
Grouse (Level 4)
Guan (bird)
Guineafowl (Level 4)
Monal
Megapode
Partridge
Peafowl (Level 4)
Phasianidae
Red junglefowl
Tragopan
Turkey
Pheasants (6 articles)
Pheasant
Blue eared pheasant
Common pheasant (Level 4)
Golden pheasant
Green pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant
Quails (5 articles)
Gruiformes (17 articles)
Gruiformes (Level 4)
Crane (Level 4)
Bustard (Level 4)
Kagu
Limpkin
Psophia
Rail (Level 4)
Sunbittern
Passerines (84 articles)
General (2 articles)
Corvoidea (16 articles)
Bird-of-paradise (Level 4)
Bowerbird
Corvidae (Level 4)
Honeyeater (Level 4)
Lyrebird (Level 4)
Shrike (Level 4)
Passerida (60 articles)
Accentor
Atlantic canary
Australian magpie
Bulbul (Level 4)
Bunting (Level 4)
Cardinal (Level 4)
Crossbill
Dipper
Drongo
Estrildid finches
Finch (Level 4)
Gnatcatcher
Hawaiian honeycreeper
Icterid (Level 4)
Kinglet
Lark (Level 4)
Locustellidae
Manakin
Mockingbird (Level 4)
Motacillidae
New World warbler (Level 4)
Nuthatch
Old World flycatcher (Level 4)
Old World oriole
Old World sparrow (Level 4)
Oxpecker
Penduline tit
Old World warbler
Ploceidae (Level 4)
Starling (Level 4)
Sunbird (Level 4)
Swallow (Level 4)
Tanager
Tit (Level 4)
Thrush (Level 4)
Vireo
Wallcreeper
Waxwing
White-eye
Wren (Level 4)
Tyranni (6 articles)
Pelecaniformes (9 articles)
Cormorant (Level 4)
Darter (Level 4)
Frigatebird (Level 4)
Hamerkop
Pelican (Level 4)
Sulidae (Level 4)
Piciformes (9 articles)
Piciformes
African barbet
Asian barbet
Coraciidae
Honeyguide (Level 4)
Jacamar
New World barbet
Toucan (Level 4)
Woodpecker (Level 4)
Procellariiformes (6 articles)
Procellariiformes (Level 4)
Albatross (Level 4)
Austral storm petrel
Northern storm petrel
Procellariidae (Level 4)
Psittaciformes (17 articles)
Ratites (7 articles)
Cassowary (Level 4)
Elephant bird
Emu (Level 4)
Kiwi (Level 4)
Moa (Level 4)
Common ostrich (Level 4)
Rhea (Level 4)
Sphenisciformes (5 articles)
Strigiformes (8 articles)
Trogoniformes (2 articles)
Prehistoric birds (20 articles)
Reptiles (297 articles)
General (7 articles)
Crocodilia (15 articles)
Lizards (42 articles)
Lizard (Level 4)
Cordylidae
Gecko (Level 4)
Gila monster (Level 4)
Lacertidae
Legless lizard
Monitor lizard
Skink (Level 4)
Teiidae
Iguania (18 articles)
Agamidae
Chameleon (Level 4)
Basilisk
Common collared lizard
Dactyloidae
Iguanidae
Horned lizard (Level 4)
Rhynchocephalia (3 articles)
Snakes (40 articles)
Turtles (20 articles)
Turtle (Level 4)
Alligator snapping turtle (Level 4)
Box turtle (Level 4)
Chelodina
Common snapping turtle (Level 4)
Diamondback terrapin
Painted turtle (Level 4)
Red-eared slider (Level 4)
Sea turtle (Level 4)
Tortoise (Level 4)
Trionychidae
Wood turtle
Prehistoric archosaurs (126 articles)
Dinosaurs (88 articles)
Ornitischians (33 articles)
Sauropods (13 articles)
Theropods (37 articles)
Theropoda
Carnosauria
Coelophysis
Coelurosauria
Pterosaurs (15 articles)
Pterosaur (Level 4)
Anurognathidae
Azhdarchidae
Dimorphodon
Dsungaripterus
Peteinosaurus
Pteranodon
Pterodactylus
Pterodaustro
Rhamphorhynchus
Ornithocheirus
Tapejaridae
Other prehistoric archosaurs (23 articles)
Aetosaur
Euparkeria
Lagerpetidae
Metriorhynchidae
Phytosaur
Poposauridae
Postosuchus
Proterosuchus
Scleromochlus
Silesauridae
Teleosauridae
Prehistoric crocodiles (10 articles)
Other prehistoric reptiles (44 articles)
Drepanosaur
Youngina
Hylonomus
Longisquama
Rhynchosaur
Sharovipteryx
Shringasaurus
Thalattosauria
Tanystropheus
Parareptilia (3 articles)
Prehistoric squamates (8 articles)
Choristoderes (2 articles)
Prehistoric turtles (4 articles)
Prehistoric marine reptiles (18 articles)
Proto-mammals (18 articles)
Reptiliomorphs (3 articles)
Amphibians (55 articles)
Frogs and toads (28 articles)
Frog (Level 4)
African bullfrog
Alytidae
Banded bullfrog
Ceratophryidae
Darwin's frog
European spadefoot toad
Fire-bellied toad
Glass frog
Goliath frog
Hylidae (Level 4)
Leptodactylidae (Level 4)
Mantella
Poison dart frog
Tailed frog
Toad
True frog (Level 4)
Tree frog
Xenopus
Salamanders and newts (15 articles))
Salamander (Level 4)
Axolotl
Asiatic salamander
Giant salamander
Mole salamander
Necturus
Olm
Plethodontidae
Newt (Level 4)
Sirenidae
Prehistoric amphibians (10 articles)
Fishes (299 articles)
General (16 articles)
Fish by habitat (6 articles)
Coldwater fish
Coral reef fish (Level 4)
Deep-sea fish (Level 4)
Demersal fish
Pelagic fish
Tropical fish
Chondrichthyes (47 articles)
Batoidea (13 articles)
Chimaeriformes (4 articles)
Sharks (30 articles)
Shark (Level 4)
Angelshark
Bullhead shark
Carpet shark
Catshark
Cookiecutter shark
Cow shark
Frilled shark
Lamniformes
Greenland shark
Hammerhead shark (Level 4)
Houndshark
Requiem shark
Sawshark
Osteichthyes (221 articles)
Acipenseriformes (3 articles)
Anguilliformes (9 articles)
Aulopiformes (3 articles)
Beloniformes (7 articles)
Characiformes (8 articles)
Clupeiformes (9 articles)
Cypriniformes (15 articles)
Cyprinodontiformes (5 articles)
Esociformes (4 articles)
Gadiformes (9 articles)
Gadiformes
Alaska pollock (Level 4)
Burbot
Cod (Level 4)
Grenadiers
Haddock (Level 4)
Hake
Merlangius
Pollock
Gasterosteiformes (3 articles)
Gonorynchiformes (2 articles)
Gymnotiformes (5 articles)
Holosteans (2 articles)
Lampriformes (5 articles)
Lophiiformes (8 articles)
Mugiliformes (2 articles)
Myctophiformes (2 articles)
Ophidiiformes (4 articles)
Osmeriformes and relatives (3 articles)
Osteoglossiformes (5 articles)
Perciformes (62 articles)
Perciformes (Level 4)
Acanthuridae
Amphiprioninae
Antarctic fishes
Archerfish
Barracuda (Level 4)
Batrachoididae
Billfish
Black swallower
Blenniiformes
Caranx
Cichlid (Level 4)
Cirrhitidae
Damselfish
Dragonet
Goby (Level 4)
Gourami
Mahi-mahi (Level 4)
Moorish idol
Murray cod
Nile perch
Parrotfish
Perch (Level 4)
Pumpkinseed
Pomacanthidae
Platax
Pomfret
Priacanthidae
Prowfish
Rabbitfish
Remora (Level 4)
Red mullet
Scombridae
Serranidae (Level 4)
Sparidae
Tilefish
Weever
Wrasse (Level 4)
Pleuronectiformes (6 articles)
Polypteriformes (2 articles)
Salmoniformes (5 articles)
Scorpaeniformes (7 articles)
Siluriformes (4 articles)
Stomiiformes (4 articles)
Syngnathiformes (7 articles)
Tetraodontiformes (8 articles)
Tetraodontiformes
Filefish
Ocean sunfish (Level 4)
Ostraciidae
Porcupinefish
Tetraodontidae (Level 4)
Triggerfish
Trachichthyiformes (2 articles)
Prehistoric fish (15 articles)
Prehistoric chondrichthyans (6 articles)
Prehistoric osteichthyans (6 articles)
Agnatha (17 articles)
Prehistoric agnathae and early chordates (11 articles)
Crustaceans (85 articles)
Malacostraca (11 articles)
Decapoda (61 articles)
Crabs and hermit crabs (32 articles)
Anomura
Crab (Level 4)
Crayfishes and lobsters (13 articles)
Shrimps and prawns (13 articles)
Arachnids (53 articles)
Acari (Level 4)
Amblypygi
Arachnid (Level 4)
Opiliones
Palpigradi
Pseudoscorpion (Level 4)
Ricinulei
Solifugae
Thelyphonida
Scorpions (6 articles)
Scorpion (Level 4)
Arizona bark scorpion
Deathstalker
Emperor scorpion
Fattail scorpion
Tityus serrulatus
Spiders (29 articles)
Spider (Level 4)
Agelenidae
Australian funnel-web spider
Brown recluse spider
Diving bell spider
Dolomedes
Huntsman spider
Jumping spider
Latrodectus
Mesothelae
Orb-weaver spider
Pholcidae
Phoneutria
Tarantula (Level 4)
Tegenaria domestica
Theridiidae
Thomisidae
Wolf spider
Prehistoric arachnids (5 articles)
Insects (196 articles)
General (41 articles)
Insect (Level 3)
Caddisfly
Cockroach (Level 4)
Earwig (Level 4)
Embioptera
Flea (Level 4)
Louse (Level 4)
Mantis (Level 4)
Mantophasmatidae
Mayfly
Mecoptera
Neuroptera
Phasmatodea (Level 4)
Plecoptera
Psocoptera
Strepsiptera
Termite (Level 4)
Thrips
Beetles (Coleoptera) (26 articles)
Beetle (Level 4)
Blister beetle
Cardinal beetle
Coccinellidae (Level 4)
Dung beetle (Level 4)
Firefly (Level 4)
Flour beetle
Ground beetle
Leaf beetle
Longhorn beetle
Rove beetle
Scarabaeidae
Water beetle
Weevil (Level 4)
Flies (Diptera) (19 articles)
Fly (Level 4)
Drosophila melanogaster (Level 4)
Black fly (Level 4)
Botfly (Level 4)
Crane fly (Level 4)
Calliphoridae (Level 4)
Cecidomyiidae
Horse-fly (Level 4)
Housefly (Level 4)
Midge
Mosquito (Level 4)
Psychodidae
Sandfly
Tachinidae
Tephritidae
Tsetse fly (Level 4)
Hemiptera (true bugs) (27 articles)
Hemiptera (Level 4)
Aphid (Level 4)
Aphrophoridae
Bed bug (Level 4)
Cicada (Level 4)
Coreidae
Gerridae
Fulgoridae
Leafhopper (Level 4)
Lygaeidae
Nepomorpha
Pentatomoidea
Planthopper
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Reduviidae
Saldidae
Scale insect (Level 4)
Treehopper
Veliidae
Whitefly (Level 4)
Hymenoptera (36 articles)
Lepidoptera (26 articles)
Lepidoptera (Level 4)
Butterfly (Level 4)
Caterpillar
Bombyx mori (Level 4)
Erebidae
Fall armyworm
Geometer moth (Level 4)
Luna moth
Lymantria dispar dispar (Level 4)
Moth (Level 4)
Noctuidae
Sphingidae
Tortricidae
Odonata (7 articles)
Orthoptera (12 articles)
Orthoptera (Level 4)
Cooloola
Cricket (Level 4)
Grasshopper (Level 4)
Mole cricket (Level 4)
Locust (Level 4)
Tetrigidae
Tettigoniidae (Level 4)
Wētā
Zygentoma (2 articles)
Arthropoda, others (35 articles)
Hexapoda (4 articles)
Myriapoda (12 articles)
Chelicerata (4 articles)
Fossil arthropods (15 articles)
Mollusks (69 articles)
Bivalvia (17 articles)
Bivalvia
Clam (Level 4)
Mussel (Level 4)
Oyster (Level 4)
Pinnidae
Rudists
Scallop (Level 4)
Shipworm
Unionida
Cephalopods (19 articles)
Cephalopod
Ammonoidea
Argonaut
Belemnitida
Cuttlefish
Nautiloid
Octopus (Level 4)
Squid (Level 4)
Spirula
Gastropods (28 articles)
Cnidarians (22 articles)
Echinoderms (15 articles)
Porifera (5 articles)
Invertebrata, others (52 articles)
Cephalochordata (1 article)
Ecdysozoa (11 articles)
Lophotrochozoa (17 articles)
Platyzoa (10 articles)
Tunicata (3 articles)
Other (10 articles)