What animals are in class Actinopterygii?

Alaskan Pollock
It's one of the most commonly eaten fish in the world

Albacore Tuna
The albacore is a very fast swimmer

Alligator Gar
The alligator gar has toxic eggs to protect against predators
- Alaskan Pollock
- Albacore Tuna
- Alligator Gar
- Amberjack
- American Eel
- American Paddlefish
- Anchovies
- Angelfish
- Anglerfish
- Arapaima
- Archerfish
- Arctic Char
- Armored Catfish
- Asian Arowana
- Asian Carp
- Atlantic Cod
- Atlantic Salmon
- Atlantic Sturgeon
- Australian Flathead Perch
- Banana Eel
- Barb
- Barracuda
- Barramundi Fish
- Barreleye Fish (Barrel Eye)
- Bass
- Batfish
- Beluga Sturgeon
- Beluga Sturgeon
- Betta Fish (Siamese Fighting Fish)
- Bichir
What animals are in class Amniota?

Halibut
The word "halibut" is comes from haly meaning "holy" and butte meaning flat fish due to its popularity on Catholic holy days.
What animals are in class Amphibia?

African Bullfrog
The African bullfrog is one of only three species of frog that have “teeth.”

African Clawed Frog
African clawed frogs were used as pregnancy testers from the 1930s to the early 1960s.

African Tree Toad
Found in tropical moist lowland forests!
- African Bullfrog
- African Clawed Frog
- African Tree Toad
- American Toad
- Argentine Horned Frog
- Axolotl
- Bullfrog
- Burrowing Frog
- Caecilian
- Common Frog
- Common Toad
- Congo Snake
- Darwin’s Frog
- Desert Rain Frog
- Edible Frog
- Eryops
- Fire Salamander
- Fire-Bellied Toad
- Frog
- Giant Salamander
- Glass Frog
- Goliath Frog
- Gray Tree Frog
- Green Frog
- Green Tree Frog
- Hellbender
- Holy Cross Frog
- Leopard Frog
- Mantella Frog
- Marine Toad
What animals are in class Anthozoa?

Coral
There are more than 6000 species of coral in the world's oceans.

Sea Anemone
Creatures have characteristics of both animal and plant
What animals are in class Arachnida?

American Dog Tick
Main vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Arizona Bark Scorpion
Under UV light they glow a bright blue or green, making them easy to spot.

Arizona Blonde Tarantula
They are covered in thousands of fuzzy blonde hairs.
- American Dog Tick
- Arizona Bark Scorpion
- Arizona Blonde Tarantula
- Banana Spider
- Bark Scorpion
- Barn Spider
- Black Tarantula
- Black Widow Spider
- Brazilian Black Tarantula
- Brown Dog Tick
- California Tarantula
- Camel Spider
- Cane Spider
- Cat-Faced Spider
- Chigger
- Chilean Rose Tarantula
- Clock Spider
- Common House Spider
- Crab Spider
- Curly Hair Tarantula
- Deer Tick
- Dog Tick
- False Widow Spider
- Fishing Spiders
- Garden Spider
- Giant House Spider
- Gooty Sapphire Tarantula
- Grass Spider
- Green Bottle Blue Tarantula
- Groundhog Tick
What animals are in class Asteroidea?

Starfish
Has 2 stomachs to aid digestion!
What animals are in class Aves?

Acadian Flycatcher
Their nests are sloppily held together and have an abandoned appearance

Adélie Penguin
Eats up to 2kg of food per day!

African Fish Eagle
African fish eagles belong to the genus of sea eagles
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Adélie Penguin
- African Fish Eagle
- African Grey Parrot
- African Jacana
- African Penguin
- Albatross
- Amazon Parrot
- American Robin
- Anhinga
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Argentavis Magnificens
- Australian Firehawk
- Australorp Chicken
- Avocet
- Ayam Cemani
- Bald Eagle
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnevelder
- Barred Owl
- Baya
- Bearded Vulture
- Bee-Eater
- Belgian Canary
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bird
- Bird Of Paradise
- Black and White Warbler
- Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
What animals are in class Bivalvia?

Cockle
Cockles live quite long; their lifespan usually ranges from 5 to 10 years in the wild.

Disco Clam
Can spray acidic mucus at predators

Giant Clam
Can reach nearly 4ft in length!
What animals are in class Branchiopoda?

Dinosaur Shrimp
These "shrimp" evolved to survive very harsh climates, which is one reason they have been able to live so long.
What animals are in class Cephalopoda?

Bigfin Reef Squid
Can change color through use of chromatophores

Blanket Octopus
Females can weigh up to 40,000 times more than their partners.

Blue-Ringed Octopus
The blue-ringed octopus produces some of the deadliest poison in the world
What animals are in class Chilopoda?

Centipede
There are about 3,000 documented species!

Giant Desert Centipede
They are the largest centipede in North America
What animals are in class Chondrichthyes?

Angelshark
The angelshark’s range has contracted by more than 80% in the past century.

Bamboo Shark
Can reproduce asexually
- Angelshark
- Bamboo Shark
- Basking Shark
- Blacknose Shark
- Blacktip Reef Shark
- Blacktip Shark
- Blue Shark
- Bonnethead Shark
- Bronze Whaler Shark
- Bull Shark
- Caribbean Reef Shark
- Chimaera
- Clearnose Skate
- Cookiecutter Shark
- Crocodile Shark
- Dusky Shark
- Eagle Ray
- Elephant Fish
- Frilled Shark
- Galapagos Shark
- Goblin Shark
- Great Hammerhead Shark
- Great White Shark
- Greenland Shark
- Grey Reef Shark
- Hammerhead Shark
- Helicoprion
- Horn Shark
- Kitefin Shark
- Lemon Shark
What animals are in class Clitellata?

Earthworm
They are hermaphrodites, which means they have male and female organs

Kinabalu Giant Red Leech
Comes out only during a rainstorm or just afterward

Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
What animals are in class Crinoidea?

Feather Star
Feather stars look like flowers. They have no heart, eyes, or brain.
What animals are in class Cubozoa?

Box Jellyfish
Venomous marine animals

Irukandji Jellyfish
Tiny ocean killer
What animals are in class Demospongiae?

Sponge
There are more than 9,000 known species!
What animals are in class Dicotyledon?
What animals are in class Diplopoda?

Arthropleura
Arthropleura was the largest terrestrial invertebrate to have ever lived

Millipede
Some species have a poisonous bite!
What animals are in class Echinoidea?

Sand Dollar
Sand Dollar skeletons make popular collection items for seashell collectors.

Sea Urchin
Can live for up to 200 years!
What animals are in class Gastropoda?

Assassin Snail
The snail-eating snail.

Blue Dragon Sea Slug
They inflict a painful, venomous sting

Chromodoris Willani
Their skin is toxic
What animals are in class Hydrozoa?

Freshwater Jellyfish
The freshwater jellyfish is native to China but is now found all over the world

Giant Siphonophore
The giant siphonophore is longer than the largest sea mammal – the blue whale.

Immortal Jellyfish
Excellent hitchhiker on long-trip cargo ships
What animals are in class Hyperoartia?

Lamprey
Not related to the eel
What animals are in class Insecta?

Achrioptera Manga
Unlike other species of stick insects, the Achrioptera manga's mating season is year-round and mating occurs regularly.

Admiral Butterfly
Stunningly beautiful wings
- Achrioptera Manga
- Admiral Butterfly
- African Sugarcane Borer
- Africanized bee (killer bee)
- Ambrosia Beetle
- American Cockroach
- Angled Sunbeam Caterpillar
- Ant
- Apple Moth
- Armyworm
- Ashy Mining Bee
- Asian Cockroach
- Asian Giant Hornet
- Asian Lady Beetle
- Asian Longhorn Beetle
- Asp Caterpillar
- Assassin Bug
- Atlas Beetle
- Atlas Moth
- Australian Cockroach
- Bagworm Moth
- Bagworm Moth Caterpillar
- Bamboo Worms
- Barbut’s Cuckoo Bumblebee
- Bark Beetle
- Bed Bugs
- Bee
- Beetle
- Beewolf wasp
- Biscuit Beetle
What animals are in class Magnoliopsida?

Venus Flytrap
The Venus flytrap is among a group of plants that consumes animals
What animals are in class Malacostraca?

Amano Shrimp
Popular kept in aquariums to keep them clean

Christmas Island Red Crab
During the breeding season, roads can dangerous for cars as well as the crab. Their shells are so hard they can puncture tires.

Coconut Crab
The largest terrestrial arthropod in the world
What animals are in class Mammalia?

Aardvark
Can move 2ft of soil in just 15 seconds!

Aardwolf
The aardwolf has five toes on its front paws

Abyssinian
One of the oldest cat breeds in the world!
- Aardvark
- Aardwolf
- Abyssinian
- Abyssinian Guinea Pig
- Addax
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan Hound
- African Bush Elephant
- African Civet
- African Elephant
- African Forest Elephant
- African Golden Cat
- African Palm Civet
- African Wild Dog
- Agouti
- Aidi
- Ainu
- Airedale Terrier
- Airedoodle
- Akbash
- Akita
- Akita Shepherd
- Alabai (Central Asian Shepherd)
- Alaskan Husky
- Alaskan Klee Kai
- Alaskan Malamute
- Alaskan Shepherd
- Alpaca
- Alpine Dachsbracke
- Alpine Goat
What animals are in class Myxini?

Hagfish
Can use slime to suffocate marine predators or escape capture
What animals are in class Ostracoda?

Ostracod
Oldest and most common extant crustaceans
What animals are in class Polychaeta?
Antarctic Scale Worm
Similar in length to a rat or squirrel

Bearded Fireworm
They emit bioluminescence during their mating ritual.

Urechis unicinctus (Penis Fish)
Create "inns" for other sea creatures
What animals are in class Polyplacophora?

Chiton
Chitons are closely related to snails, oysters, and mussels because of their shared phylum
What animals are in class Pycnogonida?

Sea Spider
These animals breathe through their legs
What animals are in class Reptilia?

Ackie Monitor
The ackie monitor has a spiny tail which it uses as in self-defense.

Agama Lizard
The agama forms small social groups that contain both dominant and subordinate males.
- Ackie Monitor
- Aesculapian Snake
- Agama Lizard
- Agkistrodon Contortrix
- Albertonectes
- Albino (Amelanistic) Corn Snake
- Aldabra Giant Tortoise
- Allosaurus
- Amazon Tree Boa
- American Alligator
- Amethystine Python (Scrub Python)
- Anaconda
- Anole Lizard
- Anteosaurus
- Antiguan Racer Snake
- Arabian Cobra
- Arafura File Snake
- Argentine Black and White Tegu
- Arizona Black Rattlesnake
- Arizona Coral Snake
- Armadillo Lizard
- Aruba Rattlesnake
- Asian Vine Snake
- Asian Water Monitor
- Asp
- Australian Gecko
- Axanthic Ball Python
- Baird’s Rat Snake
- Ball Python
- Banana Ball Python
What animals are in class Sarcopterygii?

Coelacanth
The coelacanth first evolved almost 400 million years ago.

Lungfish
The lungfish first evolved almost 400 million years ago.

Palm Rat
Domesticated house rats were bred in England during the 1920s, and one of these variations had a green-tinted fur.
What animals are in class Scyphozoa?

Jellyfish
Have tentacles around their mouths!

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Though it’s a huge animal, the lifespan of the lion’s mane jellyfish is only a year.

Moon Jellyfish
Moon Jellies are bioluminescent, so they glow in the dark! They can also de-age!
What animals are in class Thaliacea?

Pyrosome
They float with the current.
What animals are in class Trichoplacoidea?

Dunkleosteus
Dunkleosteus had a bite force strong enough to cut through pirey.
What animals are in class Turbellaria?

Hammerhead Worm
They are sensitive to light and prefer cool, dark, moist areas.
What animals are in class Xenoturbellida?

Hallucigenia
The position of the Hallucigenia's head puzzled scientists for several years