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Are there any websites to classify animals?

I have to do a homework assignment and finish classifying a few animals. Our teacher said to look it up online, but it's really difficult to find the exact answers and I don't want them to be incorrect. Are there any websites that have a list of animals and their classification, or where you can search the classification of animals? I need to know the Kingdom(obviously, animalia) Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species of three different animals and I need to find another two animals and classify them.

Oh boy...

Update:

The animals I have to finish:

Springtail:Kingdom-Animalia

Phylum-Arthropoda

Class-Insecta

Order-

Family-

Genus-

Species-

Thoroughbred horse:Kingdom-Animalia

Phylum-Vertebrata

Class-Mammalia

Order-Perissodactyla

Family-Equidae

Genus-

Species-

Variegated Toad(I found all the answers, but not quite sure if they're right):Kingdom-Animalia

Phylum-Vertebrata

Class-Amphibia

Order-Anura

Family-Bufonidae

Genus-Bufo

Species-Variegatus

Update 2:

I don't know the species of the Springtail. That was the only information I got for it.

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  • 9 years ago
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    In most cases, just go to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page, type the animal into the search bar and click. The taxonomic profile (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species) often comes up under a photo of the animal on the right...

    ...or Click the ADDITIONAL DETAILS button, then EDIT and add all the species you require, I will answer them all.

    EDIT - I will not put Kingdom as you know they are all Animalia...

    1. Springtail - if you want a complete profile, you MUST name an actual species. There are MANY springtail species, with varying profiles.

    *** As you do not know the species, I will pick one - water springtail

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Entognatha (no longer considered insects so the class is NOT Insecta)

    Order: Collembola

    Family: Poduridae

    Genus: Podura

    Species: Podura aquatica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podura_aquatica

    2. Thoroughbred racehorse - it is a domestic horse, they all come under the same species.

    Phylum: Chordata (NOT Vertebrata, that is a subphylum)

    Class: Mammalia

    Order: Perissodactyla

    Family: Equidae

    Genus: Equus

    Species: Equus ferus

    Subspecies: Equus ferus caballus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_horse

    3. Variegated Toad (or Eden Harbour Toad)

    Phylum: Chordata (NOT Vertebrata, that is a subphylum)

    Class: Amphibia

    Order: Anura

    Family: Bufonidae

    Genus: Bufo

    Species: Bufo variegatus (note; the species name is ALWAYS a 2 part name and the specific name variegatus is NOT capitalised) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo_variegatus

    SO - there they are. You have to pick 2 animals yourself and detail the profiles. You should be ok with this, just follow what I have done here.

  • 9 years ago

    If you look up any species by common name, and then select the Wikipedia site, there will be a box on the right side of the page with the classification. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_Owl

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