The Animal Kingdom

Here are some of the animals you can investigate in our Science Reference Library. The first name you read is the common name for the animal. The name in parentheses ( ) is the Latin word for the group (the phylum or subphylum or class or group or order) that scientists sometimes use to refer to animals.

Invertebrates Animals without a Backbone or Spinal Column:	Vertebrates Animals with a Backbone or Spinal Column: (All these animals are in the phyla Chordata and the subphyla Vertebrata.)
Protozoa (phyla: protozoa)	Fish (group: Pisces)
Echinoderms such as starfish (phyla: Echinodermata)	Amphibians such as frogs (class: Amphibia)
Annelids such as earthworms (phyla: Annelida)	Reptiles such as crocodiles (class: Reptilia)
Mollusks such as octopus (phyla: Mollusca)	Birds (class: Aves)
Arthropods such as crabs, spiders and insects (phyla: Arthropoda)	Mammals (class: Mammalia)
Crustaceans such as crabs (subphyla: Crustacea)	Marsupials such as kangaroos (order: Marsupialia)
Arachnids such as spiders (subphyla: Chelicerata class: Arachnida)	Primates such as gorillas and chimpanzees (order: Primates)
Insects (subphyla: Uniramia class: Insecta)	Rodents such as mice (order: Rodentia)
	Cetaceans such as whales and dolphins ( order: Cetacea)
	Animals such as seals (order: Carnivora family: Phocidae)

 Taken from: http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/animals/animals.htm