Wildlife Feature

Miniature monsters of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Clicking the Organism name shows the images, and pointing the Organism name shows the tooltip with three links at the left-top corner.
A lot of unusual small species lives in the world. You can see through a magnifying glass how unique they are. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
  • Kingdom Animalia
    • Phylum Annelida (Ringed worms)
      Ringed worm Methane ice worm   (Colony in methane ice)
    • Phylum Echinoderm (Sea lily, Sea star, Brittle star, Sea urchin, Sea cucumber)
      • Subphylum Echinozoa
        • Class Holothuroidea (Sea cucumbers; 513 Mya～)
          Sea cucumber Synaptid sea cucumbers  , Sea pig  , Pelagothuriid sea cucumber  
    • Phylum Mollusca
      • Class Gastropoda (Abalone, Limpets, Conch, Nudibranchs; 520 Mya～)
        Snail Geography Cone  , Cloth of gold cone  
        Sea angel Sea angel   (Arctic and Antarctic Oceans)
        Sea butterfly Spectacular corolla   (Atlantic Ocean)
        Sea snail Sea elephant  
        Sea slug (Kalinga ornata)   (Indo-West Pacific; Bioluminescence), Lion nudibranch   (West coast of North America)
    • Phylum Arthropod
      • Subphylum Chelicerata (Horseshoe crabs, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites)
        • Class Arachnida (Spiders, Scorpions)
          Whip spider (Tail-less whip spider), (Charontidae)
          Dewdrop spider Silver comb-footed spider, Silver dewdrop spider (Southeast Asia)
          Funnel-web spider Sydney funnel-web spider   (Australia), Northern Rivers funnel-web spider   (Australia)
          Tarantula Tarantula wolf spider (Europe), Mexican redknee tarantula   (Mexico), Cobalt blue tarantula   (Southeast Asia)
          Atypical tarantula (Atypus karschi) (East Asia), GuangXi trapdoor spider  
          Spider Yellow Sac spider   (Eurasia), (Woodlouse hunter spiders), (Pirate spiders), (Net-casting spiders)  , (Bolas spiders), Red-back spider   (Australia), Green lynx spider (North America), Brown huntsman spider (tropical and subtropical zone), (Antmimicking Spiders), (Phidippus mystaceus) (North America)
          Scorpion Striped bark scorpion   (North America), Deathstalker   (Africa and West Asia), Yellow fattail scorpion  , Emperor scorpion   (Africa; ３０cm), Israeli gold scorpion (North Africa and Middle East)
          False scorpion (Cheliferidae)
      • Subphylum Myriapoda (Millipedes, Centipedes)
        • Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
          Centipede Amazonian giant centipede   (tropical South America)
        • Class Diplopoda (Millipedes; 318.1 Mya～)
          Millipede Giant African millipede   (East Africa; ３８．５cm)
      • Subphylum Hexapoda (Insects, others)
        • Class Insecta (Insects)
          Earwig European earwig (North America)
          Grasshopper (Mole crickets), Armoured ground cricket (southern Africa), Peacock katydid   (Eyespot)
          Stick insect Giant Prickly Stick Insect   (Australia; Mimicking leaf), (Leaf insects)
          Leaf beetle Colorado potato beetle
          Cockroach Madagascar hissing cockroach   (Madagascar; １０cm)
          Mantis (Cone-headed mantis)
          Cicada (Spongophorus)  , (Treehoppers), Bearer Leafhopper  , (Geisha distinctissima), Lantern fly (Central and South America; Eyespot)
          Assassin bug Bee assassin (North America)
          Water bug (Water scorpions)
          Stinkbug (Flat bugs), Man-faced Stinkbug  
          Bee (Bee wolves), (Cuckoo wasps)
          Ant (Driver ants)   (Massive move for food), Burchell's army ant　   (Americas; Massive move for food), (Honeypot ants)  , (Weaver ants)   (Unique nest building), (Bulldog ants)  , Ravoux's slavemaker ant (Europe), Bullet ant (Central and South America), (Velvet ants)
          Wasp (Scorpion wasps)  
          Ground beetle Golden ground beetle   (Europe), Green tiger beetle   (Eurasia), Anthia ground beetle
          Longhorn beetle Giant harlequin beetle (Americas), Long-horned beetle   (South America; １７cm)
          Leaf-rolling weevil Giraffe weevil   (Madagascar)
          Weevil Acorn weevil   (Europe)
          Blister beetle (Blister beetles)
          Stag beetle Stag beetle (Europe)
          Rhinoceros beetle Hercules beetle   (Central and South America; １７cm), Elephant beetle (Americas)
          Dung beetle (Aphodiine dung beetles), (True dung beetles)
          Net-veined insect (Green lacewings), (Antlions)
          Scorpionflie (Common scorpionflies)
          Fly (Tsetse flies), (Stalk-eyed flies)  
          Mosquitoe (Malaria mosquitoes)  
          Moth Regal moth   (North America; Hickory horned devils), Garden tiger moth   (Northern Hemisphere), Scarlet tiger moth   (Europe), European Puss Moth   (Europe), Lobster Moth (Palearctic), Eastern Death's-head Hawkmoth   (Asia)
      • Subphylum Crustacea (Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfish, Shrimp, Krill, Barnacles)
        • Class Malacostraca (Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimps; 516 Mya～)
          Crab Yeti lobster   (South Pacific Ocean), (Box crabs)  
    • Phylum Chordata
      • Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicate)
        • Class Ascidiacea (Sea squirts)
          Sea squirt Predatory tunicate  
      • Subphylum Vertebrata
        • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
          • Class Actinopterygii (Most living fishes; 421.3 Mya～)
            Fish (Batfishes), Little dragonfish   (South Pacific Ocean), (Balloon Lumpfish)  , (Silver-lined Mudskipper)
          • Class Amphibia (Salamander, Newt, Frog)
            Frog Long-nosed Horned Frog   (Southeast Asia), Arrabal's Suriname Toad (tropical South America), Suriname Toad   (tropical South America; Flat body), (Dart frogs), Paradoxical Frog   (South America), (Horned Treefrogs)  , Budget frog   (South America), (Breviceps)   (Short hands and legs), African Bullfrog   (Africa; ２４cm)
          • Class Sauropsida (Non mammal-like reptiles)
            Lizard Chuckwalla (North America), Regal Horned Lizard (North America), Flying Dragon   (Southeast Asia), Thorny devil   (Australia; Thorny Lizard), Central Bearded Dragon (Australia), Shingleback Skink (Australia), Giant Girdled Lizard (South Africa), Beaded lizard   (Central America)
            Gecko Giant Leaf-tail gecko   (Madagascar; Mimicking leaf)
            Chameleon Panther Chameleon   (Madagascar)