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Wildlife Feature
Miniature monsters of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
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)
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| 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~)
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| Sea cucumber |
Synaptid sea cucumbers ,
Sea pig ,
Pelagothuriid sea cucumber |
- Phylum Mollusca
- Class Gastropoda (Abalone, Limpets, Conch, Nudibranchs; 520 Mya~)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| Centipede |
Amazonian giant centipede (tropical South America) |
- Class Diplopoda (Millipedes; 318.1 Mya~)
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| Millipede |
Giant African millipede (East Africa; 38.5cm) |
- Subphylum Hexapoda (Insects, others)
- Class Insecta (Insects)
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| 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~)
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| Crab |
Yeti lobster (South Pacific Ocean),
(Box crabs) |
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicate)
- Class Ascidiacea (Sea squirts)
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| Sea squirt |
Predatory tunicate |
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
- Class Actinopterygii (Most living fishes; 421.3 Mya~)
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| Fish |
(Batfishes),
Little dragonfish (South Pacific Ocean),
(Balloon Lumpfish) ,
(Silver-lined Mudskipper) |
- Class Amphibia (Salamander, Newt, Frog)
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| 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)
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| 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) |
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