Wildlife Feature

Unusual animals 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 species lives in the world. The unusual species are either single species or the all species belonging to the order or family. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
  • Kingdom Animalia
    • Phylum Chordate
      • Subphylum Vertebra
        • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
          • Class Amphibia (Salamader, Newt, Frog)
            Salamander Chinese giant salamander   (China; １．８m)
          • Class Sauropsida (Reptiles)
            Turtle Common snakeneck turtle (Australia; Long neck), Matamata turtle   (South America; Large flat head)
          • Class Mammalia
            • Subclass Prototheria (First wild animal)
              Monotreme Platypus   (Australia; Living fossil), Short-beaked Echidna (Australia), Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna (New Guinea)
              • Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials)
                Opossum (Opossums)   (American marsupial)
                Monito del monte Colocolo   (South America; Living fossil)
                Marsupial carnivore Sarcophilus harrisii (Australia), Numbat (Australia)
                Marsupial omnivore Greater Bilby   (Australia; Long ears)
                Diprotodont Koala   (Australia; Living fossil)
              • Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)
                • Clade Atlantogenata
                  • Group I Afrotheria
                    Elephant shrew (Elephant shrews)   (African endemic)
                    Tenrec (Tenrecs) (African endemic), (Golden moles) (African endemic)
                    Aardvark Aardvark   (Africa; Living fossil)
                    Hyrax Rock Hyrax (Africa), Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax (Africa), (Tree Hyraxes) (Africa)
                  • Group II Xenarthra
                    Armadillo (Armadillo) (New world endemic)
                    Anteater Silky Anteater (New world endemic), Giant Anteater (New world endemic)
                    Sloth (Three-toed sloth) (New world endemic), (Two-toed sloth) (New world endemic)
                • Clade Boreoeutheria
                  • Group III Euarchontoglires
                    Treeshrew (Treeshrews) (Southeast asia endemic)
                    Colugo (Colugos) (Southeast asia endemic)
                    Lemur Indri   (Malagasy endemic), Aye-aye   (Malagasy endemic)
                    Primate Red Slender Loris (Sri Lanka), (Tarsiers) (Southeast Asia; small monkey with big eyes), Pygmy Marmoset (New world monkey), (Marmosets) (New world monkey), (Tamarins) (New world monkey), (Sakis) (New world monkey), (Uakaris) (New world monkey), Mandrill, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey   (China; Live in cold alpine), Proboscis Monkey   (Borneo; Long-nosed monkey), Siamang (New world monkey)
                    Rabbit Amami Rabbit   (Japan; Living fossil)
                    Rodent (Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrels) (central America), Naked mole rat   (East Africa), Patagonian Mara (Argentina), Capybara   (South America; １．３m), Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chile), Blanford's Jerboa   (Central Asia; Long hind legs), Long-eared Jerboa   (China; Long ears), Mountain Beaver   (North Amrica; Living fossil)
                  • Group IV Laurasiatheria
                    Mole Star-nosed Mole (North America), (Solenodons) (New world endemic)
                    Sea-cow Dugong (Indo-West Pacific), African Manatee (West Africa coast)
                    Dolphin Narwhal   (Arctic; Long straight tusk), Beluga   (Arctic; All-white color skin), Chinese River Dolphin (China)
                    Even-toed ungulate Golden Babirusa   (Indonesia; Two pairs of large tusks), Pygmy Hippopotamus (West Africa), Java Mouse-deer   (Indonesia; Smallest deer), (Musk deers) (Musk gland), Leaf muntjac   (Myanmar; Smallest deer), Père David's Deer (China; Four unlikes), Okapi   (Congo DR; Related to the giraffe), Pronghorn   (North America; Run faster in long distance), Bongo   (Africa; Stripe), Common Eland, Gerenuk   (East Africa; Giraffe-necked antelope), Saiga Antelope   (Central Asia; Long nose to warmup)
                    Megabat Hammer-headed Fruit Bat (tropical Africa)
                    Bat Greater Bulldog Bat (New world endemic), (Vampire Bats) (New world endemic)
                    Pangolin (Pangolins) (tropical Africa and Asia; Plate-like scales)
                    Carnivora Iriomote Cat   (Japan; Living fossil), Snow Leopard   (Asia; Live in alpine), Aardwolf, Fossa (Malagasy endemic), African Wild Dog (Africa), Maned Wolf   (Brazil; Fast runner), Fennec Fox   (North Africa; Long ears), Bat-eared Fox   (Africa; Large ears), Giant Panda   (China), Spectacled Bear   (South America; More vegetarian), Sloth Bear   (South Asia; Slow and gentle), Striped Polecat (West Africa; Foul-smelling secretions), Kinkajou (Central and South America)
                    Marine mammal Walrus (Arctic Ocean; Massive migration), (Monk Seals) (Habitat in warm sea), Baikal Seal   (Lake Baikal; Pusa sibirica,Freshwater species)