Wildlife Feature

Unusual animal behavior 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.
Some of Animals have unusual behavior related to courtship rituals, nesting and mimicry. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
  • Kingdom Animalia
    • Phylum Mollusca
      • Class Cephalopod (Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Nautilus)
        Squid Firefly squid   (Japanese waters; Bioluminescence), Purpleback Flying Squid   (Warm seas)
        Octopus Vampire squid   (Deep sea; Bioluminescence), Mimic octopus (Southeast Asia's sea; Mimicking many species)
    • Phylum Chordate
      • Subphylum Vertebra
        • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
          • Class Chondrichthyes (Ray, Shark)
            Shark (Hemiscyllium galei)   (Tropical seas; Walking with fins)
          • Class Actinopterygii (Most living fishes; 421.3 Mya～)
            Fish Cigar shark （Bioluminescence）   (Warm seas; Bioluminescence), Splendid lanternshark (East China Sea; Bioluminescence), Striated frogfish   (Subtropical seas; Walking with fins), Sargassumfish   (Warm seas; Walking with fins), Roughback batfish   (Caribbean sea; Walking with fins), Reef stonefish   (Indo-Pacific; Mimicking sandy soil), Red gurnard   (East Pacific; Walking with fins)
          • Class Sauropsida (Non mammal-like reptiles)
            • Subclass Diapsida (Two arches near the temples)
              • Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha (Lizards, Snakes, Tuatara)
                Snake Milk Snake (Americas; Mimicking false coral snake), False Coral Snake (Tropical America; Model of mimic), Texas Coral Snake   (North America; Mimicking false coral snake)
          • Class Aves
            • Subclass Neornithes (Modern birds)
              • Infaclass Paleognathae
                Peafowl Indian Peafowl   (South Asia; Courtship display), Green Peafowl   (Southeast Asia; Courtship display)
                Grouse Greater Sage-grouse   (North America; Courtship display with chest), Greater Prairie Chicken   (North America; Courtship dance)
              • Infaclass Neognathae (83.5 Mya～)
                Sandpiper Ruff   (Eurasia; Courtship display with feathers)
                Grebe Western Grebe (North America; Courtship dance with two)
                Gannet Blue-footed Booby   (Islands in Pacific; Courtship dance)
                Frigatebird Great Frigatebird (Warm seas; Courtship with dewlap)
                Sunbittern Sunbittern (Tropical America; Courtship with extended tail)
                Owl Elf Owl (North America; Nest in a hollow cactus), Burrowing Owl   (Americas; Nesting under ground)
                Swift Black-nest Swiftlet (Southeast Asia; Nesting with saliva), Edible-nest Swiftlet (Southeast Asia; Nesting with saliva)
                Hummingbird Marvelous Spatuletail   (Peru; Courtship display with tail)
                • Order Passeriformes (Passerines, Perching birds; 38 Mya～)
                  Weaver Social Weaver   (Southern Africa; Nesting giant colonies), Village Weaver (sub-Saharan Africa; Nesting apartment colony), Jackson's Widowbird (East Africa; Courtship jumping)
                  Cisticola (Tailorbirds) (Tropical Asia; Sewing the edge of nest)
                  Manakin Red-capped Manakin   (Tropical America; Courtship dance), Club-winged Manakin   (Andes; Bird sings through feathers)
                  Oropendola Montezuma Oropendola (Tropical America; Long woven basket nests)
                  Crow New Caledonian Crow (New Caledonia; Birds use tools)
                  Paradise bird Superb Bird of Paradise   (New Guinea; Courtship dance), Victoria's Riflebird   (Australia; Courtship dance)
                  Lyrebird Superb Lyrebird   (Australia; Courtship display with tail)
                  Bowerbird Vogelkop Bowerbird   (New Guinea; Making bower for courtship), Flame Bowerbird   (New Guinea; Making bower for courtship), Satin Bowerbird   (Australia; Making bower for courtship)
          • Class Mammal
            • Subclass Theria (Wild animal)
              • Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)
                Primate Tufted Capuchin (Amazon; Monkeys use tools)
                Rodent Ryukyu Spiny Rat (Japan; Degenerated Y chromosome), Tokunoshima Spiny Rat (Japan; Degenerated Y chromosome)