Encyclopedia of animals

Animal world: Mammals: Monotremes

Marsupials: Possums and kangaroos

Bandicoots and quolls

Anteaters and pangolins

Insect-eating mammals

Flying lemurs and tree shrews

Bats: Microbats

Primates: Lower primates

New world monkeys

Old world monkeys

Apes

Carnivores: Dogs and foxes

Bears

Seals and sea lions

Raccoons and mongooses

Otters and weasels

Badgers and skunks

Great cats

Small cats

Hoofed mammals: Elephants

Dugong and manatees

Hyraxes, tapirs, and aardvark

Horses, asses, and zebras

Rhinoceroses

Cattle

Deer

Giraffes and okapi

Camels

Pigs and hippopotamuses

Baleen whales

Toothed whales

Rodents

Rabbits and elephant shrews

Birds: Ratites and tinamous

Gamebirds

Waterfowl

Albatrosses and grebes

Herons and flamingos

Pelicans

Birds of prey

Penguins

Cranes

Waders and shorebirds

Pigeons and sandgrouse

Cuckoos and turacos

Parrots

Nightjars and owls

Hummingbirds and swifts

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Perching birds

Reptiles: Crocodilians and tuatara

Turtles and tortoises

Lizards: Iguanas

Geckos and chameleons

Skinks

Monitors

Anoles and agamids

Snakes: Colubrid snakes

Pythons and boas

Adders and vipers

Cobras

Amphibians: Salamanders and caecilians

Frogs and toads

Fish: Jawless fish

Cartilaginous fish: Sharks

Rays

Bony fish: Primitive fish

Eels

Sardines

Catfish

Salmon

Cod and anglerfish

Spiny-rayed fish

Invertebrates: Sponges and squirts

Worms

Corals and jellyfish

Mollusks

Anthropods: Arachnids

Crabs and crayfish

Insects: Bugs

Beetles

Butterflies and moths

Bees, wasps, and ants

Flies

Sea stars

Glossary

Animal sizes

Index

Credits.