Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   MAMMAL   (MAMMALIA)
Order   PIGS, CAMELS, SHEEP   (ARTIODACTYLA)
Family   DEER, ELK, AND ALLIES   (CERVIDAE)
Species 
Common name: MOOSE - CANADIAN
Scientific name: ALCES AMERICANUS
Common name: DEER - MARSH
Scientific name: BLASTOCERUS DICHOTOMUS
Common name: DEER - EURASIAN ROE
Scientific name: CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS
Common name: DEER AXIS - INDIA CHITAL
Scientific name: CERVUS AXIS
Common name: ELK - AMERICAN
Scientific name: CERVUS CANADENSIS
Common name: DEER - FALLOW
Scientific name: CERVUS DAMA
Common name: DEER - INDIAN SWAMP
Scientific name: CERVUS DUVAUCELI
Common name: DEER - SIKA
Scientific name: CERVUS NIPPON
Common name: SAMBAR - ASIAN
Scientific name: CERVUS UNICOLOR
Common name: DEER - TUFTED
Scientific name: ELAPHURUS CEPHALOPHUS
Common name: DEER - MUNTJAC - ASIAN BARKING
Scientific name: MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK
Common name: DEER - MULE
Scientific name: ODOCOILEUS HERMIONES
Common name: DEER - WHITETAIL - VIRGINIA
Scientific name: ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS
Common name: DEER - WHITETAIL - VIRGINIA
Scientific name: ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS SUBSPECIES
Common name: DEER - PAMPAS
Scientific name: OZOTOCERUS BEZOARTICUS
Common name: PUDO - SOUTHERN
Scientific name: PUDU PUDA
Common name: CARIBOU - BARREN GROUND
Scientific name: RANGIFER ARCTICUS
Common name: CARIBOU - WOODLAND
Scientific name: RANGIFER CARIBOU
Common name: REINDEER
Scientific name: RANGIFER TARANDUS