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   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BEETLES   (COLEOPTERA)
Family   BEETLES - GROUND   (CARABIDAE)
Subfamily   BEETLES - GROUND EURASIAN VARIOUS   (CARABUS - MISC. EURASIAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: AINOCARABUS KOLBEI KOSUGEI
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS ALYSSIDOTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS MONTICOLA FONTANAI
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS MONTICOLA STURANII
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS MONTIVAGUS BLANDUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS NEMORALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS ROSSII
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHICARABUS WIEDERMANNI WIEDERMANNI
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHIPLECTES JUTHNERI
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABUS AURATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABUS CANCELLATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABUS CLATHRATAUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABUS GRANULATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABUS LEPONTINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CARABUS PYRENAEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHAETEROCARAB ARCADICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHAETEROCARAB INTRICATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CTENOCARABUS GALILCIANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HETEROCARABAU MARIETTI ATVENTUG
Common name:
Scientific name: HYDROCARABUS VARIOLOSUS NODULOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: LEPTOCARABUS PROCERULUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MACROTHORAX MORBILLOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MACROTHORAX RUGOSUS BOETICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS CAELATUS SCHREIBER
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS CROATICUS CROATICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS EXARTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS GYLLENHALI
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS SCHOENHERRI
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS SEPTEMCARINAT
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGODONTUS VIOLACEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MESOCARABUS DUFOURI
Common name:
Scientific name: MESOCARABUS PROBLEMATICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: NEOPLECTES REITTERI REITTERI
Common name:
Scientific name: OREOCARABUS CRIBATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: OREOCARABUS GHILIANI
Common name:
Scientific name: OREOCARABUS GLABRATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: OREOCARABUS HORTENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS ALPESTRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS CENISIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS CONCOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS FAIRMAIRI
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS LATREILLANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS LINNEI FOLGAR
Common name:
Scientific name: ORINOCARABUS SILVESTRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: OXYCARABUS NOTABILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: OXYCARABUS PIRITHOUS PIRITHOUS
Common name:
Scientific name: OXYCARABUS SAPHYRINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYSTUS HUNGARICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYCARABUS KONIGI KONIGI
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYCARABUS ROSERI SOGAN.
Common name:
Scientific name: PLATYCARABUS CREUTZERI CREUTZERI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLATYCARABUS DEPRESSUS BONELLII
Common name:
Scientific name: PLATYCARABUS FABRICII
Common name:
Scientific name: PLATYCARABUS IRREGULARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PROCRUSTES CHEVROLATI PERSIM
Common name:
Scientific name: PROCRUSTES CORIACEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PROCRUSTES CORIACEUS KINDERMANNI
Common name:
Scientific name: PROCRUSTES IMPRESSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: RHABDOTOCAR. MELANCHLICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPHODRISTOCAR MACROGONUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPHODRISTOCAR ROTUNDICOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPHODRISTOCAR THEOPHILAE THEOPHILAE
Common name:
Scientific name: TOMOCARABUS CONVEXUS