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   CARNIVORE - MEAT EATING   (CARNIVORA)
Family   CAT   (FELIDAE)
Subfamily   CAT - WILD   (FELIDAE - WILD)
Species 
Common name: CHEETAH
Scientific name: ACINONYX JUBATUS
Common name: CARACAL
Scientific name: CARACAL CARACAL
Common name: CAT - LEOPARD
Scientific name: FELIS BENGALENSIS
Common name: SERVAL
Scientific name: FELIS CAPENSIS
Common name: COUGAR - PUMA, AMERICAN PANTHER
Scientific name: FELIS CONCOLOR
Common name: CAT - AFRICAN WILD
Scientific name: FELIS LIBYCA
Common name: CAT - PALLAS
Scientific name: FELIS MANUL
Common name: CAT - BLACK FOOTED
Scientific name: FELIS NIGRIPES
Common name: OCELOT - NEW WORLD
Scientific name: FELIS PARDALIS
Common name: CAT - EUROPEAN WILD
Scientific name: FELIS SILVESTRIS
Common name: MARGAY
Scientific name: FELIS WIEDI
Common name: JAGUARUNDI
Scientific name: FELIS YAGOUAROUNDI
Common name: SERVAL - AFRICAN
Scientific name: LEPTAILURUS SERVAL
Common name: LYNX - CANADIAN
Scientific name: LYNX CANADENSIS
Common name: BOBCAT - AMERICAN
Scientific name: LYNX RUFUS
Common name: LEOPARD - CLOUDED
Scientific name: NEOFELIS NEBULOSA
Common name: LION - AFRICAN
Scientific name: PANTHERA LEO
Common name: JAGUAR - AMERICAN
Scientific name: PANTHERA ONCA
Common name: LEOPARD - OLD WORLD
Scientific name: PANTHERA PARDUS
Common name: TIGER - OLD WORLD
Scientific name: PANTHERA TIGRIS TIGRIS
Common name: TIGER - OLD WORLD SIBERIAN
Scientific name: PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA
Common name: LEOPARD - SNOW
Scientific name: PANTHERA UNCIA