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   GENET AND MONGOOSE   (VIVERRIDAE)
Species 
Common name: CIVET - BINTURONG
Scientific name: ARCTICTUS BINTURONG
Common name: GENET - RUSTY-SPOTTED GENET
Scientific name: GENETTA MACULATA
Common name: MONGOOSE - SOUTHERN DWARF
Scientific name: HELOGALE PARVULA
Common name: CIVET - BANDED PALM
Scientific name: HEMIGALUS DERBYANUS
Common name: MONGOOSE - COMMON
Scientific name: HERPESTES EDWARDSI
Common name: MONGOOSE - EGYPTIAN
Scientific name: HERPESTES ICHNEUMON
Common name: MONGOOSE - MARSH
Scientific name: HERPESTES PALUDINOSUS
Common name: MONGOOSE - WHITE TAILED
Scientific name: ICHNEUMON ALBICAUDA
Common name: MONGOOSE - BANDED
Scientific name: MUNGOS MUNGO
Common name: CIVET - TWO SPOTTED
Scientific name: NANDINIA BINOTATA
Common name: LINSANG - SPOTTED
Scientific name: PRIONIDON PARDICOLOR
Common name: GENET - SURICATE
Scientific name: SURICATA SURICATA
Common name: CIVET - LARGE INDIAN
Scientific name: VIVERRA ZIBETHA
Common name: RASSE - INDIAN RASSE
Scientific name: VIVERRICULA INDICA