animalia
Kingdom of beasts
Animalia is the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals—multicellular organisms that consume organic matter, breathe oxygen, and generally have the capacity for movement.
In biological classification, it sits alongside kingdoms like Plantae (plants) and Fungi.
The term appears most often in scientific and educational contexts: The course covered all major phyla within Animalia.
Outside formal taxonomy, people typically just say "the animal kingdom."
Monarch's ruled territory
- phylumMajor classification rank
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- LinnaeusFather of modern taxonomy
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
genus · order · family · vertebrates · invertebrates · multicellular · eukaryotes · nomenclature
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
herbivore · carnivore · omnivore · scavenger · decomposer · niche · biome · migration
Ability to travel independently
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- nervous systemSignal transmission network
metabolism · homeostasis · adaptation · evolution · instinct · migration · hibernation · predation
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
insects · mollusks · arthropods · crustaceans · arachnids · echinoderms · annelids · sponges
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
- phylumMajor classification rank
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- LinnaeusFather of modern taxonomy
species · genus · order · family · vertebrates · invertebrates · multicellular · eukaryotes · nomenclature · binomial
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
prey · herbivore · carnivore · omnivore · scavenger · decomposer · niche · biome · migration · territory
locomotion
Ability to travel independently
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- digestionBodily food breakdown
nervous system · metabolism · homeostasis · adaptation · evolution · instinct · migration · hibernation · predation · symbiosis
mammals
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
fish · insects · mollusks · arthropods · crustaceans · arachnids · echinoderms · annelids · sponges · jellyfish
- stuffed animalSoft toy with filling
- wild animalUndomesticated creature
- animal shelterFacility housing homeless pets
- farm animalDomesticated rural creature
- Animal CrossingLife simulation franchise
- animal crackersFauna-shaped biscuits for children