Family
What is a family?
A family is a scientific grouping of closely related organisms. It has smaller groups, called genera and species, within it. A family can have a lot of members or only a few. Examples of families include the cats (Felidae), the gulls (Laridae) and the grasses (Poaceae).
All Families
- Acrididae Desert locust (species)
- Admirals, peacocks, monarchs and allies
- Agamid lizards
- Ailuridae Red panda (species)
- Albatrosses
- Alcedinidae Kingfisher (species)
- Alligators and caimans
- Alvinellidae Pompeii worm (species)
- Anguidae Slow worm (species)
- Anostostomatidae Giant wetas (genus)
- Ants
- Apterygidae Kiwis (genus)
- Asteriidae Sunflower star (species)
- Atelidae Common woolly monkey (species)
- Bathyergidae Damaraland mole rat (species)
- Bears
- Bees
- Bess beetles
- Birds of paradise
- Boas and pythons
- Bradypodidae Brown-throated sloth (species)
- Burnet moth
- Bush crickets
- Cacatuidae Little corella (species)
- Calopterygidae Banded demoiselle (species)
- Camels, llamas and allies
- Carcharhinidae Tiger shark (species)
- Cats
- Cattle, antelopes and allies
- Cavies
- Cerylidae Pied kingfisher (species)
- Chameleons
- Characids
- Cheirogaleidae Mouse lemurs (genus)
- Cheloniidae Olive ridley turtles (species)
- Cicadidae Periodical cicadas (genus)
- Cichlid fish
- Ciconiidae Wood stork (species)
- Colubrid snakes
- Cordylidae Broadley's flat lizard (species)
- Corvidae Rook (species)
- Corytophanidae Brown basilisk (species)
- Crab spiders
- Cranes
- Cricetidae Field vole (species)
- Crocodiles and allies
- Cryptobranchidae Asian giant salamanders (genus)
- Cynocephalidae Malayan colugo (species)
- Dasypodidae Southern three-banded armadillo (species)
- Dasyurid marsupials
- Daubentoniidae Aye-aye (species)
- Deer
- Dogs
- Dolphins, killer whales and allies
- Ducks, geese and swans
- Dugongidae Dugong (species)
- Dytiscidae Great diving beetle (species)
- Earless seals
- Eeltail catfish
- Elephants
- Engraulidae Peruvian anchoveta (species)
- Eschrichtiidae Grey whale (species)
- Falconidae Falcons, hobbies and kestrels (genus)
- Flying fish
- Fregatidae Magnificent frigatebird (species)
- Fringillidae Common crossbill (species)
- Fur seals and sealions
- Geckos
- Giraffes and okapis
- Gobies
- Great apes and humans
- Ground beetles
- Gulls and kittiwakes
- Hares and rabbits
- Hawks, eagles and allies
- Hedgehogs and moonrats
- Herpestidae Meerkat (species)
- Herrings, sardines and allies
- Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus (species)
- Hot vent crabs
- Hummingbirds
- Hydrobatidae Storm petrel (species)
- Hydrophiidae Sea kraits (genus)
- Hylobatidae Black-crested gibbon (species)
- Hynobiidae Siberian salamander (species)
- Iguanas and allies
- Istiophoridae Atlantic sailfish (species)
- Jumping spiders
- Kangaroos, wallabies and allies
- Kraits, cobras and allies
- Ladybirds
- Lamnidae Great white shark (species)
- Latimeriidae Coelacanths (genus)
- Liphistiidae Trapdoor spiders (genus)
- Lungless salamanders
- Lycaenidae Large blue butterfly (species)
- Macroscelididae Rufous elephant shrew (species)
- Megabats
- Megapodes
- Menuridae Superb lyrebird (species)
- Meropidae Bee-eaters (Merops) (genus)
- Money spiders
- Muscicapidae Robin (species)
- Mycetophilidae Fungus gnats (genus)
- Myliobatidae Manta ray (species)
- Myoxidae Dormouse (species)
- Myrmecophagidae Giant anteater (species)
- New World vultures
- New Zealand parrots
- Noctilionidae Greater bulldog bat (species)
- Ochotonidae Plateau pika (species)
- Octopodidae North Pacific giant octopus (species)
- Odobenidae Walrus (species)
- Old World rats, mice and allies
- Old world monkeys
- Opisthoteuthidae Dumbo octopuses (genus)
- Ornithorhynchidae Platypus (species)
- Orycteropodidae Aardvark (species)
- Osteoglossidae Pirarucu (species)
- Palingeniidae Tisza mayfly (species)
- Pelicans
- Pelomedusidae Giant river turtle (species)
- Penguins
- Petauridae Yellow-bellied glider (species)
- Petrels and shearwaters
- Phaethontidae Red-billed tropicbird (species)
- Phalacrocoracidae Socotra cormorant (species)
- Phalangeridae Grey cuscuses (genus)
- Phascolarctidae Koala (species)
- Pheasants, partridges and allies
- Phoenicopteridae Flamingos (genus)
- Pipridae Wire-tailed manakin (species)
- Ploceidae Red-billed quelea (species)
- Podicipedidae Clark's grebe (species)
- Ptilonorhynchidae Vogelkop bowerbird (species)
- Raccoons, coatis and allies
- Rhincodontidae Whale shark (species)
- Rhinoceroses
- Rhinodermatidae Darwin's frog (species)
- Rorquals
- Salamandridae Great crested newt (species)
- Salmonidae Brown trout (species)
- Scarab beetles
- Scolopacidae Knot (species)
- Seahorses and pipefish
- Sepiidae Giant cuttlefish (species)
- Siboglinidae Giant tube worm (species)
- Silphidae Sexton beetles (genus)
- Sphyrnidae Hammerhead sharks (genus)
- Squirrels
- Stercorariidae Skuas and jaegers (genus)
- Stingrays
- Strongylocentrotidae Purple sea urchin (species)
- Struthionidae Ostrich (species)
- Sturnidae Starling (species)
- Sulidae Cape gannet (species)
- Swallows and martins
- Talpidae Star-nosed mole (species)
- Threskiornithidae Buff-necked ibis (species)
- Titis, sakis and uakaris
- Tortoises
- Trichechidae Amazonian manatee (species)
- Trichomycteridae Candirus (genus)
- True owls
- True parrots
- True toads
- Turdidae Blackbird (species)
- Varanidae Monitor Lizards (genus)
- Vespertilionidae Little bent-wing bat (species)
- Wasps
- Weasels, badgers and allies
- Woodpeckers, wrynecks and allies
- Woolly lemurs and allies
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