OUTLINE OF CUVIER'S CLASSIFICATION 

 OF ANIMALS ; 



WITH EXAMPLES OF ANIMALS BELONGING TO EACH DIVISION. 



Bimana . . 



Quadrumana 



Cheiroptera 



Insectivora . 



Plantigrada 



Digitigrada 



Amphibia . 



Marsupialia 



Rodentia 



Edentata . 

 Pachydermata 

 Ruminantia 

 Cetacea . . 



Accipitres . 

 Passeres 



Scansores 

 Gallinse . 

 Grallse . . 

 Palmipedes . 



Chelonia 

 Sauria 

 Ophidia . 

 Batrachia 



Acanthopterygii 

 Malacopterygii 



Lophobranchi . 

 Plectognathi . 

 Chondropterygii 



I. VERTEBRATA. 



1. MAMMALIA. 



Man. 



Monkey, Ape, Lemur. 



Bat, Colugo. 



Hedge-hog, Shrew, Mole. 



Bear, Badger, Glutton. 



Dog, Lion, Cat, Martin, Weasel, Otter. 



Seal, Walrus. 



Opossum, Kanguroo, Wombat. 



Beaver, Rat, Squirrel, Porcupine, Hare. 



Sloth, Armadillo, Ant-eater, Pangolin, 



Ornithorhyncus. 



Elephant, Hog, Rhinoceros, Tapir, Horse. 

 Camel, Musk, Deer, Giraffe, Antelope, 



Goat, Sheep, Ox. 

 Dolphin, Whale. 



2. AYES. 



Vulture, Eagle, Owl. 



Thrush, Swallow, Lark, Crow, Sparrow, 



Wren. 



Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Toucan, Parrot. 

 Peacock, Pheasant, Grous, Pigeon. 

 Plover, Stork, Snipe, Ibis, Flamingo. 

 Auk, Grebe, Gull, Pelican, Swan, Duck. 



3. REPTILIA. 



Tortoise, Turtle, Emys. 



Crocodile, Lizard, Gecko, Chameleon. 



Serpents, Boa, Viper. 



Frog, Salamander, Newt, Proteus, Siren. 



4. PISCES. 



Perch, Mackerel, Sword-fish, Mullet. 

 Salmon, Herring, Pike, Carp, Silurus, 



Cod, Sole, Remora, Eel. 

 Pike-Jish, Pegasus. 

 Sun-Jish, Trunk-Jish. 

 Lamprey, Shark, Ray, Sturgeon. 



