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OUTLINE OF CUVIER'S CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS; 



With examples of species belonging to each division. 

 Copied from Dr. Roget's introductory lecture on Human and comparative Physiology., 



I. VERTEBRATA. II. MOLLUSCA. 



1. MAMMALIA. 



Bimana . . 

 Quadrumana . 

 Cheiroptera 



Insectivora . 

 Plantigrada . 

 Digitigrada . 



Amphibia 

 Marsupialia . 



Rodentia . 

 Edentata . 

 Pachydermata 



Ruminantia - 

 Cetacea 



Man, 



Monkey, Ape, Lemur, 



Bat, Colugo, 



Hedge-hog, Shrew, 

 Mole. 



Bear, Badger, Glutton. 



Dog. Lion, Cat, ^Jar- 

 tin, Weasel, Otter. 



Seal, Walrus. 



Opossum, Kanguroo. 



Beaver, Eat, Squirrel, 

 Porcupine, Hare. 



Sloth, Armadillo, Ant- 

 eater, Pangolin 



Elephant, Hog, Rhino- 

 ceros, Tapir, Horse. 

 C Camel, Musk, Deer, 

 Giraffe, Antelope, 

 (^ Goat, Sheep, Ox. 

 Dolphin, Whale. 



2. AVES. 



Vulture, Eagle, Owl, 

 Thrush, Swallow, Lark, 

 Crow?, Sparrow, Wren. 

 Woodpecker, Cuckow, 



Toucan, Parrot. 

 Peacock, Pheasant, 

 Grouse, Pigeon. 

 Plover, Stork, Snipe, 



Ibis, Flamingo. 

 Auk, Grebe, Gull, Pe- 

 ' ^ lican, Swan, Duck, 

 3. REPT1LFA. 

 . Tortoise. Turtle. 

 Crocodile, Lizard. 



Camelion 



Serpents, Boa, Viper. 

 Frog. Salamander. 



Proteus. Siren. 

 4. PISCES. 



.. \Lampre\i, Shark, 

 Chondropterygu \ ^^^1. 



Plectognathi . Sun-fish, Trunk-fish. 

 Pipe-fish, Pegasus. 

 - Salmon, Herring, 

 Pike. Carp, Silurus, 

 ^ So j e f Rmora> 



I Eel. 



.. I Perch, Mackarcl, 

 Acanthopterygii | Sword _ fish . 



Accipitres 

 Passeres 



Scansores 

 Gallina- . 

 Grallse . 

 Palmipedes 



Chelonia . 

 Sauria 

 Ophidia . 

 Batrachia 



Lophobranchi . 



.. 

 Malaoopterjgu 



Cephalopoda 

 Pterepoda . 

 Gasteropoda 



Acephala . 



Brachiopoda 

 Cirrhopoda 



Sepia, Nautilus. 

 Clio, Hyala. 

 Slug, Snail, Limpet. 

 Oyster Muscle, As' 



cidia, Pyrosoma. 

 Lingula, Terebutula. 

 Barnacle. 



III. ARTICULATA. 



1. ANNELIDES, OR VERMES. 



Tubicolse . Serpnla, Sabella. 

 Dorsibranchiae . Nereis, Aphrodite. 

 Abranchias . Earth-worm, Leech. 



2. CRUSTACEA. 



Decapoda 

 Stomapoda 

 Amphipoda 

 Isopoda 



Crab, Lobster, Prawn. 

 Squill. 

 Gammarus. 

 Asellus 

 Branchiopoda Monoculus. 



3. ARACHNIDA. 



Pulmonalia . Spider, Scorpion. 

 Trachealia . Piialangium, Mite. 



4. INSECTA. 



Aptera . . Centipede, Podura. 

 Coleoptera . Beetle, Glouo-worm. 

 Grasshopper, Locust. 

 Fire-Jit/, Aphis. 

 j Dr ^'^y, Ephe- 

 ^ mera. 



Bee, Wasp, Ant. 

 . Butterfly, Moth, 

 Xenos, Stylops. 

 Gnat, House-IJy. 



Orthoptera . 

 Hemiptera . 



Neuroptera 



Hymenoptera 

 Lepidoptera 

 Rhidiptera . 

 Diptera . . 



IV. ZOOPHYTA. 



Echinodermata Starfish, Echinus. 



Entosoa . \* M " ** 

 . Actinia, Medusa. 

 c Hydra, Coralline, 

 f Pennatula, Sponge. 

 C Brachionus, Vibrio, 

 4 jProteus, Mona$. 



Acalephae 

 Polypi . 



Infusoria 



