#aardvarks — Public Fediverse posts
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#NationalAardvarkWeek fun fact: #DYK that #aardvarks can stand up for a bit? Their thick kangaroo-like tail helps with balance!
Plate: Taf. 1 in Anatomische Untersuchungen über die Edentaten by Wilhelm Ludwig von Rapp, 1852 via Biodiversity Heritage Library: https://flic.kr/p/2kyzFsV -
CW: Long List Showing Animal Phyla with Examples and Links
Animal Kingdom
Domain Eukaryota #Eukaryotes
Kingdom Animalia #Animals
Subdivision Bilateria BilateralSymmetry
Phyla Nephrozoa
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata Chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata (Craniate)
Superclass Agnatha
Jawless Fish #Lamprey #Hagfish
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Jawed Vertbrates
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fish #Sharks #Skates #Rays
Class Osteichthyes Bony Vertebrates
Subclass Actinoptetygii Ray-finned fish #Sturgeon Paddlefish Bowfin Gars
Subclass Sarcoptetygii Lobe-finned fish
Class Amphibia #Amphibians #Frogs
Class Sauropsida #Reptiles #Birds
Subclass Synapsida
Class Mammalia (#Mammals)
Order Monotremata (#Monotremes) #Platypus #Echidna
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Marsupialia (#Marsupials) Bandicoots #Kangaroos #Koalas #Opossums TasmanianDevils #Wallabies #Wombats
Infraclass Placentalia
Clade Atlantogenata
SuperOrder Xenarthra
Order Cingulata Armidillos
Order Pilosa #Anteaters #Sloths
SuperOrder Afrotheria
Clade Afroinsectiphilia
Order Afrosoricda GoldenMoles OtterShrews Tenrecs
Order Macroscelidea ElephantShrews
Order Tubulidentata #Aardvarks
Clade Paenungulata
Order Hydrocoidea Hydaxes
Order Proboscide #Elephants
Order Sirenia #Dugongs #Manatees
Magnorder Boreoeutheria
SuperOrder Euarchontoglires
Clade Gliriformes
Clade Glires
Order Lagomorha #Hares #Pikas #Rabbits
Order Rodentia #Beavers #Mice #Rats #Squirrels #Voles
GrandOrder Euarchonta
Order Scandentia TreeShrews
MirOrder Primatomorpha
Order Dermoptera Colugos
Order Primates #Apes #Humans #Lemurs Lorises #Monkeys
SuperOrder Laurasiatheria
Order Eulipotyphla Gymnures #Hedgehogs #Moles Shrews Solenodons
Order Chioptera #Bats
GrandOrder Ferungulata
MirOrder Ungulata
Order Artiodactyla #Antelope #Camels #Cattle #Deer #Pigs #Whales
Order Perissodactyla #Donkeys #Horses Rhinoceroses #Tapirs #Zebras
MirOrder Ferae
Order Carnivora #Bears #Cats #Dogs #Mongooses #Seals
Order Pholidota #PangolinsSuperphylum Ecdysozoa
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Chelicerata
Class Arachnida #Mites #Scorpions #Spiders
Subphylum Myriapoda
Class Diplopoda #Millipedes
Class Chilopoda #Centipedes
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta (#Insects)
Subclass Apterygota Primitive wingless insects with incomplete metamorphosis
Order Archaeogantha hump-backed/jumping Bristletails
Order Zygentoma #Silverfish Firebrats Fishmoths
Subclass Palaeoptera Primitive winged insects, with their wings held upright or outstretched at rest and incomplete metamorphosis
Order Ephemeroptera #Mayflies
Order Odanata #Dragonflies #Damselflies
Subclass Polyneoptera Winged insects, with a broad, fan-like extension to their hind wings, and incomplete metamorphosis
Order Orthoptera BushCrickets #Crickets #Grasshoppers #Locusts
Order Phasmida #StickInsects
Order Plecoptera Stoneflies
Order Dermaptera #Earwigs
Order Blattodea #Cockroaches #Termites
Order Embioptera Webspinners
Order Grylloblatteria Rockcrawlers
Order Mantophasmatodea Prayingmantids Walkingsticks
Order Zoraptera AngelInsects
Subclass Paraneoptera Higher insects, with mostly incomplete metamorphosis, where a nymph generally resembles the adult
Order Hemiptera #Truebugs
SubOrder Auchenorrhyncha #Cicadas #Leafhoppers #Planthoppers #Treehoppers Spittlebugs
SubOrder Heteroptera
InfraOrder Cimicomorpha #BedBugs BatBugs AssassinBugs PirateBugs
InfraOrder Dipsocoromorpha
InfraOrder Inicocephaloidea
InfraOrder Gerromorpha WaterStriders
InfraOrder Leptopodomorpha ShoreBugs SpinyShoreBugs
InfraOrder Nepomorpha True WaterBugs
InfraOrder Peloridimorpha
InfraOrder Pentatomomorpha #StinkBugs FlatBugs SeedBugs
SubOrder Sternorhyncha #Aphids ScaleInsects Whiteflies
Order Phthiraptera sucking & biting #Lice
Order Psocoptera Booklice Barklice
Order Thysanoptera #Thrips
Subclass Endopterygota Higher insects, with a clear metamorphosis from larva via a pupa to adult, also called Holometabola
Order Coleoptera #Beetles
Order Diptera true #Flies
Order Hymenoptera #Ants #Bees #Wasps
Order Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Moths
Order Mecoptera Scorpionflies
Order Megaloptera Alderflies
Order Neuroptera Lacewings
Order Siphonaptera #Fleas
Order Raphidioptera Snakeflies
Order Strepsiptera Twistegwingflies
Order Trichoptera Caddisflies Sedgeflies