Welcome to the big 20 question quiz to really challenge your knowledge of animal taxonomy; the scientific system for classifying living things.
If you'd like to try smaller quizzes first, go with the mini quiz, or the medium-sized quiz.
Already done with those?
This complex and challenging quiz will expand on the smaller quizzes and test your skills on everything from kingdoms and families to scientific names and specific animal groups. Ready?
Let's go.
1.
Which cold-blooded animals does the class Reptilia contain?
2.
What is the name of the taxonomical family that contains cats?
3.
Animal taxonomy is a settled field; the classifications are set and they don't change.
4.
What is the Latin name for the order of placental mammals that specialize in primarily eating flesh?
5.
In the story, when she introduces herself, Serpie refers to her conviction as "triple A". Which one is it?
6.
Which animals belong to the taxonomic superclass Pisces?
7.
Which group do whales, as warm-blooded, live-birth animals, belong to?
8.
Which animals belong to the taxonomic infraclass Marsupialia?
9.
Who is this: eukarya (domain) - animalia (kingdom) - chordata (phylum) - mammalia (class) - carnivora (order) - canidae (family) - canis (genus) - canis lupus (species) - canis lupus familiaris (subspecies)
10.
Which warm-blooded animals does the class Aves contain?
11.
What is the name of the taxonomical class for mammals?
12.
Two Carnivora suborders, Caniformia and Feliformia, hold "dog-like" and "cat-like" carnivores respectively.
13.
Who is this: eukarya (domain) - animalia (kingdom) - chordata (phylum) - mammalia (class) - primates (order) - hominidae (family) - homo (genus) - homo sapiens (species)
14.
Which birds does the Cuculidae family contain?
15.
What is the Latin name for the family of mammals that holds raccoons?
16.
What is the name of the taxonomical order that contains rabbits, hares and pikas?
17.
What is the correct hierarchy of these classifications?
18.
This class within the Arthropoda phylum contains more than half of all animal species on Earth, estimated at up to 5 and a half million species!
19.
Which animals does the class Amphibia contain?
20.
Who is this: eukarya (domain) - animalia (kingdom) - chordata (phylum) - mammalia (class) - primates (order) - hominidae (family) - pan (genus) - pan troglodytes(species)
