Classes, Orders, Families, and Genera of Thailand

Class Chondrichthyes

cartilaginous fish; sharks, skates, rays

Class Osteichthyes

bony fish

Order Siluriformes

Catfishes

Order Cypriniformes

Carp, minnows, and loaches

Order Anabantiformes family channidae

Snakehead fish

Order Gymnophiona

caecilians (legless amphibians)

Order Urodela

salamanders

Suborder Salamandroidea Family Salamandridae

Advanced salamanders

Order Anura

frogs and toads

Class Reptilia

reptiles

Order Squamata

lizards and snakes

Family Elapidae

cobras, mambas, coral snakes, kraits

Family Lacertidae

Wall Lizards, Rock Lizards and allies

Family Agamidae

Agamids

Family Varanidae, genus varanus

Monitor lizards

Family Gekkonidae

Geckos

Family Colubridae

Colubrids

Order Testudines

turtles, tortoises, and terrapins

Family Emydidae

box, pond and marsh turtles

Order Crocodilia

alligators, crocodiles, caimans, gharials

Family Dermochelyidae

leatherback sea turtles

Family Scincidae

Skinks

Family Pythonidae

Pythons

Family: Viperidae

Pit Vipers and Vipers

Order Ciconiiformes

Storks

Order Pelecaniformes

herons, pelicans, ibises

Family Ardeidae

herons, egrets, bitterns

Family Accipitridae

Eagles, Hawks, Kites, harriers, old world vultures

Order Charadriiformes

shorebirds

Order Suliformes

totipalmate water and diving birds

Order Coraciiformes

Family Alcedinidae

Kingfishers

Family Coraciidae

Rollers

Family Phalacrocoracidae

Cormorants

Order Strigiformes

Owls

Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers, allies, barbets, toucans

Order Bucerotiformes

Hornbills and Hoopoes

Family Bucerotidae

Hornbills

Order Columbiformes

Family Columbidae

pigeons and doves

Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos

Order Passeriformes

perching birds

Class Mammalia

mammals

Order Chiroptera

bats

Order Carnivora

carnivores

Family Canidae

dogs, foxes, wolves(canids)

Family Felidae

cats

Family Ursidae

bears

Family Mustelidae

weasels, badgers, otters

Order Rodentia

rodents

Family Sciuridae

squirrels

Family Cricetidae

New world rats, mice, and voles

Family Muridae

Old world rats and mice

Order Eulipotyphla

shrews, moles, hedgehogs

Family Erinaceidae

Hedgehogs, gymnures, moonrats

Family Soricidae

Shrews

Family Talpidae

true moles, shrew moles, and desmans

Family Hystricidae

Old World porcupines

Family Spalacidae

Blind Mole Rats, Mole-Rats, Roots Rats,

Bamboo Rats, and Zokors

Order Artiodactyla

even-toed ungulates

Family Cervidae

deer

Family Bovidae

cattle, sheep, goats

Family Tragulidae

Chevrotains, mouse deer

Family Tragulidae Characteristics

herbivores. solitary or pairs

Family Suidae

pigs, hogs, boars

Order Cetacea

whales, dolphins, porpoises

Family Delphinidae

Dolphins

Family Phocoenidae

porpoises

Family Physeteridae

sperm whale

Family Balaenopteridae

Rorquals( minke, Sei, Bryde's Whale)

Order Proboscidea

elephants

Family Elephantidae

elephants

Order Sirenia

dugongs and manatees

Order Dermoptera

Colugos

Order Scandentia

Treeshrews

Order Scandentia characteristics

diurnal, insects and fruit diet

Family Tupaiidae

Ordinary treeshrews

Ptilocercidae

Pen-tailed tree shrew

Order Primates

monkeys, apes, and humans

Family Hylobatidae

Gibbons

Genus Macaca

Macaques

Family Ceropithecidae

old world monkeys

Genus Trachypithecus

Lutungs, langurs, and leaf monkeys

Genus Presbytis

Surilis, langurs. or leaf monkeys

Genus Nycticebus

Slow Lorises

Order Lagomorpha

hares, rabbits, pikas

Family Viverridae

civets and genets

Family Herpestidae

Mongooses

Order Pholidota

Pangolins

Family Manidae

Pangolins

Order Perissodactyla

odd-toed ungulates

Family Priondontidae

Asiatic linsangs