Nomenclature

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University of California, Davis225.T 1

Classification of the Horse

Kingdom: Animalia (animals collectively)

Phylum: Chordata (animals with a backbone)

Class: Mammalia (warm-blooded, live young suckled by dam.)

Order: Perissodactyla (non-ruminant, hoofed mammals)

Family: Equidae

Genus: Equus (horses, asses, and zebras)

Species: caballus (longer mane and tail, larger hoofs, more arched neck, smaller head, shorter ears)

Nomenclature

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University of California, Davis225.T 2

Classification of Cattle

Kingdom: Animalia (animals collectively)

Phylum: Chordata (animals with a backbone)

Class: Mammalia (warm-blooded, live young suckled by dam.)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed, hoofed mammals)

Family: Bovidae (ruminants with poly-cotyledonary placenta)

Genus: Bos (ruminant quadrupeds with horns, etc..)

Species: taurus (European) & inducus (humped cattle)

Nomenclature

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University of California, Davis225.T 3

Classification of the Sheep

Kingdom: Animalia (animals collectively)

Phylum: Chordata (animals with a backbone)

Class: Mammalia (warm-blooded, live young suckled by dam.)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed, hoofed mammals)

Family: Bovidae (ruminants with poly-cotyledonary placenta)

Genus: Ovis (Horns: lateral spiral)

Species: aries (domesticated sheep)

Nomenclature

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University of California, Davis225.T 4

Classification of Swine

Kingdom: Animalia (animals collectively)

Phylum: Chordata (animals with a backbone)

Class: Mammalia (warm-blooded, live young suckled by dam.)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed, hoofed mammals)

Family: Suidae (non-ruminant, wild and domestic)

Genus: Sus (European wild boar, domestic breeds)

Species: scrofa (European) & vittatus (East Indian)

Nomenclature

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Classification of the Chicken

Kingdom: Animalia (animals collectively)

Phylum: Chordata (animals with a backbone)

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

Genus: Gallus

Species: domesticus

Nomenclature

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University of California, Davis225.T 6

Classification of the Turkey

Kingdom: Animalia (animals collectively)

Phylum: Chordata (animals with a backbone)

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

Family: Meleagrididae

Genus: Meleagris

Species: gallopavo