General Animal Classification

Phylum Porifera Tube Sponge

Comb Jelly Not a true jelly fish Phylum Ctenophora

Phylum Cnidaria

Sea anemone Phylum Cnidaria -Class Anthozoa “Flower of the Sea” -Range from a half inch to 6 ft across! -More than 1000 species. Phylum Cnidaria

Sea Nettle, Chrysaora quinquecirrha Class Scyphozoa From the Greek, referring to a drinking cup…shape of the jelly most common stinging jellyfish in our area typically 4 to 6 inches in diameter Phylum Cnidaria

Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis Class Hydrozoa -colony of many individual animals -named after a 16th century sailing ship Phylum Cnidaria

Phylum Platyhelminthes Planarian Free-living, Flatworm Phylum Platyhelminthes

Phylum Platyhelminthes Tapeworm Parasitic Phylum Platyhelminthes

Phylum Platyhelminthes Turbellaria Free-living, marine Flatworm Phylum Platyhelminthes

Pin worms Phylum Nematoda

Heart worms Phylum Nematoda

Apple Snail Phylum Molluska Invasive snail from the Amazon becoming a big problem in Mobile Class Gastropoda Phylum Molluska

Orangefoot PimpleBack Mussel Phylum Molluska

Oyster Phylum Molluska

Octopus Phylum Molluska

Giant Squid Phylum Molluska

Earthworm Phylum Annelida

Medicinal Leech, Hirudo medicinalis http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/content/19/5/471.full Journal article, citing how the bacteria in the gut of the leech may cause infections when using leech therapy following Replantation of severed digits Phylum Annelida

Phylum Arthropoda Cylinder Millipede

Yellow Garden Spider Class Arachinda Phylum Arthropoda

Brown Recluse, Class Arachinda Phylum Arthropoda

Black Widow, Class Arachinda Phylum Arthropoda

Tick Class Arachinda Phylum Arthropoda

Blue Crab, Class Crustacea Phylum Arthropoda

Brown Shrimp Class Crustacea Phylum Arthropoda

Chattahoochee Crayfish Phylum Arthropoda

Calico Pennant Dragonfly, Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda

Phylum Echinodermata Sunflower Sea Star

Sand dollar Phylum Echinodermata

Phylum Chordata

Bull Shark, Cartilaginous Fish Travels far up warm rivers (the Mississippi, the Alabama)!!!… Outdooralabama.com Viviparous, with a yolksac-placenta. Maximum about 11 ft. (females); males reach about 10 ft One of the three most dangerous species Phylum Chordata

Black Crappie Phylum Chordata Bony Fish, Class Osteichthyes Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin.

Bluegill Sunfish (Bream), Bony Fish, Class Osteichthyes Phylum Chordata

Largemouth Bass Bony Fish, Class Osteichthyes Phylum Chordata

Blue Catfish Phylum Chordata Bony Fish, Class Osteichthyes State record 111 lbs, in Wheeler Lake, 1996. Widespread and occasionally abundant in the Mobile basin and Tennessee River Phylum Chordata

Alligator Gar Phylum Chordata Bony Fish, Class Osteichthyes 5.9 to 9.8 ft 151-pound+, record, Tensaw River.

Hellbender Salamader, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Class Amphibia Largest salamander in US. Found in Elk, Flint and Paint Rock rivers among other Creeks and rivers in N. AL Phylum Chordata

Fowler’s Toad, Bufo fowleri. Class Amphibia Common statewide in a variety of habitats, including disturbed areas. Alabama’s most commonly encountered and widely distributed toad; often seen on roads. Phylum Chordata

Phylum Chordata Coral snake south Alabama only “red on yellow, kill a fellow” Class Reptilia Compare to Scarlet Kingsnake – “red on black, venom lack” Phylum Chordata

Water moccasin Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata

Copperhead Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia

(E) Alabama Red-belly Turtle, Pseudemys alabamensis Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia

American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis one of the largest reptiles in the world You can't see an alligator's teeth when it's mouth is closed… Phylum Chordata 4-chambered heart

Red Tailed Hawk Phylum Chordata Class Aves

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Phylum Chordata Class Aves

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis Fairly common in winter, spring, and fall in Inland Coastal Plain Phylum Chordata Class Aves

Wild Turkey Phylum Chordata Class Aves

Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Marsupialia

Beaver , Castor canadensis Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Largest rodent found in North America Lips, nose, & ears can seal so that it can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes

Coyote, Canis latrans Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora

Bobcat, Felis rufus Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora

Nine Banded Armadillo Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Xenartha

Eastern Cottontail, Sylviagus floridanus Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Lagomorpha

Proboscis bat, Rhynchonycteris naso Class Mammalia Order Chiroptera Phylum Chordata

African Elephant, Loxodonta africana Class Mammalia Order Proboscidea Phylum Chordata

Feral Swine, Sus scrofa Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla

White Tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Phylum Chordata

Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Class Osteichthyes Class Amphibia Class Reptilia Class Aves Class Mammalia

Class Mammalia Order Monotremata Order Cetacea Order Marsupialia Order Lagomorpha Order Endentata Order Sirena Order Chiroptera Order Proboscidea Order Insectivora Order Artiodactlya Order Rodentia Order Perissodactlya Order Carnivora Order Primate