Outline of zoology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to zoology:

Zoology – the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.

Essence of zoology

 * Animal
 * Fauna

Branches of zoology

 * Acarology
 * Anthrozoology
 * Arachnology
 * Batrachology
 * Cetology
 * Entomology
 * Ethology
 * Herpetology
 * Ichthyology
 * Malacology
 * Mammalogy
 * Myrmecology
 * Neuroethology
 * Ornithology
 * Paleozoology
 * Parasitology
 * Protozoology
 * Endocrinology
 * Nematology
 * Helminthology

History of zoology

 * Main articles: Timeline of zoology, History of zoology (through 1859) and History of zoology (since 1859)

Animals (by common name)
Some well-known types of animals, listed by their common names:


 * Aardvark
 * Aardwolf
 * Afghan Hound
 * Albatross
 * Alligator
 * Alpaca
 * American Robin
 * Anaconda
 * Angelfish
 * Anglerfish
 * Ant
 * Anteater
 * Antelope
 * Antlion
 * Ape
 * Aphid
 * Armadillo
 * Arrow crab
 * Asp
 * Ass
 * Baboon
 * Badger
 * Bald Eagle
 * Bandicoot
 * Barnacle
 * Basilisk
 * Barracuda
 * Bass
 * Basset Hound
 * Bat
 * Beaked whale
 * Bear
 * Beaver
 * Bedbug
 * Bee
 * Beetle
 * Bird
 * Bison
 * Blackbird (Old World)
 * Blackbird (New World)
 * Black panther
 * Black Widow Spider
 * Blue Jay
 * Blue whale
 * Boa
 * Bobcat
 * Bobolink
 * Bonobo
 * Booby
 * Box jellyfish
 * Boston Terrier
 * Bovid
 * Buffalo
 * Bug
 * Bulldog
 * Bull Terrier
 * Butterfly
 * Buzzard
 * Camel
 * Canid
 * Cape Buffalo
 * Capybara
 * Cardinal
 * Caribou
 * Carp
 * Cat
 * Caterpillar
 * Catfish
 * Cattle
 * Centipede
 * Cephalopod
 * Chameleon
 * Cheetah
 * Chickadee
 * Chicken
 * Chihuahua
 * Chimpanzee
 * Chinchilla
 * Chipmunk
 * Clam
 * Clownfish
 * Cobra
 * Cockroach
 * Cod
 * Collie
 * Condor
 * Constrictor
 * Coral
 * Cougar
 * Cow
 * Coyote
 * Crab
 * Crane
 * Crane Fly
 * Crawdad
 * Crayfish
 * Cricket
 * Crocodile
 * Crow
 * Cuckoo
 * Daddy longlegs
 * Damselfly
 * Deer
 * Dingo
 * Dinosaur
 * Dog
 * Dolphin
 * Donkey
 * Dormouse
 * Dove
 * Dragonfly
 * Duck
 * Dung beetle
 * Eagle
 * Earthworm
 * Earwig
 * Echidna
 * Eel
 * Egret
 * Elephant
 * Elephant seal
 * Elk
 * Emu
 * English pointer
 * English Setter
 * Ermine
 * Falcon
 * Ferret
 * Finch
 * Firefly
 * Fish
 * Flamingo
 * Flea
 * Fly
 * Flyingfish
 * Fowl
 * Fox
 * Frog
 * Fruit Bat
 * Galliwasp
 * Gazelle
 * Gecko
 * Gerbil
 * German Shepherd
 * Giant Panda
 * Giant squid
 * Gibbon
 * Gila monster
 * Guanaco
 * Guineafowl
 * Giraffe
 * Goat
 * Golden Retriever
 * Goldfinch
 * Goldfish
 * Goose
 * Gopher
 * Gorilla
 * Grasshopper
 * Great Blue Heron
 * Great Dane
 * Great white shark
 * Greyhound
 * Grizzly bear
 * Ground sloth
 * Grouse
 * Guinea pig
 * Gull
 * Guppy
 * Haddock
 * Halibut
 * Hammerhead shark
 * Hamster
 * Hare
 * Harrier
 * Hawk
 * Hedgehog
 * Hermit crab
 * Heron
 * Herring
 * Hippopotamus
 * Hookworm
 * Hornet
 * Horse
 * Hound
 * Hoverfly
 * Human
 * Hummingbird
 * Humpback whale
 * Husky
 * Hyena
 * Iguana
 * Impala
 * Insect
 * Irish Setter
 * Irish Wolfhound
 * Irukandji jellyfish
 * Jackal
 * Jaguar
 * Jay
 * Jellyfish
 * Kangaroo
 * Kangaroo mouse
 * Kangaroo rat
 * Kingfisher
 * Kite
 * Kiwi
 * Koala
 * Koi
 * Komodo dragon
 * Krill
 * Labrador Retriever
 * Ladybug
 * Lamprey
 * Lark
 * Leech
 * Lemming
 * Lemur
 * Leopard
 * Leopon
 * Liger
 * Lion
 * Lizard
 * Llama
 * Lobster
 * Locust
 * Loon
 * Louse
 * Lungfish
 * Lynx
 * Macaw
 * Mackerel
 * Magpie
 * Mammal
 * Mammoth
 * Mandrill
 * Manta Ray
 * Marlin
 * Marmoset
 * Marmot
 * Marsupial
 * Marten
 * Mastiff
 * Mastodon
 * Meadowlark
 * Meerkat
 * Mink
 * Minnow
 * Mite
 * Mockingbird
 * Mole
 * Mollusk
 * Mongoose
 * Monitor lizard
 * Monkey
 * Moose
 * Mosquito
 * Moth
 * Mountain goat
 * Mouse
 * Mule
 * Muskox
 * Mussel
 * Narwhal
 * Newt
 * Nightingale
 * Ocelot
 * Octopus
 * Old English Sheepdog
 * Opossum
 * Orangutan
 * Orca
 * Ostrich
 * Otter
 * Owl
 * Ox
 * Oyster
 * Panda
 * Panther
 * Panthera hybrid
 * Parakeet
 * Parrot
 * Parrotfish
 * Partridge
 * Peacock
 * Peafowl
 * Pekingese
 * Pelican
 * Penguin
 * Perch
 * Peregrine Falcon
 * Persian Cat
 * Pheasant
 * Pig
 * Pigeon
 * Pike
 * Pilot whale
 * Pinniped
 * Piranha
 * Planarian
 * Platypus
 * Polar bear
 * Pony
 * Poodle
 * Porcupine
 * Porpoise
 * Portuguese Man o' War
 * Possum
 * Prairie dog
 * Prawn
 * Praying Mantis
 * Primate
 * Puffin
 * Puma
 * Python
 * Quail
 * Quelea
 * Quokka
 * Rabbit
 * Raccoon
 * Rainbow trout
 * Rat
 * Rattlesnake
 * Raven
 * Ray (Batoidea)
 * Ray (Rajiformes)
 * Red Panda
 * Reindeer
 * Rhinoceros
 * Right whale
 * Roadrunner
 * Rodent
 * Rook
 * Rooster
 * Roundworm
 * Saber-toothed cat
 * Sailfish
 * Saint Bernard
 * Salamander
 * Salmon
 * Sawfish
 * Scale insect
 * Scallop
 * Scorpion
 * Sea anemone
 * Sea cow
 * Seahorse
 * Sea lion
 * Sea slug
 * Sea urchin
 * Setter
 * Shark
 * Sheep
 * Shrew
 * Shrimp
 * Siamese Cat
 * Silkworm
 * Silverfish
 * Skink
 * Skunk
 * Sloth
 * Slug
 * Smelt
 * Snail
 * Snake
 * Snipe
 * Snow leopard
 * Sockeye salmon
 * Sole
 * Spaniel
 * Sparrow
 * Sperm whale
 * Spider
 * Spider monkey
 * Spoonbill
 * Squid
 * Squirrel
 * Starfish
 * Star-nosed mole
 * Steelhead trout
 * Stingray
 * Stoat
 * Stork
 * Sturgeon
 * Sugar glider
 * Swallow
 * Swan
 * Swift
 * Swordfish
 * Swordtail
 * Tabby cat
 * Tahr
 * Takin
 * Tapeworm
 * Tapir
 * Tarantula
 * Tarsier
 * Tasmanian devil
 * Termite
 * Tern
 * Terrier
 * Thrush
 * Tick
 * Tiger
 * Tiger shark
 * Tiglon
 * Toad
 * Tortoise
 * Toucan
 * Toy Poodle
 * Trapdoor spider
 * Tree frog
 * Trout
 * Tuna
 * Turkey
 * Turtle
 * Tyrannosaurus
 * Urial
 * Vampire bat
 * Vampire squid
 * Vicuna
 * Viper
 * Vole
 * Vulture
 * Wallaby
 * Walrus
 * Wasp
 * Warbler
 * Water buffalo
 * Weasel
 * Whale
 * Whippet
 * Whitefish
 * Whooping Crane
 * Wildcat
 * Wildebeest
 * Wildfowl
 * Wolf
 * Wolverine
 * Wombat
 * Woodpecker
 * Worm
 * Wren
 * Xerinae
 * X-ray fish
 * Yak
 * Yellow perch
 * Zebra
 * Zebra Finch

General zoology concepts

 * taxonomy
 * the clade
 * monophyly
 * polyphyly
 * speciation
 * isolating mechanisms
 * concept of species
 * the phenetic species concept
 * the biological species concept
 * the recognition species concept
 * the ecological species concept
 * the pluralistic species concept

Notable zoologists
In alphabetical order by surname:
 * Louis Agassiz (malacology, ichthyology)
 * Aristotle
 * Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
 * Archie Carr (Herpetology, esp. sea turtles)
 * Archie Carr III, (wild mammals)
 * Eugenie Clark (Ichthyology)
 * Jeff Corwin (most animals)
 * Georges Cuvier (founder of comparative morphology)
 * Charles Darwin (formulated modern theory of evolution)
 * Richard Dawkins (ethology)
 * Dian Fossey (primatology)
 * Birutė Galdikas (primatology)
 * Jane Goodall (primatology)
 * Arthur Davis Hasler (limnology, ichthyology, salmon homing)
 * Victor Hensen (planktology)
 * Libbie Hyman (invertebrate zoology)
 * Steve Irwin (herpetology)
 * William Kirby (father of entomology)
 * Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (ornithology, herpetology)
 * Carolus Linnaeus (father of systematics)
 * Konrad Lorenz (ethology)
 * David W. Macdonald (wild mammals)
 * Ernst Mayr (evolutionary biologist)
 * Desmond Morris (ethology)
 * Ron Nowak (wild mammals)
 * Richard Owen (proposed archetypes for major groups of organisms)
 * Roger Tory Peterson (ornithology)
 * William Emerson Ritter (marine biology)
 * Thomas Say (entomology)
 * Jakob von Uexküll (animal behavior, invertebrate zoology)
 * Ernest P. Walker (wild mammals)
 * E. O. Wilson (entomology, founder of sociobiology)

Zoology lists

 * Lists of animals
 * Ant genera (alphabetical)
 * British ant species (common names)
 * Non-endemic ant species introduced to Great Britain and Ireland
 * Myrmecology topics
 * Amblypygid genera
 * Birds
 * Santa Cruz County, California
 * ''Sibley-Monroe Checklist:
 * 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
 * Domesticated animals
 * Cat breeds
 * Dog breeds
 * Freshwater aquarium fish species
 * Horse breeds
 * Marine reptiles
 * Externally visible animal parts
 * Endangered species in the U.S.
 * Category:Lists of individual animals