A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Micropterus cataractae Williams & Burgess, 1999 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus chattahoochae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus coosae Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus floridanus (Lesueur, 1822) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus henshalli Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus notius Bailey & Hubbs, 1949 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| large-mouth bassMicropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus tallapoosae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus treculii (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus warriorensis Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scrub HoneyeaterMicroptilotis albonotatus (Salvadori, 1876) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mimic HoneyeaterMicroptilotis analogus (Reichenbach, 1852) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptic HoneyeaterMicroptilotis imitatrix (Mathews, 1912) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mottle-breasted HoneyeaterMicroptilotis mimikae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest HoneyeaterMicroptilotis montanus (Salvadori, 1880) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Microrasbora microphthalma Jiang, Chen & Yang, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microrasbora rubescens Annandale, 1918 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis (Cornalia, 1849) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Highland Small Rice RatMicroryzomys altissimus (Osgood, 1933) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest Small Rice RatMicroryzomys minutus (Tomes, 1860) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Microschemobrycon callops Böhlke, 1953 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microschemobrycon casiquiare Böhlke, 1953 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microschemobrycon cryptogrammus Ohara, Jerep & Cavallaro, 2019 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry, 1973 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microschemobrycon geisleri Géry, 1973 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microschemobrycon melanotus (Eigenmann, 1912) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microschemobrycon meyburgi Meinken, 1975 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Central American Dwarf SquirrelMicrosciurus alfari (J. A. Allen, 1895) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amazon Dwarf SquirrelMicrosciurus flaviventer (Gray, 1867) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Dwarf SquirrelMicrosciurus mimulus (Thomas, 1898) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santander Dwarf SquirrelMicrosciurus santanderensis (Hernández-Camacho, 1957) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| bumphead damselfishMicrospathodon bairdii (Gill, 1862) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| jewelfishMicrospathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microspathodon frontatus Emery, 1970 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plain-tailed Warbling FinchMicrospingus alticola (Salvin, 1895) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-throated Warbling FinchMicrospingus cabanisi (Bonaparte, 1850) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ringed Warbling FinchMicrospingus torquatus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collaris (P. L. Sclater, 1860) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Microsternarchus bilineatus Fernández-Yépez, 1968 | HypopomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microsternarchus brevis Cox Fernandes, Nogueira, Williston & Alves-Gomes, 2015 | HypopomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microsternarchus javieri Pinilla, Cox Fernandes & Alves-Gomes, 2025 | HypopomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteri (P. L. Sclater, 1888) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| slender argentineMicrostoma microstoma (Risso, 1810) | MicrostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microstomatichthyoborus bashforddeani Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microstomatichthyoborus katangae David & Poll, 1937 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Slime flounderMicrostomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lemon soleMicrostomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.