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 |
|---|---|---|
| hardhead silversideAtherinomorus stipes (Müller & Troschel, 1848) | AtherinomoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | AtherinomoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| topsmeltAtherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860) | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| jacksmeltAtherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854 | AtherinopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherinosoma elongatum (Klunzinger, 1879) | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherinosoma microstoma (Günther, 1861) | AtherinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherion africanum Smith, 1965 | AtherionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901 | AtherionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atherion maccullochi Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 | AtherionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acuminate bush viperAtheris acuminata Broadley, 1998 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayombe Bush-ViperAtheris anisolepis Mocquard, 1887 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uzungwe Mountain Bush ViperAtheris barbouri Loveridge, 1930 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Broadley’s bush viperAtheris broadleyi Lawson, 1999 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Usambara bush viperAtheris ceratophora Werner, 1896 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green bush viperAtheris chlorechis (Pel, 1852) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mt Kenya Bush ViperAtheris desaixi Ashe, 1968 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bristly Tree ViperAtheris hirsuta Ernst & Rödel, 2002 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Hairy Bush ViperAtheris hispida Laurent, 1955 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Katanga Mountain Bush ViperAtheris katangensis de Witte, 1953 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mount Mabu bush viperAtheris mabuensis Branch & Bayliss, 2009 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Matilda's Horned ViperAtheris matildae Menegon, Davenport & Howell, 2011 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Great Lakes Bush ViperAtheris nitschei Tornier, 1902 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mt Rungwe bush viperAtheris rungweensis Bogert, 1940 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Bush ViperAtheris squamigera Hallowell, 1854 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atheris subocularis Fischer, 1888 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Brush-tailed PorcupineAtherurus africanus Gray, 1842 | HystricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Brush-tailed PorcupineAtherurus macrourus (Linnaeus, 1758) | HystricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus (G. Cuvier, 1829) | HerpestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula (Cabanis, 1880) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atlantihyla panchoi (Duellman & Campbell, 1982) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atlantihyla spinipollex (Schmidt, 1936) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atlantirivulus guanabarensis Costa, 2014 | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus haraldsiolii (Berkenkamp, 1984) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus lazzarotoi (Costa, 2007) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus nudiventris (Costa & Brasil, 1991) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus ribeirensis Costa, 2014 | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus riograndensis (Costa & Lanés, 2009) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus santensis (Köhler, 1906) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus simplicis (Costa, 2004) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus tupinambas Ywamoto, Nielsen & Oliveira, 2025 | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantirivulus unaensis (Costa & De Luca, 2009) | RivulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantoraja platana (Günther, 1880) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White-headed Brush FinchAtlapetes albiceps (Taczanowski, 1884) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped Brush FinchAtlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moustached Brush FinchAtlapetes albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antioquia Brush FinchAtlapetes blancae Donegan, 2007 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Choco Brush FinchAtlapetes crassus Bangs, 1908 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky-headed Brush FinchAtlapetes fuscoolivaceus Chapman, 1914 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-rimmed Brush FinchAtlapetes leucopis (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged Brush FinchAtlapetes leucopterus (Jardine, 1856) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.