Symbolism of Animals and Its Scientific Classification

Cat

• Often valued by humans for its companionship and sweetness. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.

• Sweet

• Scientific Classification
  Kingdom : Animalia
  Phylum : Chordata
  Class : Mammalia
  Order : Carnivora
  Family : Felidae
  Genus : Felis
  Species : F. silvestris
  Subspecies : F. s. catus

Carabao

• Carabaos are highly associated with farmers, being the farm animal of choice for pulling the plow and the cart used to haul farm produce to the market.
  
• Hardworking
  
  
• Scientific Classification
  Kingdom Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Class Mammalia
  Order Artiodactyla
  Family Bovidae
  Genus Bubalus
  Species B.bubalis
  Subspecies B.b.c

Dog

• One of the most widely-kept working and companion animals in human history. Human love this animal because of its being loyal to the keeper.

• Loyal
  
  FScientific Classification
  Kingdom : Animalia
  Phylum : Chordata
  Class : Mammalia
  Order : Carnivora
  Family : Canidae
  Genus : Canis
  Species : C. lupus
  Subspecies : C.l.familiaris

Snake

• The Bible says that Satan appeared to Eve in the Garden of Eden as a serpent. The Book of Revelation states "that serpent of old" as "the Devil and Satan" (Revelation 20:2). The Devil supposedly tempted Eve while he was in the form of a serpent

• Traitor

• Scientific Classification
  Kingdom : Animalia
  Phylum : Chordata
  Subphylum:Vertebrata
  Class : Sauropsida
  Subclass :Diapsidia
  Infraclass :Lepidosauromorphia
  Superorder:Lepidosaua
  Order : Squamata
  Suborder :Serpentes

Sheep

• Christianity uses sheep-related image like Christ as the sacrificed Lamb of God.

• Meekness

• Scientific Classification
  Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
  Class: Mammalia
  Order: Artiodactyla
  Family: Bovidae
  Subfamily: Caprinae
  Genus: Ovis
  Species: O. aries