Animal Families
17449 families in the taxonomic backbone, 13298 of them carrying genus or species records in the Sanctum index.
Families by species records held
- Nolidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (228 genera, 2417 species)
- Tineidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (337 genera, 2412 species)
- Delphacidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (419 genera, 2343 species)
- Gobiidae, Perciformes (267 genera, 2332 species)
- Unionidae — Bivalvia, Unionida (254 genera, 2331 species)
- Thripidae — Insecta, Thysanoptera (307 genera, 2316 species)
- Tenthredinidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (245 genera, 2272 species)
- Colubridae — Squamata (285 genera, 2258 species)
- Thomisidae — Arachnida, Araneae (187 genera, 2229 species)
- Termitidae — Insecta, Blattodea (275 genera, 2197 species)
- Rhyparochromidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (434 genera, 2192 species)
- Brentidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (391 genera, 2177 species)
- Ephydridae — Insecta, Diptera (146 genera, 2171 species)
- Pseudococcidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (290 genera, 2153 species)
- Hydroptilidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (82 genera, 2133 species)
- Lasiocampidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (218 genera, 2102 species)
- Dryophthoridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (192 genera, 2096 species)
- Tetrigidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (282 genera, 2074 species)
- Hydrobiidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (294 genera, 2046 species)
- Gracillariidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (115 genera, 2041 species)
- Pectinidae — Bivalvia, Pectinida (188 genera, 2034 species)
- Coccinellidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (233 genera, 2023 species)
- Clausiliidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (218 genera, 2012 species)
- Sphingidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (214 genera, 1968 species)
- Sphaeroceridae — Insecta, Diptera (140 genera, 1967 species)
- Oonopidae — Arachnida, Araneae (120 genera, 1962 species)
- Pholcidae — Arachnida, Araneae (99 genera, 1946 species)
- Platygastridae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (82 genera, 1895 species)
- Scincidae — Squamata (188 genera, 1887 species)
- Vespidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (68 genera, 1878 species)
- Leptoceridae — Insecta, Trichoptera (62 genera, 1870 species)
- Cardiidae — Bivalvia, Cardiida (156 genera, 1861 species)
- Eriophyidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (203 genera, 1859 species)
- Fenestellidae — Stenolaemata, Fenestrida (69 genera, 1852 species)
- Anthomyiidae — Insecta, Diptera (55 genera, 1848 species)
- Limacodidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (343 genera, 1841 species)
- Cichlidae, Perciformes (243 genera, 1828 species)
- Pentatomidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (436 genera, 1823 species)
- Calliphoridae — Insecta, Diptera (152 genera, 1819 species)
- Lucanidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (147 genera, 1811 species)
- Cosmopterigidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (150 genera, 1807 species)
- Cantharidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (120 genera, 1802 species)
- Myrmeleontidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (220 genera, 1795 species)
- Veneridae — Bivalvia, Venerida (179 genera, 1791 species)
- Brachyceridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (145 genera, 1768 species)
- Entomobryidae — Collembola, Entomobryomorpha (46 genera, 1744 species)
- Derbidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (166 genera, 1700 species)
- Hydropsychidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (52 genera, 1691 species)
- Aleyrodidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (192 genera, 1673 species)
- Elmidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (156 genera, 1643 species)
- Gekkonidae — Squamata (72 genera, 1627 species)
- Neanuridae — Collembola, Poduromorpha (172 genera, 1614 species)
- Pterophoridae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (91 genera, 1609 species)
- Mymaridae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (126 genera, 1593 species)
- Sesiidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (171 genera, 1572 species)
- Marginellidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (33 genera, 1570 species)
- Cercopidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (174 genera, 1569 species)
- Buthidae — Arachnida, Scorpiones (111 genera, 1565 species)
- Pipunculidae — Insecta, Diptera (27 genera, 1565 species)
- Paradoxosomatidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (215 genera, 1564 species)
- Lecithoceridae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (133 genera, 1554 species)
- Trochidae — Gastropoda, Trochida (114 genera, 1529 species)
- Chrysopidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (111 genera, 1523 species)
- Conidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (26 genera, 1510 species)
- Isotomidae — Collembola, Entomobryomorpha (117 genera, 1507 species)
- Cleridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (197 genera, 1489 species)
- Bethylidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (110 genera, 1477 species)
- Trachyleberididae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (196 genera, 1474 species)
- Sparassidae — Arachnida, Araneae (100 genera, 1466 species)
- Psychidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (246 genera, 1453 species)
- Chrysididae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (111 genera, 1444 species)
- Ancyrocephalidae — Monogenea, Dactylogyridea (158 genera, 1441 species)
- Coenagrionidae — Insecta, Odonata (133 genera, 1439 species)
- Streptaxidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (75 genera, 1430 species)
- Agelenidae — Arachnida, Araneae (96 genera, 1413 species)
- Helicidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (74 genera, 1410 species)
- Eurytomidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (90 genera, 1391 species)
- Coleophoridae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (11 genera, 1386 species)
- Mutillidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (128 genera, 1377 species)
- Flatidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (287 genera, 1373 species)
- Muridae — Mammalia, Rodentia (298 genera, 1357 species)
- Achatinidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (99 genera, 1356 species)
- Cossidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (185 genera, 1354 species)
- Psocidae — Insecta, Psocodea (86 genera, 1338 species)
- Planorbidae — Gastropoda (95 genera, 1328 species)
- Characidae, Characiformes (153 genera, 1325 species)
- Tetranychidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (77 genera, 1322 species)
- Perlidae — Insecta, Plecoptera (78 genera, 1318 species)
- Blaberidae — Insecta, Blattodea (176 genera, 1312 species)
- Lauxaniidae — Insecta, Diptera (182 genera, 1310 species)
- Pieridae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (96 genera, 1308 species)
- Cyclophoridae — Gastropoda, Architaenioglossa (61 genera, 1304 species)
- Therevidae — Insecta, Diptera (140 genera, 1303 species)
- Zodariidae — Arachnida, Araneae (98 genera, 1302 species)
- Columbellidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (93 genera, 1299 species)
- Baetidae — Insecta, Ephemeroptera (122 genera, 1290 species)
- Coccidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (178 genera, 1290 species)
- Eulimidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (114 genera, 1282 species)
- Psyllidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (69 genera, 1280 species)
- Naididae — Clitellata, Tubificida (140 genera, 1277 species)
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.