Possible Scientific Classifications and Names

[Hi no Seijin]

So, as a thought exercise, I came up with scientific classifications and names for ficitional races, starting with those in the Zelda series, as I use them in my fanfic.

You're going to need a basic understanding of taxonomy and biology to truly appreciate this.

As some of the races defy Earth standards for classification, I had to create names for some of the levels.  So if you're going to say something about them, please be constructive about it.

If I have already shown it to you, some of it may have changed since then.

Here is the classification for humans as a key for the other races:

Human
Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class:  Mammalia
Order:  Primates
Family:  Hominidae
Genus and species:  Homo sapiens sapiens

Now then, on to the other races.  Some notes will be included to help you understand why I did what I did.

Hylian, Sheikah, Twili, Gerudo
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Mammalia
O:  Primates
F:  Hominidae
Gs:  Homo sapiens lux (Hylian), Homo sapiens umbra (Sheikah), Homo sapiens aurora (Twili), Homo sapiens harena (Gerudo)

Goron
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Mammalia (It looks like they have hair, a mammalian trait, and bellybuttons suggest live birth, another mammalian trait.)
O:  Lapis (Latin for "stone, rock.")
F:  Hominidae (They are humanoid in appearance.)
Gs:  Homo saxum ("Saxum" is another Latin word for "stone, rock, boulder," so a loose translation would be "boulder man.")

Rito
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Aves
O:  Falconiformes (In my fanfic, Ritos can fully transform into a roc, which I think would be a bird of prey in this order; yeah, Eloze is an influence.)
F:  Hominidae (Again, they are humanoid in appearance.)
Gs:  Homo roc

Zora
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Osteichthyes (Bony fishes.)
O:  Amphibia (They are somewhat equally comfortable on land and in water.)
F:  Hominidae (This should be obvious at this point.)
Gs:  Homo piscis flumen (River Zora), Homo piscis oceanus (Ocean Zora)

Faerie
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Mammalia
O:  Spirita (Of course, I had to create this one; it's just the word "spirit" with an "a" at the end to make it sound like Latin.)
F:  Hominidae
Gs:  Homo fey parva (Lesser Faerie), Homo fey media (Mid-faerie; a faerie subrace I created for my fanfic), Homo fey magna (Great Faerie)

Kokiri
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Mammalia
O:  Spirita
F:  Hominidae
Gs:  Homo liberisilva ("Liberi" is Latin for "children" and "silva" Latin for "forest.")

Deku
K:  Animalia (I figure that since they have features that obviously make them animals [the most important being a complex nervous system to form intelligible speech].)
P:  Invertebrata (I think that their wooden body acts as an exoskeleton.)
C:  Plantae (They are, after all, plantlike, and I can see them producing food via photosynthesis.)
O:  Got stuck on this one; I'll probably figure it out should I work on the deku babas and their like.
F:  Hominidae
Gs:  Homo herba, Homo herba insana (Mad scrubs)

Wolfos
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Mammalia
O:  Carnivora
F:  Canidae
Gs:  Canis lupis umbra (I think the the wolfos is the Sheikah equivalent to the wolf.)

[Darth Wyndisis]

Since I am a Hogwarts zoology student, it is cool to see that you have given this some thought.  I haven't had any courses that focused on taxonomy with much depth, so I have no immediate criticisms.  Considering that you were classifying races that don't exist, you did a good job.

Edit:
One small and somewhat irrelevant thing I have to point out is that humans are actually a subspecies of Homo sapiens called Homo sapiens sapiens.

[Uximadesk]

Lol, Sand Men...
The only real criticism I can make is that since Kokiri are somewhat sons to a Tree, it is hard to clasify them as anything really.
It's like the relationship ants have to their queen, which is physically different. However, it's easier to approach this problem if you believe that the Kokiri's true forms are the Korok, which are visually more simmilar to the Deku Tree.

[Hi no Seijin]

One small and somewhat irrelevant thing I have to point out is that humans are actually a subspecies of homo sapiens called homo sapiens sapiens.

Yeah, I know.  I suppose I should add that in my notes.  However, I don't really understand why we're a subspecies; mind explaining that to me in a PM, please?

And the genus name should be capitalized.

The only real criticism I can make is that since Kokiri are somewhat sons to a Tree, it is hard to clasify them as anything really.
It's like the relationship ants have to their queen, which is physically different. However, it's easier to approach this problem if you believe that the Kokiri's true forms are the Korok, which are visually more simmilar to the Deku Tree.

Like I said, these races are as I use them in my fanfic (I'm taking huge amounts of creative liberty, especially with using only OoT as the sole historical basis for the fanfic).  For me, Kokiri are forest spirits who do not age as long as they are within the boundries of Kokiri Forest as set out by the Great Deku Tree.  For me, they are in no way related to the Koroks, who I'm not even sure if I'm going to use; however, I will eventually finish their classification (so far, their first three levels of classification are that of the Dekus).  I see the Kokiri as more closely related to faeries, which you can see reflected in how I classify both races.

I have some more now.  Enjoy!

Trinexx
K:  Animalia
P:  Chordata
C:  Reptilia
O:  Fabula (Latin for "story, myth.")
F:  Draco (Greek, I think it was, for "dragon;" I think Trinexx is a dragon.)
Gs:  Draconis lapidosus ("Lapidosus" is Latin for "stony," so "stony dragon" is a loose translation.)

All of the other dragons follow the above classification all the way up to species.

For Argarok, I wasn't sure what to use for the species name.  Feel free to suggest something; the only rule is that the name should make use of Latin or Greek.

Gleeok (Covers all versions.)
Draconis duocapitis ("Duo" is Latin for "two" and "capitis" takes its root from "caput," Latin for "head.")

Aquamentus
Draconis monoceros ("Monoceros" is Latin for "unicorn.")

Oh, and just so you all know, I am not going to bother with scientific names and classifications for undead creatures (Bubbles, Stalfoses, Redead, etc.) or inanimate objects brought to life or enemies that I think fall in that category (Armoses, Darknuts, Iron Knuckles, etc.).

[TP Zelda]

Uhuuhuu if only I could understand I could say something about it but I don't.  :'(

Sounds cool anyway  :D