Subtree of Life

On this page, you can find the relationships between different species. Search for a species and click on it to add it to the tree.

The relationship between the species will be shown in a tree.

Here are some examples.

Domestic animals

How are cat, dog, chicken, cow, pig, and sheep related?

Edible grasses

Did you know that maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet are grasses?

Higher fungi

There are many more mushrooms than just the common mushroom.

Salty plants

Some plants have learned to deal with salt water. But they are not closely related.

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life is a book by Richard Dawkins about the ancestors of all humans. It talks about many species and the ancestors that they share with humans. It was the inspiration for this website.