Bubunur/dog-cat-panda

Animal Image Classification Dataset

A small image classification dataset containing photographs of three animal classes collected from iNaturalist.

Classes

The dataset contains three categories:

• dog — Canis familiaris
• cat — Felis catus
• panda — Ailuropoda melanoleuca

The dataset contains up to 1,000 images per class.

Data Collection

Images were collected using the iNaturalist API. One photograph was selected from each observation to reduce near-duplicate images.

Only photographs with supported Creative Commons licenses were selected.

Dataset Structure

dataset/
├── dog/
├── cat/
├── panda/
└── attribution.csv

attribution.csv contains the original image URL, license information, attribution, observation URL, and class label.

Intended Use

This dataset is intended for educational and research purposes, including:

• image classification
• computer vision experiments
• transfer learning
• benchmarking basic animal recognition models

Classes and Labels

Label	Scientific Name
dog	Canis familiaris
cat	Felis catus
panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Source

The images were obtained from iNaturalist. Please refer to the attribution.csv file for individual image attribution and license information.

License

Individual images retain their original licenses. Please check the license and attribution information for each image before redistributing or using the images.

Limitations

The dataset is relatively small and contains only three animal classes. Images may vary significantly in background, lighting, pose, image quality, and camera angle. It should therefore not be considered a comprehensive representation of these species.