Animal Profiles - An A to Z List of Common Names

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The following is an A to Z list of animal profiles available at this site, sorted alphabetically by common name:

A

Adélie penguin - Pygoscelis adeliae
African elephant - Loxodonta africana
American beaver - Castor canadensis
American bison - Bison bison
American black bear - Ursus americanus
American moose - Alces americanus
Amphibians - Class Amphibia
Amphisbaenians, Lizards, and Snakes - Order Squamata
Amur leopard - Panthera pardus orientalis
Animals - Kingdom Animalia
Arctic wolf - Canis lupus arctos
Arthropoods - Arthropoda
Asiatic elephant - Elephas maximus
Atlantic puffin - Fratercula arctica
Atlantic white-sided dolphin - Lagenorhynchus acutus
Aye-aye - Daubentonia madagascariensis

B

Bar-headed goose - Anser indicus
Bats - Order Chiroptera
Beaver, American - Castor canadensis
Birds - Class Aves
Birds of prey - Order Falconiformes
Bison, American - Bison bison
Black rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis
Black-footed ferret - Mustela nigripes
Blue-footed booby - Sula nebouxii
Blue whale - Balaenoptera musculus
Bobcat - Lynx rufus
Bottlenose dolphin - Tursiops truncatus
Brown bear - Ursus arctos
Burchell's zebra - Equus burchellii

C

Caecilians - Order Gymnophiona
California sea hare - Aplysia californica
Canada goose - Branta canadensis
Canids - Family Canidae
Caracal - Caracal caracal
Caribou - Rangifer tarandus
Carnivores - Order Carnivora
Cats - Family Felidae
Cetaceans - Order Cetacea
Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus
Chordates - Phylum Chordata
Cichlids - Family Cichlidae
Cnidaria - Phylumn Cnidaria
Common dolphin - Delphinus delphis
Common seal - Phoca vitulina

D

Dugong - Dugong dugong
Dusky dolphin - Lagenorhynchus obscurus

E

Echinoderms - Phylum Echinodermata
Eland antelope - Tragelaphus oryx
Elephants - Proboscidea
Eurasian lynx - Lynx lynx
European common toad - Bufo bufo
European robin - Erithacus rubecula
Even-toed ungulates - Order Artiodactyla

F

Firefish - Pterois volitans
Frigatebirds - Fregatidae
Frogs and toads - Order Anura

G

Galapagos land iguana - Conolophus subcristatus
Galapagos tortoise - Geochelone nigra
Gastropods, slugs and snails - Class Gastropoda
Giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Giant panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis
Golden-crowned sifaka - Propithecus tattersalli
Gorilla - Gorilla gorilla
Gray whale - Eschrichtius robustus
Great white shark - Carcharodon carcharias
Greater flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber
Green poison dart frog - Dendrobates auratus
Green sea turtle - Chelonia mydas

H

Hares, rabbits, and pikas - Order Lagomorpha
Hawksbill sea turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
Herons, storks, ibises, and spoonbills - Order Ciconiiformes
Hummingbirds - Family Trochilidae

I

Insects - Class Insecta
Irrawaddy dolphin - Orcaella brevirostris
Ivory-billed woodpecker - Campephilus principalis

J

Jellyfish - Class Scyphozoa

K

Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus
Komodo Dragon - Varanus komodoensis

L

Lava lizard - Microlophus albemarlensis
Leatherback sea turtle - Dermochelys coriacea
Lemurs, monkeys, and apes - Order Primates
Leopard - Panthera pardus
Lion - Panthera leo
Lionfish - Pterois volitans
Loggerhead turtle - Caretta caretta

M

Mammals - Class Mammalia
Manatees - Genus Trichechus
Marine iguana - Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Meerkat - Suricata suricatta
Mollusks - Phylum Mollusca
Monarch butterfly - Danaus plexippus
Moose, American - Alces americanus
Mountain Lion - Puma concolor
Mustelids - Family Mustelidae

N

Nene goose - Branta sandvicensis
Nine-banded armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
Northern cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern gannet - Morus bassanus
Northern bottlenose whale - Hyperoodon ampullatus

O

Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis
Odd-toed ungulates - Order Perissodactyla
Orca - Orcinus orca
Owls - Order Strigiformes

P

Panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Panther - Panthera onca
Pelicans and relatives - Order Pelicaniformes
Penguins - Order Sphenisciformes
Pigeon guillemot - Cepphus columba
Pigs - Family Suidae
Polar bear - Ursus maritimus
Primates - Order Primates
Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana
Przewalski's wild horse - Equus caballus przewalskii

R

Rabbits, hares, and pikas - Order Lagomorpha
Ray-finned fishes - Class Actinopterygii
Red-eyed tree frog - Agalychnis callidryas
Reindeer - Rangifer tarandus
Reptiles - Class Reptilia
Rhinoceros, black - Diceros bicornis
Rhinoceros, white - Ceratotherium simum
Rhinoceros iguana - Cyclura cornuta
Rodents - Order Rodentia
Rodriguez flying fox - Pteropus rodricensis
Roseate spoonbill - Platalea ajaja
Ruby-throated hummingbird - Archilochus colubris

S

Scarlet ibis - Eudocimus ruber
Shoebill - Balaeniceps rex
Siberian tiger - Panthera tigris altaica
Snails, slugs, and nudibranchs - Class Gastropoda
Snow leopard - Panthera uncia
Somali wild ass - Equus asinus somalicus
Southern tamandua - Tamandua tetradactyla
Sponges - Phylum Porifera
Spectacled bear - Tremarctos ornatus

T

Tapirs - Family Tapiridae
Tiger - Panthera tigris
Tinamous - Order Tinamiformes
Tufted titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor
Turtles and tortoises - Order Chelonia

W

Wandering albatross - Diomedea exulans
Waterfowl - Order Anseriformes
White rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum

X

Xenarthrans - Order Xenarthra

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