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Animal Profiles - An A to Z List of Scientific Names

An Index to Animal Profiles and Fact Sheets (A-T)

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The following is an A to Z list of animal profiles available, sorted alphabetically by scientific name:

A

Ailuropoda melanoleuca - Giant Panda
Amblyrhynchus cristatus - Marine Iguana
Amphibia - Amphibians
Anser indicus - Bar-Headed Goose
Order Anseriformes - Waterfowl
Aplysia californica - California Sea Hare
Archilochus colubris - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropoods
Order Artiodactyla - Even-Toed Ungulates
Class Aves - Birds

B

Baeolophus bicolor - Tufted Titmouse
Balaeniceps rex - Shoebill
Balaenoptera musculus - Blue Whale
Branta canadensis - Canada Goose
Branta sandvicensis - Nene Goose
Bufo bufo - European Common Toad

C

Campephilus principalis - Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Canis lupus arctos - Arctic Wolf
Carcharodon carcharias - Great White Shark
Caretta caretta - Loggerhead Turtle
Order Cetacea - Cetaceans
Order Carnivora - Carnivores
Chelonia mydas - Green Sea Turtle
Order Chiroptera - Bats
Phylum Chordata - Chordates
Family Cichldae - Cichlids
Order Ciconiiformes - Herons & Relatives
Phylumn Cnidaria(Cnidaria
Cyclura cornuta - Rhinoceros Iguana

D

Danaus plexippus - Monarch Butterfly
Dasypus novemcinctus - Nine-Banded Armadillo
Daubentonia madagascariensis - Aye-Aye
Delphinus delphis - Common Dolphin
Dendrobates auratus - Green Poison Dart Frog
Dermochelys coriacea - Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diceros bicornis - Black Rhinoceros
Diomedea exulans - Wandering Albatross

E

Elephas maximus - Asiatic Elephant
Equus burchellii - Burchell's Zebra
Equus caballus przewalskii - Przewalski's Wild Horse
Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eschrichtius robustus - Gray Whale
Eudocimus ruber - Scarlet Ibis

F

Order Falconiformes - Birds of Prey
Family Felidae - Cats
Family Fregatidae - Frigatebirds

G

Class Gastropoda - Gastropods, Slugs and Snails
Geochelone nigra - Galapagos Tortoise
Giraffa camelopardalis - Giraffe
Gorilla gorilla - Gorilla

H

Hyperoodon ampullatus - Northern Bottlenose Whale

I

Class Insecta - Insects

L

Lagenorhynchus acutus - Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obscurus - Dusky Dolphin
Order Lagomorpha - Hares, Rabbits, & Pikas
Loxodonta africana - African Elephant
Lynx lynx - Eurasian Lynx

M

Class Mammalia - Mammals
Metazoa - Animals
Microlophus albemarlensis - Lava Lizard
Phylum Mollusca - Mollusks
Morus bassanus - Northern Gannet
Mustela nigripes - Black-Footed Ferret
Family Mustelidae - Mustelids
Myrmecophaga tridactyla - Giant Anteater

O

Orcaella brevirostris - Irrawaddy Dolphin
Orcinus orca - Orca

P

Panthera pardus - Leopard
Panthera tigris - Tiger
Order Pelicaniformes - Pelicans & Relatives
Order Perissodactyla - Odd-Toed Ungulates
Phascolarctos cinereus - Koala
Phoca vitulina - Common seal
Platalea ajaja - Roseate Spoonbill
Order Primates - Primates
Order Proboscidea - Elephants
Propithecus tattersalli - Golden-Crowned Sifaka
Pterois volitans - Firefish or Lionfish
Pteropus rodricensis - Rodriguez Flying Fox
Pygoscelis adeliae - Adélie Penguin

R

Class Reptilia - Reptiles

S

Class Scyphozoa - Jellyfish
Order Sphenisciformes - Penguins
Order Strigiformes - Owls
Sula nebouxii - Blue-Footed Booby
Suricata suricatta - Meerkat

T

Tamandua tetradactyla - Southern Tamandua
Family Tapiridae - Tapirs
Order Tinamiformes - Tinamous
Tremarctos ornatus - Spectacled Bear
Genus Trichechus - Manatees
Family Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Tursiops truncatus - Bottlenose Dolphin

U

Ursus americanus - American Black Bear
Ursus maritimus - Polar Bear

X

Order Xenarthra - Xenarthrans

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