From Laura Klappenbach,
Your Guide to Animals / Wildlife.
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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

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)
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 nigraGalapagos 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

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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