Thursday 1 November 2012

Latin names for mammals

MAMMALS

Short-nosed echidna=Tachyglossus aculeatus
Koala=Phascolarctos cinereus
Duck-billed platypus=Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Red kangaroo=Macropus rufus
Aardvark=Orycteropus afer
Western European hedgehog=Erinaceus europaeus
European mole=Talpa europaea
Eurasian shrew=Sorex araneus
Bushveld sengi=Elephantulus intufi
Six-banded armadillo=Euphractus sexcinctus
Long-tailed pangolin=Manis tetradactyla
Giant anteater=Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Vampire bat=Desmodus rotundus
Brown long-eared bat=Plecotus auritus
Lesser horseshoe bat=Rhinolophus hipposideros
Spectacled flying fox=Pteropus conspicillatus
Ring-tailed lemur=Lemur catta
Philippine tarsier=Tarsius syrichta
Common marmoset=Callithrix jacchus
Mandrill=Mandrillus sphinx
Crested porcupine=Hystrix cristata
Eastern grey squirrel=Sciurus carolinensis
Naked mole-rat=Heterocephalus glaber
Brown rat=Rattus norvegicus
European hare=Lepus europaeus
Fennec fox=Vulpes zerda
Polar bear=Ursus maritimus
Grey wolf=Canis lupus
Red panda=Ailurus fulgens
Lion=Panthera leo
Sea otter=Enhydra lutris
Leopard=panthera pardus
Caracal=Caracal caracal
Least weasel=Mustela nivali
Racoon=Procyon lotor
Striped skunk=Mephitis mephitis
Meerkat=Suricata suricatta
Walrus=Odobenus rosmarus
Common seal=Phoca vitulina
African savanna elephant=Loxodonta africana
Asiatic elephant=Elephas maximus
African forest elephant=Loxodonta cyclotis
Axis deer=Axis Axis
Impala=Aepyceros melampus
Hippopotamus=Hippopotumus amphibius
Giraffe=Giraffa camelopardalis
Bactrian camel=Camelus bactrainus
Sperm whale=Physeter catodon
Killer whale=Orcinus orca
Humpback whale=Megaptera novaeangliae
Amazon river dolphin=Lnia geoffrensis

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