Animal Scientific Names

Guess the animal from their scientific name. Mammals, fish, insects and reptiles all included
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Last updated: November 17, 2014
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First submittedMay 10, 2014
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Scientific name
Answer
Archinida Scorpionida
Scorpion
Bison Bonasus
Bison
Bovidae Ovis
Sheep
Camelus Camelidae
Camel
Cannis Familiaris
Dog
Cannis Vulpes
Fox
Chamaele Ontidate
Chameleon
Cortalus Horridus
Rattle snake
Crocodilia Niloticus
Crocodile
Delphinidae Delphis
Dolphin
Eqqus Caballus
Horse
Felis Catus
Cat (domestic)
Hippocampus Syngnathidae
Sea horse
Scientific name
Answer
Hystricomorph Hystricidae
Porcupine
Pan Troglodytes
Chimpanzee
Panthera Leo
Lion
Panthera Pardus
Panther
Panthera Tigris
Tiger
Perrissodanctyl Rthinocerotidae
Rhinoceros
Proboscidea Elephantidae
Elephant
Rodentia Muridae
Mouse
Rodentia Rattus
Rat
Rodentia Sciurus
Squirrel
Ursidae Carnivora
Bear
Vipera Berus
Adder, Viper
Vultur Gryphus
Condor
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Level 44
May 11, 2014
I was an 'anzee' and a 'ceros' away from 20.
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Level 74
Nov 21, 2014
This quiz cannot be recommended. There are many misspellings, and apparently who made this has not understanding of scientific names and terms. Some of those are species names, some mix order and family terms.
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Level 11
Apr 21, 2018
For Crocodilia Niloticus, il lost one minut because I tried Nile Crocodile and the answer was Crocodile. Crocodilia Niloticus is the name for the Nile Crocodile.
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Level 67
Dec 26, 2018
21/26 I got seahorse, but missed the other bottom 5 (typed like 8 rodents, but not squirrel..) I allways thought the word in english was vultures, so I only tried variations of that ( I guess a specefic species is meant here. But that is not very consistent with the other questions, there are for instance several types of crocodile, the nile crocodile is described here, but the answer is shown as the family name.)
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Level 67
May 18, 2019
Panthera pardus refers to the leopard, subspecies of which can be found in Africa and across central and eastern Asia. "Panther" can refer to several different bigs cat species including mountain lions (native to America) and the black phase of jaguars or leopards.
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Level 71
Feb 8, 2021
I enjoyed the quiz, it is not easy to put together a quiz like this as there are different spellings of names in different lists as I found out when setting a quiz dealing with scientific names of animals. Even with my limited knowledge of the same I managed 23 / 26 and have not grumbles.