Living things by scientific name

Guess the common name of the animal, plant or fungus corresponding to the scientific name

If the scientific name corresponds to a particular species in a group, the general name is accepted

For example, for Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale), 'whale' is accepted

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Animals
Species	Common name
Spheniscus magellanicus	Magellanic penguin
Panthera tigris tigris	Bengal tiger
Ursus maritimus	Polar bear
Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffe
Elephas maximus	Asian elephant
Felis silvestris catus	Cat
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald eagle
Gorilla gorilla	Gorilla
Lama glama	Llama

Plants
Species	Common name
Zea mays	Maize
Citrus × sinensis	Orange
Coffea arabica	Arabian coffee
Theobroma cacao	Cocoa tree
Syzygium aromaticum	Clove
Cinnamomum verum	Cinnamon
Fragaria × ananassa	Strawberry
Ananas comosus	Pineapple
Mentha × piperita	Pepermint

Fungi
Species	Common name
Aspergillus niger	Black mould
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Baker's yeast

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