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Scientific Names of Popular Animals

The scientific names below belong to well-known animals. Can you guess them all?
Quiz by pseudocraul
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Last updated: March 21, 2022
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Scientific Name
Animal
Homo sapiens
Human
Loxodonta africana
African Elephant
Elephas maximus
Asian Elephant
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Platypus
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale
Trichechus manatus
Manatee
Equus zebra/Equus grevyi/ Equus quagga
Zebra
Giraffa camelopardalis/ Giraffa reticulata/ Giraffa giraffa/ Giraffa tippelskirchi
Giraffe
Carcharodon carcharias
White Shark
Canis lupus familiaris
Dog
Felis catus
Cat
Panthera leo
Lion
Panthera tigris
Tiger
Scientific Name
Animal
Panthera onca
Jaguar
Panthera pardus
Leopard
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippo
Ursus maritimus
Polar Bear
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Giant Panda
Equus ferus caballus
Horse
Bos taurus
Cow/Ox/Bull
Sus scrofa domesticus
Pig
Ovis aries
Sheep
Apis cerana/ Apis mellifera
Bee
Tursiops truncatus
Bottlenose Dolphin
Orcinus orca
Orca
Acinonyx jubatus
Cheetah
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Level 58
Mar 20, 2022
Can you accept great white shark?
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Level 83
Mar 21, 2022
Done!
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Level 70
Mar 20, 2022
Nice quiz. Can you accept orca for killer whale too, please
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Level 83
Mar 21, 2022
Done!
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Level 32
Mar 20, 2022
I put great white shark and it didn’t count
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Level 83
Mar 21, 2022
Done!
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Level 84
Mar 20, 2022
Great white shark needs to be accepted. Orca should be not just accepted, but the primary answer. You can get rid of guepard - that term is not used in contemporary English. Panda should specify giant panda (to distinguish from red panda). You can save some space by saying Giraffa spp. Ditto for Apis spp (but if you prefer to list species, you have to add a bunch of them). All scientific names should be in italics. Equus quagga should be added to the zebra scientific names.

I know that's a lot of stuff, but it will make a good quiz better.

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Level 83
Mar 21, 2022
Thank you for the help!