Scientific Binomials

 

Animals

aardvark Orycteropus afer
Arctic blue butterfly Agriades glandon
Arctic fox Alopex lagopus
Arctic hare Lepus arcticus
Arctic wolf spider Pardosa glacialis
bearded seal Erignathus barbatus
beaver Castor canadensis
beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas
black bear Ursus americanus
black mamba Dendroaspis polylepis
black rat Rattus rattus
black rhino Diceros bicornis
blacktail deer Odocoileus hemionus
black widow spider Latrodectus spp.
blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
brown bear Ursus arctos
Burchell’s zebra Equus quagga burchellii
Burmese python Python bivattatus
camel Camelus spp.
chacma baboon Papio griseipes
cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
collared lemming Dicrostonyx spp.
common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
common wallaroo Macropus robustus
crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga
crocodile Crocodylus spp.
ermine Mustela ermine
fisher Martes pennanti
ghost crab Ocypode gaudichaudii
giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
golden jackal Canis aureus
gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
gray whale Eschrichtius robustus
Grévy’s zebra Equus grevyi
grizzly bear Ursus arctos
guenon Cercopithecus spp.
harbor seal Phoca vitulina
impala Aepyceros melampus
jeweled gecko Naultinus gemmeus
Komoda dragon Varanus komodoensis
leopard Panthera pardus
leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
lion Panthera leo
lynx Lynx canadensis
marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
marten Martes americana
mink Neovison vison
minke Balaenoptera acutorostrata
mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei
mountain lion Puma concolor
muskox Ovibos moschatus
narwhal Monodon monoceros
northeast African carpet viper Echis pyramidum
northern red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutilis
Norway rat Rattus norvegicus
ocean strider Halobates spp.
orangutan Pongo spp.
orca Orcinus orca
oryx Oryx gazella
Pacific green turtle Chelonia mydas
Peary caribou Rangifer tarandus pearyi
polar bear Ursus maritimus
polar bumblebee Bombus polaris
Portuguese man-of-war Physalia physalis
puff adder Bitis arietans
razor clam Siliqua spp.
red fox Vulpes vulpes
red kangaroo Macropus rufus
red spitting cobra Naja pallida
reticulated giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
ringed seal Pusa hispida
river otter Lontra canadensis
Roosevelt elk Cervus elaphus roosevelti
Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii
sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus
sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
southern right whale Eubalaena australis
southern white rhino Ceratotherium simum simum
sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
springbok Antidorcas marsupialis
star spider Gasteracantha cancriformis
striped polecat Ictonyx striatus
thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus
topi Damaliscus lunatus
tube worm Riftia pachyptila
walrus Odobenus rosmarus
warthog Phacochoerus africanus
Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii
wildebeest Connochaetes spp.
wolverine Gulo gulo
Yangtze river dolphin Lipotes vexillifer
zebu cattle Bos taurus indicus

Fish

blue-eyed damselfish/yellowtail damselfish Stegastes arcifrons
boxfishes Lactoria diaphana and Ostracion meleagris
canary rockfish Sebastes pinniger
clown razorfish Novaculichthys taeniourus
coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae
dusky sergeant major Abudefduf troschelii
Galápagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
grouper Mycteroperca olfax
guineafowl puffer Arothron meleagris
Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
orange-eyed mullet Xenomugil thoburni
Pacific beakfish Oplegnathus insignis
rainbow scorpionfish Scorpaenodes xyris
scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini
Sheepshead mickey Microspathodon bairdi
spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
thresher shark Alopias vulpinus
tinsel squirrelfish/sun squirrelfish Sargocentron suborbitalis
whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus
yellowtail surgeonfish Prionurus laticlavius

Birds

Abyssinian roller Coracias abyssinica
Adélie penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Baird’s sandpiper Calidris bairdii
banded stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
black guillemot Cepphus grylle
black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
black noddy Anous minutus
black swan Cygnus atratus
blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
Brandt’s cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Cape rook/Cape crow Corvus capensis
Cape vulture Gyps coprotheres
caracara Caracara plancus
Carnaby’s black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Cassin’s auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
common eider Somateria mollissima
common murre Uria aalge
common raven Corvus corax
compact weaverbird Ploceus superciliosus
dark chanting goshawk Melierax metabates
double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
fairy tern Sternula nereis
fairy wren Malarus spp.
galah Eolophus roseicapillus
Galápagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis
Galápagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis
glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus
glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens
gray-headed social weaverbird Pseudonigrita arnaudi
great black-backed gull Larus marinus
great frigatebird Fregata minor
greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia
hoary redpoll Carduelis hornemanni
hooded dotterel Thinornis cucullatus
Indian myna Acridotheres tristis
ivory gull Pagophila eburnea
kelp gull Larus dominicanus
Kenya sparrow Passer rufocinctus
king eider Somateria spectabilis
king parrot Alisterus scapularis
kori bustard Ardeotis kori
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos
little corella Cacatua pastinator
long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
masked booby Sula dactylatra
mew gull Larus canus
mockingird Mimus spp.
mourning dove Streptopelia decipiens
mute swan Cygnus olor
northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita
northern flicker Colaptes auratus
northern masked weaver Ploceus taeniopterus
northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
ostrich Struthio camelus
oystercatcher Haematopus spp.
pale chanting goshawk Melierax canorus
parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
pelagic cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus
purple sandpiper Calidris maritima
red knot Calidris canutus
red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
red-footed booby Sula sula
red-necked avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
sanderling Calidris alba
sandgrouse Pterocles spp.
shearwater Puffinus spp.
short-eared owl Asio flammeus
snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Somali sparrow Passer castanopterus
Somali yellow-backed weaverbird Ploceus dichrocephalus
south polar skua Catharacta maccormicki
southern boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae
spoon-billed sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
strange weaverbird Ploceus alienus
superb starling Lamprotornis superbus
surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Swainson’s thrush Catharus ustulatus
swallow-tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Thayer’s gull Larus thayeri
tumbler pigeon Columba spp.
turquoise parrot Neophema pulchella
vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
waved albatross Phoebastria irrorata
wedge-rumped storm petrel Oceanodroma tethys
white-backed vulture Gyps africanus
white-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis
white-faced heron Egretta novaehollandiae
white-headed buffalo weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
white-headed vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
white-winged scoter Melanitta fusca
winter wren Troglodytes hiemalis
yellow-crowned night-heron Nyctanassa violacea
zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata

Plants

acacia Acacia spp.
Arctic willow Salix arctica
balsa tree Ochroma pyramidale
beech Fagus spp.
bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum
black cottonwood Populus trichocarpa
blackberry Rubus spp.
blue gum Eucalyptus saligna
Borassus palm Borassus aethiopum
bougainvillea Bougainvillea spp.
California sycamore Platanus racemosa
casuarina Casuarina spp.
creosote bush Larrea tridentate
domestic holly/English holly Ilex aquifolium
Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
dwarf willow Salix herbacea
European beachgrass Ammophila arenaria
evergreen huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum
fireweed Chamerion angustifolium
flame tree Brachychiton acerifolius
frangipani Plumeria rubra
ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
golden chinquapin Castanopsis chrysophylla
great hedge nettle Stachys chamisonis var. cooleyae
highland saxifrage Saxifraga rivularis
Himalayan blackberry Rubus armeniacus
jacaranda Jacaranda spp.
lantana shrub Lantana spp.
London planetree Platanus x acerifolia
manzanillo tree Hippomane mancinella
matazarno tree Piscidia carthagenesis
melaleuca/tea-tree Melaleuca glomerata
mountain avens Dryas spp.
muyuyo Cordia lutea
native dandelion Taraxacum ceratophorum
oleander bush Nerium oleander
orchid [Galápagos] Epidendrum spicatum
Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii
Pacific silver fir Abies amabilis
Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia
paulownia Paulownia spp.
pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea
pepper tree Schinus molle
peppermint willow Agonis flexuosa
purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia
red alder Alnus rubra
red elderberry Sambucus racemosa
red-flowering currant Ribes sanguineum
river red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Russian thistle Salsola kali
salal Gaultheria shallon
salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
scalesia Scalesia spp.
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius
sea grape Coccoloba uvifera
shore pine (lodgepole pine) Pinus contorta
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis
smooth yellow violet Viola glabella
spinifex Triodia pungens
swamp paperbark Melaleuca spp.
toothbrush tree Salvadora persica
tuart Eucalyptus gomphocephala
weeping paperbark Melaleuca leucadendra
western red cedar Thuja plicata
white oak Quercus spp.
wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana
woolly mullein Verbascum thapsus
yarrow Achillea millefolium