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Hoofstock & Megavertebrate Taxonomy & Natural History Flashcards

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What is the scientific name of the African elephant?

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African Bush elephant - Loxodonta africana

African forest elephant - Loxodonta cyclotis

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What is the scientific name of the Asian elephant?

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Elephus maximus

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What is the scientific name of the White rhinoceros?

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Ceratotherium simum

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What is the scientific name of the Black Rhinoceros?

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Diceros bicornis

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What is the scientific name of the Indian, or Greater One-Horned, Rhinoceros?

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Rhinoceros unicornis

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What is the scientific name of the Javan Rhinoceros?

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Rhinoceros sondaicus

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What is the scientific name of the Sumatran Rhinoceros?

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Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

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What is the scientific name of the Common Hippopotamus?

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Hippopotamus amphibius

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What is the scientific name of the pygmy hippopotamus?

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Choeropsis liberiensis initially (and in ZIMS)

Hexaprotodon liberiensis (found to be related to an extinct genus)

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What is the scientific name of the Przewalski’s horse?

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Equus przewalskii

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What is the scientific name of the domestic horse?

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Equus ferus

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What is the scientific name of the African Wild ass?

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Equus africanus

Nubian wild ass, Equus africanus africanus

Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis

Donkey, Equus africanus asinus

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What is the scientific name for the Onanger or Asiatic wild ass?

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Equus hemionus

Mongolian wild ass or khulan, Equus hemionus hemionus

Indian wild ass or khur, Equus hemionus khur

Turkmenian kulan, Equus hemionus kulan

Persian onager or gur, Equus hemionus onager

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What is the scientific name of the Tibetan wild ass or Kiang?

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Equus kiang

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What is the scientific name of the Grevy’s Zebra?

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Equus grevyi

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What is the scientific name of the Mountain Zebra?

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Equus zebra

Cape mountain zebra (E. z. zebra)

Hartmann’s mountain zebra (E. z. hartmannae)

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What is the scientific name of the Plain’s Zebra?

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Equus quagga

Maneless zebra, Equus quagga borensis – Lönnberg, 1921

Grant’s zebra, Equus quagga boehmi – Matschie, 1892

Crawshay’s zebra, Equus quagga crawshayi – De Winton, 1896

Chapman’s zebra, Equus quagga chapmani – Layard, 1865

Burchell’s zebra, Equus quagga burchellii – Gray, 1824

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What is the scientific name of Baird’s tapir?

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Tapir bardii

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What is the scientific name of the lowland or Brazilian tapir?

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Tapir terrestris

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What is the scientific name of the Mountain Tapir?

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Tapir pinchaque

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What is the scientific name of the Malayn Tapir?

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Tapir indicus

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