Mammals Genus and Species Names Flashcards by Trevor Pryhorocki

Domesticated sheep

Ovis aries

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Striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis

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Domesticated donkey

Equus africanus asinus

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Asian elephant

Elephas maximus

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Bonobo chimpanzee

Pan paniscus

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African wild dog

Lycaon pictus

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Bactrian (two-humped) camel

Camelus bactrianus

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Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

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Snow leopard

Panthera uncia

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North American river otter

Lontra canadensis

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Bornean orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

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Domesticated pig

Sus scrofa domesticus

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Indian rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis

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Domestic ferret

Mustela putorius furo

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Moose (or elk)

Alces alces

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Leopard

Panthera pardus

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American bison

Bison bison (Plains bison is Bison bison bison and the Wood bison is Bison bison athabascae)

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Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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Domestic cat

Felis catus

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American black bear

Ursus americanus

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Common chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

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Domestic dog

Canis lupus familiaris

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North American opossum

Didelphis virginiana

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Domesticated goat

Capra aegagrus hircus

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Common raccoon

Procyon lotor

Domesticated cattle

Bos taurus

European wildcat

Felis silvestris

Southern white rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum simum

North American badger

Taxidea taxus

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Arctic fox

Vulpes lagopus

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Common hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

California sea lion

Zalophus californianus

Gray wolf

Canis lupus

Sea otter

Enhydra lutris

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Orca (killer whale)

Orcinus orca

Canada lynx

Lynx canadensis (the Eurasian lynx is Lynx lynx)

Red kangaroo

Macropus rufus

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Lion

Panthera leo

North American porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Common house mouse

Mus musculus

North American beaver

Castor canadensis

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

Black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Cougar

Puma concolor

Harbor seal (common seal)

Phoca vitulina

Domesticated horse

Equus ferus caballus

Polar bear

Ursus maritimus

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

Humans

Homo sapiens sapiens

Western gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

Arctic hare

Lepus arcticus

Black rat (house rat)

Rattus rattus

Coyote

Canis latrans

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Bighorn sheep

Ovis canadensis

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Common wombat

Vombatus ursinus

Giant panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

African bush elephant

Loxodonta africana

South African (or Cape) giraffe

Giraffa giraffa

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Spotted hyena (laughing hyena)

Crocuta crocuta

Tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

Plains zebra

Equus quagga

Brown bear (grizzly bear)

Ursus arctos

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Domesticated (European) rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Nubian (Northern) giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis