USAD Scientific Names and Taxa

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Echidna (Family)

Tachyglossidae

Penguin (Family)

Spheniscidae

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Mudskipper

Periophthalmus gracilis

Goliath Birdeater

Theraphosa blondi

Tardigrade (Phylum)

Tardigrada

First known land animal

Pneumodesmus newmani (P. newmani)

Grey Wolves

Canis lupus

Humans

Homo sapien

Bass (Clade)

Percomorpha

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Spotted Bass

Micropterus punctulatus

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Sea Slugs

Aplysia californica

Fruit Fly (Genus)

Drosophila

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Orca

Orcinus orca

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

Chameleons (Family)

Chamaeleonidae

Mexican Milk Snakes

Lampropeltis annulata

Kangaroo Rats (Genus)

Dipodomys

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Krill (Family)

Euphausiids (Euphausiidae)

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Coyote

Canis latrans

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

Diana Monkey

Cercopithecus diana

Hawk

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Bee Fly (Family)

Bombyliidae

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana (L. africana)

Great Tit

Parus major

Honeybee (Genus)

Apis

African Elephant (Genus)

Loxodonta

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Bowerbird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Black Seadevil (Genus)

Melanocetus

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

Musk Oxen

Ovibos moschatus

California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

Rattlesnake (Family)

Viperidae

Prairie Vole

Microtus ochrogaster

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Domestic Sheep

Ovis aries

Wild Mountain Sheep

Ovis ammon

Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Cattle Egrets (Genus)

Ardeidae

Clownfish (Genus)

Amphiprion

Moose

Alces alces

Rhesus Macaque

Macaca mulatta

Zebrafish

Danio rerio

Amazon Molly

Poecilia formosa

Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Gooseneck Barnacles (Order)

Pedunculata

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

White Eared Kob

Kobus kob

Dusky Grouse

Dendragapus obscurus

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

Passenger Pigeon

Ectopistes migratorius

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Big Horn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

Feral Hogs

Sus domesticus