Scientific Animal Name Generator
Binomial Latin names for real and invented species
Generate two-part scientific animal names that follow real binomial nomenclature, mixing genuine species like Panthera leo with grammatically correct invented ones like Strix arcana. Built for worldbuilders, biology students, and anyone naming a fictional creature.
About scientific animal names
Every animal on Earth carries a two-part Latin name assigned under the rules Carl Linnaeus set out in 1758 and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature maintains today. The first word is the genus, always capitalized, naming the group of close relatives: Panthera covers lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards. The second is the specific epithet, always lowercase, distinguishing one species within that genus. Together they are italicized, and after first mention the genus is abbreviated to a single letter, as in P. leo.
Epithets come from four sources. Descriptive adjectives cover appearance or behavior (nivalis, snowy; ferox, fierce), and they must agree in gender with the genus, which is why it is Strix arcana but Corvus arcanus. Place names take -ensis or -icus. Honorifics take -i for one man, -ae for one woman, and -orum for a group. A few are nouns in apposition that never change, like Carcharodon carcharias.
If you are inventing a species, pick a real genus your creature would plausibly belong to and add a new epithet. That single choice does more taxonomic worldbuilding than any invented root, because it silently tells a reader what the animal is related to. The list also covers insects, spiders, crustaceans, mollusks, rodents, bats, lab species such as Caenorhabditis elegans, and extinct animals like Stegosaurus stenops.
How to choose scientific animal names
- Match the gender endings. Masculine genera ending in -us take epithets in -us, feminine genera in -a take -a, and third-declension adjectives ending in -is or -e work with either.
- Italicize the whole binomial and capitalize only the genus. Writing "Panthera Leo" or "panthera leo" is the fastest way to look unscientific in print.
- Use a real genus for an invented species when you want it to feel related to something familiar, and coin a new genus only when the creature is genuinely unlike anything living.
- Honor a person with -i, -ii, or -ae rather than putting their full name in the epithet, which is how species like Anna's hummingbird got Calypte anna.
- Keep the epithet short and pronounceable. Field biologists say these names aloud constantly, and four syllables is about the practical limit.
Frequently asked questions
What is binomial nomenclature?
It is the two-part naming system Linnaeus formalized in 1758, giving every species a genus name plus a specific epithet, such as Canis lupus for the gray wolf. The pair is unique worldwide and written in italics.
How do I invent a scientific name that sounds real?
Start with an existing genus that matches your creature's family, then add a Latin or Greek adjective describing its color, habitat, size, or behavior, with the ending adjusted to match the genus gender. Vulpes crepuscularis reads as a real twilight-active fox for exactly that reason.
What does the third word in a name like Canis lupus familiaris mean?
It is a subspecies epithet, added when a population is distinct but still interbreeds with the parent species. Zoology allows three-part names only at subspecies level; botany uses variety and form instead.
Can I use these scientific animal names in a game or novel?
Yes, all of them are free to use commercially. The real species names are factual and cannot be owned, and the invented binomials are yours to assign to any creature you like.
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All 1,000 scientific animal names
A: 101 names
- Abramis brama
- Acanthaster planci
- Accipiter gentilis
- Accipiter nisus
- Acerodon jubatus
- Acherontia atropos
- Acinonyx jubatus
- Acipenser sturio
- Actias luna
- Addax nasomaculatus
- Aedes aegypti
- Aegithalos caudatus
- Aepyceros melampus
- Agapornis roseicollis
- Agelaius phoeniceus
- Agkistrodon contortrix
- Agkistrodon piscivorus
- Aglais io
- Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- Ailurus fulgens
- Ailurus montanus
- Albertosaurus sarcophagus
- Alcedo atthis
- Alcelaphus buselaphus
- Alces alces
- Aldabrachelys gigantea
- Alectoris rufa
- Alligator mississippiensis
- Alligator sinensis
- Allosaurus fragilis
- Alouatta palliata
- Amazona aestiva
- Amblyrhynchus cristatus
A, continued
- Ambystoma mexicanum
- Amia calva
- Amphiprion ocellaris
- Anas nocturna
- Anas platyrhynchos
- Andrias davidianus
- Androctonus australis
- Anguilla anguilla
- Anhinga anhinga
- Ankylosaurus magniventris
- Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
- Anolis carolinensis
- Anser anser
- Anser indicus
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Antidorcas marsupialis
- Antilocapra americana
- Antilope cervicapra
- Aonyx cinereus
- Aotus trivirgatus
- Apatosaurus ajax
- Apis cerana
- Apis diligens
- Apis mellifera
- Aplysia californica
- Aptenodytes forsteri
- Aptenodytes glacialis
- Apteryx australis
- Apus apus
- Aquila chrysaetos
- Aquila fulgurans
- Aquila heliaca
- Aquila nubicola
- Aquila solaris
A, continued
- Aquila tenebrosa
- Ara ararauna
- Ara macao
- Araneus diadematus
- Araneus lunaris
- Arapaima gigas
- Archilochus colubris
- Architeuthis dux
- Arctictis binturong
- Ardea cinerea
- Ardea palustris
- Ardea spectabilis
- Arenicola marina
- Argentinosaurus huinculensis
- Argiope aurantia
- Argiope bruennichi
- Argusianus argus
- Argyroneta aquatica
- Arion vulgaris
- Artemia salina
- Arvicola amphibius
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Asio otus
- Asterias rubens
- Astronotus ocellatus
- Ateles geoffroyi
- Athene noctua
- Athene sagax
- Atrax robustus
- Atta cephalotes
- Attacus atlas
- Aurelia aurita
- Axis axis
- Aythya fuligula
B: 48 names
- Babyrousa babyrussa
- Balaena aeterna
- Balaena mysticetus
- Balaenoptera musculus
- Balaenoptera nivalis
- Balearica regulorum
- Barbus barbus
- Basiliscus plumifrons
- Basilosaurus cetoides
- Bassariscus astutus
- Betta splendens
- Birgus latro
- Bison bison
- Bison bonasus
- Bison umbratilis
- Biston betularia
- Bitis gabonica
- Boa constrictor
- Bombus auratus
- Bombus lapidarius
- Bombus somnolentus
- Bombus terrestris
- Bonasa umbellus
- Bos ferox
B, continued
- Bos gaurus
- Bos grunniens
- Bos javanicus
- Bos taurus
- Boselaphus tragocamelus
- Botaurus stellaris
- Bothrops atrox
- Brachiosaurus altithorax
- Brachypelma hamorii
- Branta canadensis
- Branta leucopsis
- Brookesia micra
- Bubalus bubalis
- Bubo bubo
- Bubo cinereus
- Bubo insomnis
- Buccinum undatum
- Bucephala clangula
- Budorcas taxicolor
- Bufo bufo
- Bufo carbonarius
- Bungarus caeruleus
- Burhinus oedicnemus
- Buteo jamaicensis
C: 127 names
- Cacatua galerita
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caiman crocodilus
- Calidris alpina
- Calliphora vomitoria
- Callithrix jacchus
- Calypte anna
- Camelus bactrianus
- Camelus dromedarius
- Cancer pagurus
- Canis aureus
- Canis familiaris
- Canis hiemalis
- Canis latrans
- Canis lupus
- Canis mesomelas
- Canis nebularum
- Canis simensis
- Canis spectralis
- Capra falconeri
- Capra hircus
- Capra ibex
- Capreolus capreolus
- Caracal caracal
- Carassius auratus
- Carausius morosus
- Carcharodon abyssi
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Carcinus maenas
- Cardinalis cardinalis
- Carduelis carduelis
C, continued
- Caretta caretta
- Carnotaurus sastrei
- Castor canadensis
- Castor fiber
- Castor industriosus
- Castor lacustris
- Casuarius casuarius
- Catopuma temminckii
- Cavia montana
- Cavia porcellus
- Cebus capucinus
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- Centrochelys sulcata
- Centruroides sculpturatus
- Cepaea nemoralis
- Cepphus grylle
- Cerastoderma edule
- Ceratosaurus nasicornis
- Ceratotherium simum
- Cerdocyon thous
- Cervus aureus
- Cervus coronatus
- Cervus elaphus
- Cervus nippon
- Cervus silvarum
- Cetonia aurata
- Cetorhinus maximus
- Chamaeleo calyptratus
- Chamaeleo chamaeleon
- Charonia tritonis
- Chelonia mydas
- Chelonia petraea
C, continued
- Chelonoidis niger
- Chironex fleckeri
- Chlorocebus pygerythrus
- Choeropsis liberiensis
- Choloepus hoffmanni
- Chrysemys picta
- Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Chrysolophus pictus
- Chrysoperla carnea
- Ciconia ciconia
- Ciconia errans
- Circus aeruginosus
- Clangula hyemalis
- Clarias gariepinus
- Coelodonta antiquitatis
- Coelophysis bauri
- Colinus virginianus
- Colobus guereza
- Columba livia
- Compsognathus longipes
- Connochaetes taurinus
- Conus geographus
- Conus textile
- Coracias garrulus
- Cornu aspersum
- Coronella austriaca
- Correlophus ciliatus
- Corvus arcanus
- Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Corvus corax
- Corvus frugilegus
- Corvus imperialis
C, continued
- Corvus monedula
- Corvus obsidianus
- Corvus sepulcralis
- Corvus vaticinans
- Coryphaena hippurus
- Craseonycteris thonglongyai
- Crassostrea gigas
- Crex crex
- Cricetus cricetus
- Crocodylus acutus
- Crocodylus niloticus
- Crocodylus porosus
- Crocuta crocuta
- Crocuta spectralis
- Crotalus atrox
- Crotalus cerastes
- Crotalus horridus
- Crotalus solaris
- Crotalus sonorus
- Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
- Cryptoprocta ferox
- Cuculus canorus
- Culex pipiens
- Cuon alpinus
- Cyanistes caeruleus
- Cyanocitta cristata
- Cygnus buccinator
- Cygnus eburneus
- Cygnus olor
- Cygnus tenebrosus
- Cypraea tigris
- Cyprinus carpio
D: 41 names
- Daboia russelii
- Dacelo novaeguineae
- Dama dama
- Damaliscus lunatus
- Danaus plexippus
- Daphnia pulex
- Daspletosaurus torosus
- Dasyatis pastinaca
- Dasypus lunaris
- Dasypus novemcinctus
- Dasyurus viverrinus
- Daubentonia madagascariensis
- Deinonychus antirrhopus
- Delphinapterus leucas
- Delphinus delphis
- Delphinus lucidus
- Delphinus ludens
- Dendroaspis polylepis
- Dendrobates tinctorius
- Dermacentor variabilis
D, continued
- Dermochelys coriacea
- Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
- Diceros bicornis
- Dilophosaurus wetherilli
- Diomedea exulans
- Diplodocus carnegii
- Dipodomys deserti
- Diprotodon optatum
- Dispholidus typus
- Dolichotis patagonum
- Dolomedes fimbriatus
- Dosidicus gigas
- Draco flammeus
- Draco montanus
- Draco tartareus
- Dreissena polymorpha
- Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Dryocopus martius
- Dugong dugon
- Dunkleosteus terrelli
- Dynastes hercules
E: 41 names
- Echis carinatus
- Eciton burchellii
- Ectopistes migratorius
- Edmontosaurus annectens
- Eira barbara
- Eisenia fetida
- Elaphurus davidianus
- Electrophorus electricus
- Elephas maximus
- Emys orbicularis
- Engraulis encrasicolus
- Enhydra lutris
- Ensis siliqua
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Enteroctopus dofleini
- Epicrates cenchria
- Eptesicus fuscus
- Equus asinus
- Equus caballus
- Equus fulgurans
E, continued
- Equus grevyi
- Equus hemionus
- Equus przewalskii
- Equus quagga
- Equus tempestatis
- Equus ventorum
- Equus zebra
- Eretmochelys imbricata
- Erinaceus europaeus
- Erinaceus hirsutus
- Erinaceus spinosus
- Erithacus rubecula
- Eschrichtius robustus
- Esox lucius
- Esox masquinongy
- Eubalaena glacialis
- Eublepharis macularius
- Eudocimus ruber
- Eudyptula minor
- Eunectes murinus
- Euoplocephalus tutus
F: 20 names
- Falco columbarius
- Falco igniferus
- Falco peregrinus
- Falco rusticolus
- Falco tinnunculus
- Falco ventosus
- Fasciola hepatica
- Felis catus
- Felis margarita
- Felis occulta
- Felis silvestris
- Felis umbrarum
- Felis vespertina
- Formica bellica
- Formica innumerabilis
- Formica rufa
- Fratercula arctica
- Fregata magnificens
- Fringilla coelebs
- Furcifer pardalis
G: 38 names
- Gadus morhua
- Galago senegalensis
- Galeocerdo cuvier
- Galeopterus variegatus
- Galleria mellonella
- Gallimimus bullatus
- Gallinago gallinago
- Gallus gallus
- Garrulus glandarius
- Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Gavia immer
- Gavialis gangeticus
- Gazella dorcas
- Gekko gecko
- Genetta genetta
- Giganotosaurus carolinii
- Giraffa camelopardalis
- Glaucidium passerinum
- Glaucus atlanticus
- Glis glis
- Globicephala melas
- Glossina morsitans
- Glyptodon clavipes
- Gobio gobio
- Goliathus goliatus
- Gonepteryx rhamni
- Gopherus agassizii
- Gorilla beringei
- Gorilla gorilla
- Grammostola rosea
- Grus grus
- Grus japonensis
- Grus matutina
- Gulo gulo
- Gulo pertinax
- Gymnogyps californianus
- Gypaetus barbatus
- Gyps fulvus
H: 40 names
- Hadrurus arizonensis
- Haliaeetus albicilla
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Halichoerus grypus
- Haliotis rufescens
- Hapalochlaena lunulata
- Harmonia axyridis
- Harpia harpyja
- Helarctos malayanus
- Heliconius melpomene
- Helix pomatia
- Heloderma suspectum
- Hemidactylus frenatus
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
- Hermetia illucens
- Herpestes ichneumon
- Heterodon nasicus
- Himantopus himantopus
- Hippocampus kuda
- Hippopotamus amphibius
- Hippotragus niger
- Hirudo medicinalis
- Hirundo aestivalis
- Hirundo rustica
- Histrionicus histrionicus
- Homarus americanus
- Homarus profundus
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Homo sapiens
- Huso huso
- Hyaena hyaena
- Hyalophora cecropia
- Hydra abyssalis
- Hydrodamalis gigas
- Hydropotes inermis
- Hydrurga leptonyx
- Hyla arborea
- Hyla susurrans
- Hylobates lar
- Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
I: 13 names
- Ictalurus punctatus
- Icterus galbula
- Ictonyx striatus
- Iguana cuprea
- Iguana iguana
- Iguanodon bernissartensis
- Indri indri
- Inia geoffrensis
- Iphiclides podalirius
- Istiophorus platypterus
- Isurus oxyrinchus
- Ixodes ricinus
- Ixodes scapularis
J: 3 names
- Jaculus jaculus
- Junco hyemalis
- Jynx torquilla
K: 3 names
- Katsuwonus pelamis
- Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
- Kobus ellipsiprymnus
L: 61 names
- Lacerta sapphirina
- Lacerta viridis
- Lachesis muta
- Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
- Lama glama
- Lama guanicoe
- Lampropeltis triangulum
- Lampyris noctiluca
- Larus argentatus
- Larus procellarum
- Latimeria chalumnae
- Latrodectus hesperus
- Latrodectus mactans
- Latrodectus umbrae
- Leiurus quinquestriatus
- Lemmus lemmus
- Lemur catta
- Lemur nocturnus
- Leopardus pardalis
- Leopardus wiedii
- Lepidochelys kempii
- Lepisma saccharinum
- Lepomis macrochirus
- Leptailurus serval
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata
- Leptonychotes weddellii
- Lepus argenteus
- Lepus fugax
- Lepus timidus
- Limax maximus
L, continued
- Limenitis archippus
- Limosa limosa
- Limulus polyphemus
- Linepithema humile
- Lissachatina fulica
- Lithobates catesbeianus
- Litocranius walleri
- Littorina littorea
- Loligo vulgaris
- Lonchura striata
- Lontra canadensis
- Lophophorus impejanus
- Lota lota
- Loxodonta africana
- Loxosceles reclusa
- Lucanus cervus
- Lucilia sericata
- Luscinia megarhynchos
- Lutra fluvialis
- Lutra lutra
- Lutra riparia
- Lycalopex culpaeus
- Lycaon aureus
- Lycaon pictus
- Lycosa tarantula
- Lymnaea stagnalis
- Lynx borealis
- Lynx gelidus
- Lynx lynx
- Lynx pardinus
- Lynx rufus
M: 77 names
- Macaca alpina
- Macaca fuscata
- Macaca mulatta
- Macaca sylvanus
- Macrochelys temminckii
- Macroglossum stellatarum
- Macropus giganteus
- Macropus velox
- Macrotis lagotis
- Madoqua kirkii
- Maiasaura peeblesorum
- Makaira nigricans
- Malayopython reticulatus
- Mammut americanum
- Mammuthus columbi
- Mandrillus sphinx
- Manduca sexta
- Manis pentadactyla
- Manta birostris
- Manta stellaris
- Manta umbrosa
- Mantis insidiosa
- Marmota marmota
- Martes arboricola
- Martes foina
- Martes martes
- Martes zibellina
- Mazama americana
- Megaptera novaeangliae
- Megatherium americanum
- Melanogrammus aeglefinus
- Melanosuchus niger
- Meleagris gallopavo
- Meles meles
- Meles nocturna
- Meles subterraneus
- Mellivora capensis
- Melolontha melolontha
M, continued
- Melopsittacus undulatus
- Melursus ursinus
- Menura novaehollandiae
- Mercenaria mercenaria
- Merops apiaster
- Mesocricetus auratus
- Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
- Micromys minutus
- Micropterus salmoides
- Microraptor gui
- Micrurus fulvius
- Milvus milvus
- Mimus polyglottos
- Mirounga leonina
- Misumena vatia
- Mola mola
- Moloch horridus
- Monodon monoceros
- Morpho menelaus
- Morus bassanus
- Moschus moschiferus
- Mungos mungo
- Muntiacus reevesi
- Mus musculus
- Muscardinus avellanarius
- Mustela erminea
- Mustela furtiva
- Mustela lutreola
- Mustela nivalis
- Mustela putorius
- Mya arenaria
- Mycteria americana
- Myocastor coypus
- Myodes glareolus
- Myotis crepuscularis
- Myotis lucifugus
- Myotis vespertinus
- Myrmecobius fasciatus
- Mytilus edulis
N: 23 names
- Naja coronata
- Naja naja
- Naja spectralis
- Nasalis larvatus
- Nasua nasua
- Natrix natrix
- Nautilus antiquissimus
- Nautilus pompilius
- Nectarinia famosa
- Neofelis nebulosa
- Neomys fodiens
- Neovison vison
- Nestor notabilis
- Notamacropus rufogriseus
- Nucella lapillus
- Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Nyctalus noctula
- Nyctea scandiaca
- Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Nycticebus coucang
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- Nymphalis antiopa
- Nymphicus hollandicus
O: 43 names
- Oceanites oceanicus
- Octodon degus
- Octopus ingeniosus
- Octopus mirabilis
- Octopus vulgaris
- Odobenus rosmarus
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Oecophylla smaragdina
- Okapia johnstoni
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Oncorhynchus nerka
- Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Ophiophagus hannah
- Opisthocomus hoazin
- Orcinus borealis
- Orcinus orca
- Orcinus stygius
- Oreamnos americanus
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Oreotragus oreotragus
O, continued
- Oriolus oriolus
- Ornithoptera alexandrae
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- Ornithorhynchus mirabilis
- Oryctes nasicornis
- Oryctolagus cuniculus
- Oryctolagus velox
- Oryx gazella
- Oryx leucoryx
- Osmia bicornis
- Ostrea edulis
- Otis tarda
- Otocolobus manul
- Otocyon megalotis
- Otodus megalodon
- Ovibos moschatus
- Oviraptor philoceratops
- Ovis ammon
- Ovis aries
- Ovis canadensis
- Ovis orientalis
- Oxyuranus scutellatus
P: 132 names
- Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
- Palinurus elephas
- Pan paniscus
- Pan troglodytes
- Pandinus imperator
- Pandion haliaetus
- Panthera caliginosa
- Panthera leo
- Panthera nivalis
- Panthera onca
- Panthera pardus
- Panthera stygia
- Panthera tigris
- Panthera uncia
- Pantherophis guttatus
- Papilio auroralis
- Papilio glaucus
- Papio anubis
- Papio hamadryas
- Paracheirodon innesi
- Paradisaea apoda
- Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
- Parahyaena brunnea
- Parasaurolophus walkeri
- Pardofelis marmorata
- Parnassius apollo
- Parus major
- Passer domesticus
- Passer loquax
- Patella vulgata
- Pavo cristatus
- Pecari tajacu
- Pecten maximus
P, continued
- Pekania pennanti
- Pelecanus maritimus
- Pelecanus occidentalis
- Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Perca fluviatilis
- Perdix perdix
- Periophthalmus barbarus
- Phacochoerus africanus
- Phaethon aethereus
- Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pharomachrus mocinno
- Phascolarctos cinereus
- Phascolarctos silvaticus
- Phasianus colchicus
- Phidippus audax
- Phoca gelida
- Phoca vitulina
- Phocoena phocoena
- Phodopus sungorus
- Phoenicopterus auroralis
- Phoenicopterus roseus
- Phoenicurus ochruros
- Pholcus phalangioides
- Phoneutria nigriventer
- Photinus pyralis
- Phoxinus phoxinus
- Phrynosoma cornutum
- Phyllium giganteum
- Phyllobates terribilis
- Phylloscopus collybita
- Physalia physalis
- Physeter abyssalis
- Physeter macrocephalus
P, continued
- Physeter tonans
- Pica argentea
- Pica furtiva
- Pica pica
- Picus viridis
- Pieris brassicae
- Pieris rapae
- Pinctada margaritifera
- Pinguinus impennis
- Pipa pipa
- Piranga olivacea
- Pithecophaga jefferyi
- Pituophis catenifer
- Platalea leucorodia
- Plecotus auritus
- Plegadis falcinellus
- Pluvialis apricaria
- Podarcis muralis
- Podiceps cristatus
- Poecilia reticulata
- Poecilotheria metallica
- Pogona vitticeps
- Polistes dominula
- Pollachius virens
- Polyodon spathula
- Polyommatus icarus
- Pongo abelii
- Pongo pygmaeus
- Pongo silvestris
- Popillia japonica
- Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Potamochoerus porcus
- Potos flavus
P, continued
- Priodontes maximus
- Prionace glauca
- Prionailurus bengalensis
- Prionailurus viverrinus
- Pristis pectinata
- Procyon astutus
- Procyon lotor
- Propithecus verreauxi
- Proteles cristata
- Proteus anguinus
- Protoceratops andrewsi
- Protopterus annectens
- Pseudorca crassidens
- Psittacus erithacus
- Pteranodon longiceps
- Pterois volitans
- Pteromys volans
- Pteronura brasiliensis
- Pterophyllum scalare
- Pteropus ingens
- Pteropus noctivagus
- Pteropus vampyrus
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Pudu puda
- Puma concolor
- Puma yagouaroundi
- Pygocentrus nattereri
- Pygoscelis adeliae
- Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Python aureus
- Python bivittatus
- Python molurus
- Python smaragdinus
Q: 1 name
- Quetzalcoatlus northropi
R: 20 names
- Ramphastos toco
- Rana amethystina
- Rana temporaria
- Rana vitrea
- Rangifer tarandus
- Raphus cucullatus
- Rattus norvegicus
- Rattus rattus
- Rattus tenebrarum
- Recurvirostra avosetta
- Rhea americana
- Rhincodon nocturnus
- Rhincodon typus
- Rhinella marina
- Rhinoceros sondaicus
- Rhinoceros unicornis
- Riftia pachyptila
- Rupicapra rupicapra
- Rusa unicolor
- Rutilus rutilus
S: 66 names
- Sagittarius serpentarius
- Saiga tatarica
- Saimiri sciureus
- Salamandra flammea
- Salamandra ignea
- Salamandra salamandra
- Salmo ferreus
- Salmo salar
- Salmo trutta
- Salticus scenicus
- Salvelinus alpinus
- Sander lucioperca
- Sarcophilus ferox
- Sarcophilus harrisii
- Sarcoptes scabiei
- Sardina pilchardus
- Saturnia pavonia
- Scarabaeus imperialis
- Scarabaeus sacer
- Schistosoma mansoni
- Sciurus fulvus
- Sciurus igneus
- Sciurus vulgaris
- Scolopendra gigantea
- Scomber scombrus
- Scopus umbretta
- Scutigera coleoptrata
- Sepia mutabilis
- Sepia officinalis
- Serinus canaria
- Silurus glanis
- Smutsia temminckii
- Solenodon paradoxus
S, continued
- Speothos venaticus
- Spheniscus demersus
- Sphenodon punctatus
- Sphyraena barracuda
- Sphyrna mokarran
- Spilogale putorius
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
- Spinus tristis
- Squalus acanthias
- Steatoda nobilis
- Stegosaurus stenops
- Stenella longirostris
- Stercorarius skua
- Sterna paradisaea
- Streptopelia decaocto
- Strigops habroptilus
- Strix aluco
- Strix arcana
- Strix pruinosa
- Strix somnians
- Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
- Struthio camelus
- Struthio velox
- Sturnus vulgaris
- Styracosaurus albertensis
- Sula nebouxii
- Suncus etruscus
- Suricata suricatta
- Suricata vigilans
- Sus scrofa
- Symphalangus syndactylus
- Symphysodon discus
- Syncerus caffer
T: 61 names
- Tabanus bovinus
- Tadarida brasiliensis
- Tadorna tadorna
- Taenia solium
- Taeniopygia guttata
- Talpa europaea
- Talpa profunda
- Tapirus terrestris
- Tarbosaurus bataar
- Tarentola mauritanica
- Tarsius tarsier
- Taurotragus oryx
- Taxidea taxus
- Tayassu pecari
- Tegenaria domestica
- Tenebrio molitor
- Tenrec ecaudatus
- Teredo navalis
- Terrapene carolina
- Testudo antiquissima
- Testudo hermanni
- Testudo saxatilis
- Thamnophis sirtalis
- Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
- Theropithecus gelada
- Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Thunnus albacares
- Thunnus fulmineus
- Thunnus thynnus
- Thylacoleo carnifex
T, continued
- Thymallus thymallus
- Tiktaalik roseae
- Tiliqua scincoides
- Tinca tinca
- Tineola bisselliella
- Titanus giganteus
- Tolypeutes matacus
- Torpedo marmorata
- Trachemys scripta
- Tragelaphus eurycerus
- Tragelaphus scriptus
- Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- Tragopan satyra
- Tremarctos ornatus
- Tribolium castaneum
- Trichechus manatus
- Trichinella spiralis
- Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Trichosurus vulpecula
- Tridacna gigas
- Triturus cristatus
- Triturus draconis
- Trochilus polytmus
- Tubifex tubifex
- Tupaia glis
- Turdus merula
- Turdus vernalis
- Tursiops argentatus
- Tursiops truncatus
- Tyto alba
- Tyto spectralis
U: 11 names
- Uca pugnax
- Upupa epops
- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Uromastyx aegyptia
- Ursus americanus
- Ursus arctos
- Ursus cavernicola
- Ursus fulminans
- Ursus lapideus
- Ursus maritimus
- Ursus thibetanus
V: 24 names
- Vampyroteuthis infernalis
- Vanessa atalanta
- Vanessa cardui
- Varanus giganteus
- Varanus komodoensis
- Varanus loricatus
- Varroa destructor
- Vespa crabro
- Vespa irata
- Vespa mandarinia
- Vespula vulgaris
- Vicugna vicugna
- Vipera aspis
- Vipera berus
- Vombatus ursinus
- Vulpes corsac
- Vulpes crepuscularis
- Vulpes ignifera
- Vulpes lagopus
- Vulpes macrotis
- Vulpes pruinosa
- Vulpes vulpes
- Vulpes zerda
- Vultur gryphus
X: 3 names
- Xenopus laevis
- Xiphias gladius
- Xylocopa violacea