Biology : Scientific Names of Animals

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Biology : Scientific Names of Animals - I

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Scientific names comprise the genus and the species.

ANIMAL	SCIENTIFIC NAME	EXPLANATION
camel	Camelus dromedarius	Camelus dromedarius is the scientific name for the dromedary camel.
cat	Felis domesticus	Felis domesticus is the scientific name for the feral cat.
cow	Heracleum lanatum	Heracleum lanatum is the scientific name for the cow.
dog	Canis familiaris	Canis familiaris is the scientific name for the feral dog.
elephant	Elephas maximus	Elephas maximus is the scientific name for the Asian elephant.
fox	Alopex lagopus	Alopex lagopus is the scientific name for the Arctic fox.
frog	Rana tigrina	Rana tigrina is the scientific name for the frog.
giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffa camelopardalis is the scientific name for the giraffe.
horse	Equus caballus	Equus caballus is the scientific name for the horse.
leopard	Panthera pardus	Panthera pardus is the scientific name for the leopard.
lion	Panthera leo	Panthera leo is the scientific name for the lion.
man	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens is the scientific name for the man.
rat	Rattus rattus	Rattus rattus is the scientific name for the black rat.
rhinoceros	Diceros bicornis	Diceros bicornis is the scientific name for the black rhinoceros.
tiger	Panthera tigris	Panthera tigris is the scientific name for the tiger.
whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenoptera musculus is the scientific name for the blue whale.
wolf	Canis lupus	Canis lupus is the scientific name for the gray wolf.
zebra	Equus zebra	Equus zebra is the scientific name for the mountain zebra.