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Try the Quiz : 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 : Bos taurus
- Bos taurus 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.