Animal Info - Index by Groups of Animals

This index groups animals which either are taxonomically related (e.g. Cats) or have similar names (e.g. Shrews, Elephant Shrews, and Tree Shrews (all found under "Shrews")). (This index is aimed at the non-technical reader and does not necessarily follow taxonomic groupings.)

Each species is listed under only one common name and appears only once in this index, as opposed to the Species Index, where all common names and all scientific names known to us for each species are listed. Common names generally follow Wilson & Cole 2000.

(*P) indicates that there are one or more links to pictures of the animal in the "Profile" section at the top of its web page.

Antelopes and Gazelles, Apes, Armadillos, Asses
Bandicoots, Bats, Bears, Bettongs, Buffalo
Camels, Cats, Cattle (Wild), Cavy-like Rodents, Chimpanzees, Civets
Deer (incl. Muntjacs), Dogs, Dolphins
Echidna, Elephants
Ferrets
Genets, Gibbons, Gliders, Goats and Goat Antelopes, Guenons
Horses, Asses and Zebra (Equids), Hutias
Kangaroos
Lemurs
Manatees, Marmots, Marsupial Carnivores, Mice and Rats, Mink, Moles (incl. Golden Moles), Mongooses, Monkeys
Oxen
Pandas, Pigs and Peccaries, Possums and Opossums, Prairie Dogs
Rabbits and Hares, Rats, Rhinos
Seals and Sea Lions, Sheep, Shrews, Sloths, Solenodons, Squirrel-like Rodents
Tamarins, Tapirs
Wallabies, Weasels and Polecats, Whales, Wolves, Wombats
Zebras

Antelopes and Gazelles

Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) (*P), Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) (*P), Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) (Pantholops hodgsonii) (*P), Cuvier's Gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) (*P), Dama Gazelle (Gazella dama) (*P), Hirola (Hunter's Hartebeest) (Damaliscus hunteri) (*P), Jentink's Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki) (*P), Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) (*P), Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah) (*P), Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) (*P)

Apes

Bonobo ("Pygmy" Chimpanzee) (Pan paniscus) (*P)
Gibbons
- Black (Crested) Gibbon (Nomascus (Hylobates) concolor) (*P), Hoolock Gibbon (Bunopithecus (Hylobates) hoolock) (*P), Kloss' Gibbon (Hylobates klossii) (*P), Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) (*P), Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) (*P)
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (*P)
Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) (*P)

Armadillos

Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) (*P)

Bandicoots and Bilbies

Giant Bandicoot (Peroryctes broadbenti) (*P), Golden Bandicoot (Isoodon auratus) (*P), Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) (*P)

Bats

Megachiroptera - Fruit Bats or Flying Foxes
- Bougainville Monkey-faced Flying Fox (Pteralopex anceps), Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) (*P), Chuuk Flying Fox (Pteropus insularis), Cusp-toothed Fruit Bat (Pteralopex atrata), Fijian Monkey-faced Bat (Pteralopex acrodonta) (*P), Gilliard's Flying Fox (Pteropus gilliardi (gilliardorum)), Golden-capped Fruit Bat (Acerodon jubatus) (*P), Lesser Tube-nosed Bat (Nyctimene draconilla) (*P), Livingstone's Flying Fox (Pteropus livingstonii) (*P), Montane Monkey-faced Bat (Pteralopex pulchra), Mortlock Islands Flying Fox (Pteropus phaeocephalus), Moss Forest Blossom Bat (Syconycteris hobbit), Pemba Flying Fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi), Philippines Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Nyctimene rabori) (*P), Pohnpei Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus), Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) (*P), Ryukyu Flying Fox (Pteropus dasymallus) (*P), Sanborn's Flying Fox (Pteropus mahaganus)
Microchiroptera - All Bats Other Than Fruit Bats or Flying Foxes
- Leaf-nosed Bats
  - Flower-faced Bat (Anthops ornatus)
  - Fly River Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros muscinus)
  - Telefomin Leaf-nosed Bat (Telefomin Roundleaf Bat) (Hipposideros corynophyllus)
- Evening Bats
  - Bismarck's Trumpet-eared Bat (Kerivoula myrella)
  - Fly River Trumpet-eared Bat (Kerivoula muscina)
  - Gray Bat (Gray Myotis) (Myotis grisescens) (*P)
  - Greater Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus timoriensis) (*P)
  - New Guinea Big-eared Bat (Pharotis imogene)
  - Small-toothed Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus microdon)
  - St. Aignan’s Trumpet-eared Bat (Kerivoula agnella)
- Mastiff Bats
  - Mantled Mastiff Bat (Otomops secundus)
  - Papuan Mastiff Bat (Otomops papuensis)
- Sheath-tailed Bats
  - Large-eared Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura dianae)
  - New Guinea Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura furax)
  - Papuan Sheath-tailed Bat (Saccolaimus mixtus) (*P)
  - Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat (Coleura seychellensis) (*P)

Bears (Also See Pandas)

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (*P), Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (*P)

Buffalo, Cattle and Oxen

Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) (*P), Kouprey (Bos sauveli) (*P), Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) (*P), Saola (Vu Quang Ox) (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) (*P), Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) (*P), Wild Asian (Water) Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) (*P), Wild Yak (Bos grunniens) (*P)

Camels

Wild Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) (*P)

Cats

African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata) (*P), Andean Cat (Oreailurus jacobita) (*P), Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) (*P), Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) (*P), Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) (*P), Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (*P), Chinese Mountain Cat (Chinese Desert Cat) (Felis bieti) (*P), Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) (*P), Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) (*P), Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps) (*P), Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) (*P), Kodkod (Chilean Cat) (Oncifelis guigna) (*P), Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata) (*P), Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) (*P), Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) (*P), Tiger (Panthera tigris) (*P)

Cavy-like Rodents

Hutias
- Cabrera's Hutia (Capromys angelcabrerai) (*P), Dwarf Hutia (Capromys nanus) (*P), Eared (Large-eared) Hutia (Capromys auritus) (*P), Garrido's Hutia (Mysateles (Capromys) garridoi) (*P), Little Earth (San Felipe) Hutia (Capromys sanfelipensis) (*P)
Pacarana (Dinomys branickii) (*P)

Civets

Malabar Large Spotted Civet (Viverra civettina) (*P), Otter Civet (Cynogale bennettii) (*P), Tainguen Civet (Viverra tainguensis)

Deer

Barasingha (Swamp Deer) (Cervus duvaucelii) (*P), Bawean Deer (Kuhl's Hog Deer) (Axis kuhlii) (*P), Calamian Hog Deer (Axis calamianensis) (*P), Fea's Muntjac (Muntiacus feae) (*P), Giant Muntjac (Megamuntiacus vuquangensis) (*P), Leaf Muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) (*P), Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) (*P), Persian (Mesopotamian) Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica) (*P), Siberian Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus) (*P), South Andean Deer (Chilean Guemul/Huemul) (Hippocamelus bisulcus) (*P), Truong Son Muntjac (Muntiacus truongsonensis) (*P), Visayan (Philippine) Spotted Deer (Cervus (Rusa) alfredi) (*P), White-lipped Deer (Cervus (Przewalskium) albirostris) (*P)

Dogs and Wolves

Ethiopian Wolf (Simien Jackal) (Canis simensis) (*P), Red Wolf (Canis rufus) (*P), Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) (*P)

Dolphins (See Whales and Dolphins)

Echidna

Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) (*P)

Elephants

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (*P), Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) (*P)

Ferrets (See Weasels and Polecats)

Genets

Crested Genet (Genetta cristata)

Gibbons (See Apes)

Gliders

Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) (*P)

Goats and Goat Antelopes

Markhor (Capra falconeri) (*P), Walia Ibex (Capra walie) (*P)

Guenons (See Monkeys)

Horses, Asses and Zebras (Equids)

African Wild Ass (Equus africanus) (*P), Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) (*P)

Hutias (See Cavy-like Rodents)

Kangaroos and Wallabies

Alpine Wallaby (Thylogale calabyi) (*P), Banded Hare Wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) (*P), Bridled Nail-tailed Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) (*P), Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata) (*P), Burrowing Bettong (Lesueur's Rat Kangaroo) (Bettongia lesueur) (*P), Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) (*P), Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) (*P), Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica) (*P), Proserpine Rock Wallaby (Petrogale persephone) (*P), Rufous (Western) Hare Wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) (*P), Tenkile (Scott's Tree Kangaroo) (Dendrolagus scottae) (*P)

Lemurs

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) (*P), Crowned Lemur (Eulemur (Lemur) coronatus) (*P), Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) (*P), Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus) (*P), Golden-crowned Sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) (*P), Greater Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur simus) (*P), Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) (*P), Indri (Indri indri) (*P), Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur (Lemur) mongoz) (*P), Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) (*P)

Manatees

Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) (*P), American Manatee (Trichechus manatus) (*P), West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) (*P)

Marsupial Carnivores

Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) (*P), Julia Creek Dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi) (*P), Kowari (Dasycercus byrnei) (*P), Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) (*P), Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura) (*P), Western Native Cat (Chuditch) (Dasyurus geoffroii) (*P)

Mice and Rats

Anthony's Woodrat (Neotoma anthonyi) (*P), Brazilian Arboreal Mouse (Rhagomys rufescens), Bunker's Woodrat (Neotoma bunkeri) (*P), Candango (Brasilia Burrowing) Mouse (Juscelinomys candango), Central Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) (*P), Malagasy Giant Rat (Hypogeomys antimena) (*P), Poncelet's Giant Rat (Solomys ponceleti), Rio de Janeiro Rice Rat (Phaenomys ferrugineus), Saltmarsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) (*P), San Martin Island Woodrat (Neotoma martinensis) (*P), San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes) (*P), Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) (*P)

Mink

European Mink (Mustela lutreola) (*P)

Moles

Golden Moles
- Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) (*P), Juliana's Golden Mole (Amblysomus julianae) (*P), Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus) (*P), Sclater's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri), Somali Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa tytonis), Van Zyl's Golden Mole (Cryptochloris zyli), Visagie's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris visagiei)
Persian Mole (Talpa streeti) (*P)

Mongooses

Liberian Mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni)

Monkeys

Baboons
- Drill (Mandrillus (Papio) leucophaeus) (*P)
Central American (Red-backed) Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) (*P)
Guenons
- Preuss's Monkey (Guenon) (Cercopithecus preussi) (*P), Red-bellied (White-throated) Monkey (Guenon) (Cercopithecus erythrogaster) (*P), Sclater's (White-throated) Monkey (Guenon) (Cercopithecus sclateri) (*P), Sun-tailed Monkey (Guenon) (Cercopithecus solatus) (*P)
Ka'apor Capuchin Monkey (Cebus olivaceus kaapori)
Leaf Monkeys
- Francois' Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus francoisi) (*P), Grizzled Leaf Monkey (Presbytis comata) (*P), Mentawai Leaf Monkey (Presbytis potenziani)
Macaques
- Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) (*P)
Marmosets
- Buffy-headed Marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) (*P), White-eared Marmoset (Buffy Tufted-ear Marmoset) (Callithrix aurita) (*P)
Snub-nosed Monkeys
- Douc Monkey (Pygathrix nemaeus) (*P), Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi) (*P), Pig-tailed Snub-nosed Monkey (Simias concolor) (*P), Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus) (*P), Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) (*P)
Tamarins
- Black-faced Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara) (*P), Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) (*P), Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) (*P), Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) (*P), Golden-rumped (Black) Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) (*P), White-footed Tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) (*P)
Uakaris
- Black Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) (*P), Red Uakari (Cacajao calvus) (*P)
Muriqui (Woolly Spider Monkey) (Brachyteles arachnoides and Brachyteles hypoxanthus) (*P)
Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax (Lagothrix) flavicauda) (*P)

Pandas

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (*P), Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) (*P)

Pigs and Peccaries

Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) (*P), Pygmy Hog (Sus salvanius) (*P), Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons) (*P)

Possums and Opossums

Fergusson Island Striped Possum (Dactylopsila tatei) (*P), Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) (*P), Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) (*P)

Rabbits and Hares

Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) (*P), Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus) (*P), Omilteme Rabbit (Sylvilagus insonus), Riverine Rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) (*P), Sumatran Rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) (*P), Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) (*P), Tres Marias Rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni), Volcano Rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) (*P)

Rhinos

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) (*P), Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) (*P), Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) (*P), Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) (*P)

Seals and Sea Lions

Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) (*P), Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) (*P)

Sheep

Dwarf Blue Sheep (Pseudois schaeferi) (*P)

Shrews

Black Shrew (Suncus ater) (*P), Flores Shrew (Suncus mertensi) (*P), Gabon Dwarf Shrew (Suncus remyi) (*P), Gansu Shrew (Sorex cansulus) (*P), Kozlov's Shrew (Sorex kozlovi) (*P), Malayan (Hantu) Water Shrew (Chimarrogale hantu), Nimba Otter Shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei), Salenski's Shrew (Soriculus salenskii), Sumatra Water Shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana)

Sloths

Maned Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus torquatus) (*P)

Solenodons

Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) (*P), Haitian Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) (*P)

Squirrels etc.

Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus) (*P), Vancouver Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) (*P)

Tapirs

Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) (*P), Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) (*P)

Weasels and Polecats

Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) (*P), Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei)

Whales and Dolphins

Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) (Lipotes vexillifer) (*P), Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) (*P), Boto (Amazon River Dolphin) (Inia geoffrensis) (*P), Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) (*P), Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) (*P), Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) (*P), North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) (*P), Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) (*P)

Wombats

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) (*P)

Zebras (See Horses and Zebras)

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