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English name Scientific name
Amphibians
Puerto Rican Crested Toad Peltophryne lemur
Cane Toad Bufo marinus
African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis
Invertebrates
Queen Conch Strombus gigas
Green Crab Carcinus maenas
Asian long-horned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis
Eurasian Spanishfly Lytta vesicaturiaL.
Zebra Mussel Dreissena polymorphora
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Ornithoptera alexandrae
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
Mammals
Tibetan Antelope Pantholops hodgsonii
Saiga Antelope Saiga tatarica
Beluga Delphinapterus leucas
Wood Bison Bison bison athabascae
Bonobo Pan paniscus
Peary Caribou Rangifer tarandus pearyi
Woodland Caribou Rangifier tarandus caribou
American Beaver Cartor canadensis
White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
Domestic Cat Felis silvestris catus
Przewalski's Wild Horse Equus caballus przewalskii
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Coyote Canis latrans
Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Amur Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis
Snow Leopard Panthera uncia
Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
Cameron Clawless Otter Aonyx congicus
Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Woodchuck Marmota monax
Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis
American Marten Martes americana
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis mitis
Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Moose Alces alces
Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
American Black Bear Ursus americanus
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes
Coypu Muocastor coypus
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
Black Rat Rattus rattus
Raccoon Procyon lotor
Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Swift Fox Vulpes velox
Javan Rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus
Indian Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis
Sumatran Rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
Amur Tiger Panthera tigris altaica
Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris
Mink Mustela vison
Birds
Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Green-winged Macaw Ara chloroptera
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Ostrich Struthio camelus
Salmon-crested Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Whooping Crane Grus americana
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Fish
Copper Redhorse Moxostoma hubbsi
Swordfish Xiphias gladius
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Reptiles
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor
Green Iguana Iguana iguana
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
Python Sebae Python sebae
Burmese Python Python molurus
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Chinese Pond Turtle Chinemys reevesii
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera

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