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List of Scientific Names of Animals and Birds

Scientific names, often known as'scientific nomenclature,' are binomial phrases made up of a genus as well as a species specific term. The genus is usually capitalised, but the species-specific name is always written in lower case. Both animals & plants utilise the same format. Every species & plant does have a distinct two-part scientific name.

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List of Scientific Names of Animals and Birds

Animals & Birds	Scientific Names
Bison	Bos gaurus
Black buck	Antelope cervicapra
Chinkara	Gazella bennettii
Nilgai	Boselaphus tragocamelus
Wolf	Canis lupus
Lion	Panthera leo
Elephant	Elephas maximus
Wild Ass	Equus africanus asinus
Leopard or panther	Panthera pardus
Kashmir stag or hangul	Cervus canadensis hanglu
Peacock	Pavo cristatus
Siberian crane	Grus leucogeranus
Fox	Vulpes vulpes
Rhinoceros	Rhinoceros unicornis
Tiger	Panthera Tigris
Crocodile	Crocodylus palustris
Gavial or Gharial	Gavialis gangeticus
Horse	Equus caballus
Zebra	Equus quagga
Buffalow	Babalus bubalis
Wild boar	Sus scrofa
Arabian camel	Camelus dromedaries
Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis
House wall Lizard	Hemidactylus flaviviridis
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius
Rhesus monkey or baudar	Macaca mulatta
Dog	Canis lupus familiaris
Cat	Felis domesticus
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus
Black rat	Rattus rattus
House mouse	Mus musculus
Rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus
Great horned owl	Bubo virginianus
House sparrow	Passer domesticus
House crow	Corvus splendens
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis
Indian parrot	Psittacula eupatria
Bulbul	Molpastes cafer
Koel	Eudynamis scolopaccus
Pigeon	Columba livia
Indian Cobra	Naja naja
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah
Sea snake	Hydrophiinae
Indian Python (Ajgar)	Python molurus
Dhaman or rat snake	Ptyas mucosa

Binomial Nomenclature is indeed a popular, formal method of naming organisms. The nomenclature is made up of two names that are both taken from Latin. This can, however, be derived from those other languages as well. A name of this type is known as a binomial identity or even a scientific name.

The species to which a organism belongs is highlighted by the generic version or the first portion of the name. The second portion, or specific name, indicates the precise species inside the genus that the creature fits.

Furthermore, with binomial nomenclature, certain standards must be fulfilled, like the generic name all being capitalised while the particular name is not. In addition, the full name must be italicised.