In this appendix we only give the scientific names associated with common names if they refer to single species or genera. We do not list common names associated with several genera, such as in the case of hyrax or duiker.
African buffalo: Syncerus caffer
African giant pouched rat: Cricetomys gambianus and C. emini
African green monkey: Chlorocebus aethiops
African wild dog: Lycaon pictus
Agouti: Dasyprocta spp.
American mink: Neovison vison
Andean tapir: Tapirus pinchaque
Anhinga: Anhinga anhinga
Anoa: Bubalus spp.
Aracari: Pteroglossus spp.
Asian elephant: Elephas maximus
Atlantic cod: Gadus morhua
Baboon: Papio spp.
Baird’s tapir: Tapirus bairdii
Banana: Musa spp.
Black colobus monkey: Colobus satanas
Black rat: Rattus rattus
Black spider monkey: Ateles paniscus
Black-casqued hornbill: Ceratogymna atrata
Black-handed spider monkey: Ateles geoffroyi
Black-tailed deer: Odocoileus hemionus
Blue duiker Philantomba monticola
Blue wildebeest: Connochaetes taurinus
Bonobo: Pan paniscus
Brocket deer: Mazama spp.
Brush-tailed porcupine: Atherurus africanus
Bush duiker: Sylvicapra grimmia
Bushbuck: Tragelaphus sylvaticus
Bushpig: Potamochoerus larvatus
Cane rat: Thryonomys swinderianus
Capuchin monkey: Cebus apella
Capybara: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Cassava: Manihot esculenta
Chachalaca: Phasianus motmot
Chacoan peccary: Catagonus wagneri
Chimpanzee: Pan troglodytes
Chinese ferret badger: Melogale moschata
Chipmunk: Neotamias spp.
Cocoa: Theobroma cacao
Coffee: Coffea spp.
Collared peccary: Pecari tajacu
Dik-dik: Madoqua spp.
Dogtooth tuna: Gymnosarda unicolor
Domestic cat: Felis catus
Domestic chicken: Gallus gallus domesticus
Domestic dog: Canis familiaris
Domestic duck: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Domestic ferret: Mustela putorius furo
Domestic pig: Sus scrofa domesticus
Drill: Mandrillus leucophaeus
Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette: Rousettus aegyptiacus
Eland: Taurotragus spp.
Emin’s pouched rat: Cricetomys emini
European hare: Lepus europaeus
Forest elephant: Loxondonta cyclotis
Four-toed elephant shrew: Petrodomus tetradactylus
Gemsbok: Oryx gazella
Geoffroy’s spider monkey: Ateles geoffroyi
Giant Amazon river turtle: Podocnemis expansa
Giant anteater: Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Goliath frog: Conraua goliath
Grasscutter: Thryonomys spp.
Greater cane rat: Thryonomys swinderianus
Grey brocket deer: Mazama gouazoubira
Grey wolf: Canis lupus
Guenon: Cercopithecus spp.
Guinea fowl: Numida meleagris
Hare: Lepus spp.
Harpy eagle: Harpia harpyja
Himalayan palm civet: Paguma larvata
Horseshoe bat: Rhinolophus spp.
Houbara bustard: Chlamydotis undulata
Howler monkey: Alouatta spp.
Impala: Aepyceros melampus
Indian antelope: Antilope cervicapra
Indian gazelle: Gazella bennettii
Jabiru stork: Jabiru mycteria
Jaguar: Panthera onca
Kinkajou: Potos flavus
Lion: Panthera leo
Magpie goose: Anseranas semipalmata
Mandrill: Mandrillus sphinx
Mantled howler monkey: Alouatta palliata
Marmot: Marmota spp.
Marsh deer: Blastocerus dichotomus
Maxwell’s duiker: Philantomba maxwellii
Moose: Alces alces
Multimammate mouse: Mastomys natalensis
Muscovy duck: Cairina moschata
Northern tamandua: Tamandua mexicana
Ocelot: Leopardus pardalis
Olivaceous cormorant: Phalacrocorax olivaceus
Paca: Cuniculus paca
Pale-winged trumpeter: Psophia leucoptera
Pampas deer: Ozotoceros bezoarticus
Passenger pigeon: Ecopistes migratorius
Peccary: Tayassu spp.
Plains zebra: Equus quagga
Plantain: Musa × paradisiaca
Puma: Puma concolor
Pygmy marmoset: Cebuella pygmaea
Queen palm: Syagrus romanzoffiana
Raccoon dog: Nyctereutes procyonoides
Razor-billed curassow: Mitu tuberosa
Red brocket deer: Mazama americana
Red deer: Cervus elaphus
Red duiker: Cephalophus natalensis
Red river hog: Potamochoerus porcus
Savanna elephant: Loxodonta africana
Sea otter: Enhydra lutris
Sea urchin: Strongylocentrotus spp.
Sitatunga: Tragelaphus spekei
Sooty mangabey: Cercocebus atys
South American tapir: Tapirus terrestris
Sperm whale: Physeter macrocephalus
Spider monkey: Ateles spp.
Straw-coloured fruit bat: Eidolon helvum
Sulawesi warty pig: Sus celebensis
Spix’s guan: Penelope jacquacu
Syke’s monkey: Cercopithecus mitis
Tapir: Tapirus spp.
Tayra: Eira Barbara
Undulated tinamous: Crypturellus undulates
Venezuelan red howler monkey: Alouatta seniculus
Warthog: Phacochoerus spp.
White-footed mouse: Peromyscus leucopus
White sturgeon: Acipenser transmontanus
White-lipped peccary: Tayassu pecari
White-tailed deer: Odocoileus virginianus
Wildebeest: Connochaetes spp.
Wolverine: Gulo gulo
Woodchuck: Marmota monax
Woolly monkey: Lagothrix spp.
Yellow baboon: Papio cynocephalus
Yellow-footed tortoise: Chelonoidis denticulatus
Zebra: Equus spp.