Kerala PSC GK | Animal and Bird Scientific Names

Learn Scientific Names

Tap on the image to see the Scientific Name of the Animal/Bird, the audio buttons are available if you want to hear the pronunciation.

Dog Canis lupus familiaris

Cat Felis catus

Horse Equus ferus caballus

Lion Panthera Leo

Tiger Panthera tigris

Leopard Panthera pardus

Bear Ursidae

Black Buck Antilope cervicapra

Deer Cervidae

Gazelle Gazella

Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus

Camel Camelus

Elephant Loxodonta

Langur Semnopithecus

Macaque Macaca

Red Panda Ailurus fulgens

Rhinoceros Rhinocerotidae

Hyena Hyaenidae

Wild Ass Equus hemionus

Wild Boar Sus scrofa

Sheep Ovis aries

Domestic Pig Sus scrofa domesticus

Goat Capra aegagrus hircus

Donkey Equus africanus asinus

Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

Cow Bos taurus

Fowl Gallus gallus domesticus

Wolf Canis lupus

Fox Vulpes vulpes

Crocodile Crocodylus palustris

Zebra Equus quagga

Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis

House wall Lizard Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

Black rat Rattus rattus

House mouse Mus musculus

Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indian Cobra Naja naja

King cobra Ophiophagus hannah

Sea snake Hydrophiinae

Indian Python (Ajgar) Python molurus

Rat snake Ptyas mucosa

Turtle Testudinidae

Owl Strigiformes

Sparrow Passeridae

Crow Corvus

Myna Acridotheres tristis

Parrot Psittacula eupatria

Bulbul Molpastes cafer

Koel Eudynamis scolopaccus

Pigeon Columba livia

Dodo Raphidae Columbiformes

Dove Columbidae Columbiformes

Duck Anatidae Anseriformes

Eagle Aquila Accipitridae

Hummingbird Triochilidae Apodiformes

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus Micropterus

Indian Vulture Gyps indicus

Kiwi Apteryx apterygiformes

Ostrich Struthio camelus

Peacock Pava cristatus

Penguin Pentagonica sphenisciformes

Swan Cygnus coscoroba