Kerala PSC - List of Scientific Names of Animals and Birds

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Scientific Names of Animals

Name of the Animal	Scientific Name
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
Dhaman or rat snake	Ptyas mucosa
Turtle	Testudinidae

Scientific Names of Birds

Name of the Bird	Scientific Name
Owl	Strigiformes
Sparrow	Passeridae
Crow	Corvus
Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Parrot	Psittacula eupatria
Bulbul	Molpastes cafer
Koel	Eudynamis scolopaccus
Pigeon	Columba livia
Indian Vulture	Gyps indicus
Indian Cuckoo	Cuculus micropterus
Dodo	Raphidae columbiformes
Dove	Columbidae columbiformes
Duck	Anatidae anseriformes
Eagle	Aquila accipitridae
Hummingbird	Triochilidae apodiformes
Kiwi	Apteryx apterygiformes
Ostrich	Struthio camelus
Peacock	Pava cristatus
Penguin	Pentagonica sphenisciformes
Swan	Cygnus coscoroba

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