The Epic List

Hello World…

For a long time, I’ve referred to this list. Up till now it’s been an abstract quantity with no real existence. But no more! I am committing it to electronic paper. So, I give you, “The Epic (unordered) List of Animals whose Genus and Species Name is the same”.

(I didn’t say it was a fun or exciting list. It is also not exhaustive, and a work in progress)

(** are extra-special, as they are also the common name in English.)

(And you thought the poetry was sad.)

1. Eurasian Wren — Troglodytes troglodytes
2. Red Fox — Vulpes vulpes
3. Western Gorilla — Gorilla gorilla **
4. Goldfinch — Carduelis carduelis
5. European Otter — Lutra lutra
6. European Magpie — Pica pica
7. Rock Sparrow — Petronia petronia
8. Austral Blackbird — Curaeus curaeus
9. Melodocious Blackbird — Dives dives
10. Yellow-headed Blackbird — Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
11. European Badger — Meles meles
12. American Bison — Bison bison **
          Special mention: the Plains Bison — Bison bison bison
13. Green Iguana —  Iguana iguana **
14. Spotted Hyena — Crocuta crocuta