| nr | name | NameSource |
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| 1320 | Impala | Named after the large brownish African antelope. The male has slender lyrate horns. (H 120) |
| 2089 | Cetacea | Named for the order of mammals commonly called whales, many species of which are currently endangere |
| 2731 | Cucula | After (1775) Zimmerwald, this is the second minor planet to be discovered at Zimmerwald in the month |
| 3022 | Dobermann | Named in honor of Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann (1834–1894), German zoologist and amateur astronome |
| 4198 | Panthera | Name derived from the Latin for ‘panther’, referring to a large, intimidating cat. Also, Panthere ti |
| 4257 | Ubasti | Ubasti, also called Bastet or Bast, was an ancient Egyptian goddess worshipped in the form of a cat. |
| 8433 | Brachyrhynchus | Named for <i>Anser brachyrhynchus</i>, or pink-footed goose. This species, as well as many of those |
| 8435 | Anser | Named for <i>Anser anser</i>, or greylag goose. |
| 8436 | Leucopsis | Named for <i>Branta leucopsis</i>, or barnacle goose. |
| 8437 | Bernicla | Named for <i>Branta bernicla</i>, or Brant goose. |
| 8438 | Marila | Named for <i>Aythya marila</i>, or greater scaup. |
| 8439 | Albellus | Named for <i>Mergus albellus</i>, or smew. |
| 8441 | Lapponica | Named for <i>Limosa lapponica</i>, or bar-tailed godwit. |
| 8442 | Ostralegus | Named for <i>Haematopus ostralegus</i>, or oyster catcher. |
| 8443 | Svecica | Named for <i>Luscinia svecica</i>, or bluethroat. |
| 8538 | Gammelmaja | Named for Gammelmaja, an old and wise cat who seldom fails to notice when Pelle is being treated unf |
| 8585 | Purpurea | Named for <i>Ardea purpurea</i>, or purple heron. |
| 8586 | Epops | Named for <i>Upupa epops</i>, or hoopoe. |
| 8587 | Ruficollis | Named for <i>Tachybaptus ruficollis</i>, or little grebe. |
| 8588 | Avosetta | Named for <i>Recurvirostra avosetta</i>, or avocet. |
| 8590 | Pygargus | Named for <i>Circus pygargus</i>, or Montagu's harrier. |
| 8591 | Excubitor | Named for <i>Lanius excubitor</i>, or great grey or northern shrike. |
| 8592 | Rubetra | Named for <i>Saxicola rubetra</i>, or whinchat. |
| 8593 | Angustirostris | Named for <i>Marmaronetta angustirostris</i>, also called <i>Anas angustirostris</i>, marbled teal o |
| 8594 | Albifrons | Named for <i>Sterna albifrons</i>, or little tern. |
| 8595 | Dougallii | Named for <i>Sterna dougallii</i>, or roseate tern. |
| 8596 | Alchata | Named for <i>Pterocles alchata</i>, or pin-tailed sandgrouse. |
| 8597 | Sandvicensis | Named for <i>Sterna sandvicensis</i>, or sandwich tern. |
| 8598 | Tetrix | Named for <i>Tetrao tetrix</i>, also named <i>Lyrurus tetrix</i>, or black grouse. |
| 8599 | Riparia | Named for <i>Riparia riparia</i>, or sand martin. |
| 8601 | Ciconia | Named for <i>Ciconia ciconia</i>, or white stork. |
| 8602 | Oedicnemus | Named for <i>Burhinus oedicnemus</i>, or stone curlew. |
| 8603 | Senator | Named for <i>Lanius senator</i>, or woodchat shrike. |
| 8643 | Quercus | Named for <i>Quercus</i>, a genus belonging to the family Fagaceae. The tree <i>Quercus robur</i> ( |
| 8644 | Betulapendula | Named for <i>Betula pendula</i> (silver birch), a species in the genus <i>Betula</i> belonging to th |
| 8647 | Populus | Named for <i>Populus</i>, a genus belonging to the family Salicaceae. <i>Populus nigra</i> (black p |
| 8648 | Salix | Named for <i>Salix</i>, a genus belonging to the family Salicaceae. <i>Salix alba</i< (white willow |
| 8649 | Juglans | Named for <i>Juglans</i>, a genus belonging to the family Juglandaceae. <i>Juglans regia</i> (Engli |
| 8652 | Acacia | Named for <i>Acacia</i>, belonging to the family Mimosaceae. <i>Acacia mearnsii</i> (mimosa) is a s |
| 8656 | Cupressus | Named for <i>Cupressus</i>, belonging to the family Cupressaceae. <i>Cupressus macrocarpia</i> (Mon |
| 8657 | Cedrus | Named for <i>Cedrus</i>, belonging to the family Pinaceae. <i>Cedrus libani</i> (cedar of Lebanon) |
| 8752 | Flammeus | Named for <i>Asio flammeus</i>, or short-eared owl. |
| 8753 | Nycticorax | Named for <i>Nycticorax nycticorax</i>, or night heron. |
| 8754 | Leucorodia | Named for <i>Platalea leucorodia</i>, or spoonbill. |
| 8756 | Mollissima | Named for <i>Somateria mollissima</i>, or common eider. |
| 8757 | Cyaneus | Named for <i>Circus cyaneus</i>, or hen or northern harrier. |
| 8758 | Perdix | Named for <i>Perdix perdix</i>, or partridge. |
| 8759 | Porzana | Named for <i>Porzana porzana</i>, or spotted crake. |
| 8760 | Crex | Named for <i>Crex crex</i>, or corncrake. |
| 8761 | Crane | Named for the bird <i>Grus grus</i>; Crane is its English name. It belongs to the family of the Gru |
| 8762 | Hiaticula | Named for <i>Charadrius hiaticula</i>, or ringed plover. |
| 8763 | Pugnax | Named for <i>Philomachus pugnax</i>, or ruff (male) and reeve (female). |
| 8764 | Gallinago | Named for <i>Gallinago gallinago</i>, or snipe. |
| 8765 | Limosa | Named for <i>Limosa limosa</i>, or black-tailed godwit. |
| 8766 | Niger | Named for <i>Chlidonias niger</i>, or black tern. |
| 8767 | Commontern | Named for the bird <i>Sterna hirundo</i>; Common tern is its English name. It belongs to the family |
| 8768 | Barnowl | Named for the bird <i>Tyto alba</i>; Barn Owl is its English name. It belongs to the family of the |
| 8769 | Arctictern | Named for the bird <i>Sterna paradisaea</i>; Arctic tern is its English name. It belongs to the fam |
| 8770 | Totanus | Named for <i>Tringa totanus</i>, or redshank. |
| 8771 | Biarmicus | Named for <i>Panurus biarmicus</i>, or bearded tit. |
| 8772 | Minutus | Named for <i>Ixobrychus minutus</i>, or little bittern. |
| 8773 | Torquilla | Named for <i>Jynx torquilla</i>, or wryneck. |
| 8774 | Viridis | Named for <i>Picus viridis</i>, or green woodpecker. |
| 8775 | Cristata | Named for <i>Galerida cristata</i>, or crested lark. |
| 8776 | Campestris | Named for <i>Anthus campestris</i>, or tawny pipit. |
| 8777 | Torquata | Named for <i>Saxicola torquata</i>, or stonechat. |
| 8833 | Acer | Named for Aceraceae, the maple family, with two genera and more than 100 species. One well-known sp |
| 8834 | Anacardium | Named for Anacardiaceae, the cashew or mango family, with 80 genera and over 800 species of evergree |
| 8835 | Annona | Named for Annonaceae, the custard apple family, with more than 2000 species. The trees are mainly t |
| 8836 | Aquifolium | Named for Aquifoliaceae, the holly family, with 700 evergreens and deciduous species. <i>Ilex aquif |
| 8852 | Buxus | Named for Buxaceae, the box family, with four or five genera and some 60 species of evergreen trees |
| 8856 | Celastrus | Named for Celastraceae, the staff-tree family, with 100 genera and over 1000 species including many |
| 8857 | Cercidiphyllum | Named for Cercidiphyllaceae, a family with only one member, <i>Cercidiphyllum japonicum</i> (katsura |
| 8858 | Cornus | Named for Cornaceae, the dogwood family, with about 12 genera and 100 species of evergreens, deciduo |
| 8872 | Ebenum | Named for Ebenaceae, the ebony family, with only two genera and 500 species. Male and female flower |
| 8886 | Elaeagnus | Named for Elaeagnaceae, the oleaster family with three genera and about 50 species. In many species |
| 8959 | Oenanthe | Named for <i>Oenanthe oenanthe</i>, or wheatear. |
| 8962 | Noctua | Named for <i>Athene noctua</i>, or little owl. |
| 8963 | Collurio | Named for <i>Lanius collurio</i>, or red-backed shrike. |
| 8964 | Corax | Named for <i>Corvus corax</i>, or raven. |
| 8965 | Citrinella | Named for <i>Emberiza citrinella</i>, or yellowhammer. |
| 8966 | Hortulana | Named for <i>Emberiza hortulana</i>, or ortolan bunting. |
| 8967 | Calandra | Named for <i>Miliaria calandra</i>, or corn bunting. |
| 8968 | Europaeus | Named for <i>Caprimulgus europaeus</i>, or nightjar. |
| 8970 | Islandica | Named for <i>Bucephala islandica</i>, or Barrow's goldeneye. |
| 8972 | Sylvatica | Named for <i>Turnix sylvatica</i>, or Andalusian hemipode. |
| 8973 | Pratincola | Named for <i>Glareola pratincola</i>, or collared pratincole. |
| 8974 | Gregaria | Named for <i>Chettusia gregaria</i>, or sociable plover. |
| 8975 | Atthis | Named for <i>Alcedo atthis</i>, or kingfisher. |
| 8976 | Leucura | Named for <i>Oenanthe leucura</i>, or black wheatear. |
| 8977 | Paludicola | Named for <i>Acrocephalus paludicola</i>, or aquatic warbler. |
| 8978 | Barbatus | Named for the bird <i>Gypaetus barbatus</i>, or lammergeier. |
| 8979 | Clanga | Named for the bird <i>Aquila clanga</i>, or greater spotted eagle. |
| 8980 | Heliaca | Named for the bird <i>Aquila heliaca</i>, or imperial eagle. |
| 9019 | Eucommia | Named for Eucommiaceae, a family with only one member, the elmlike <i>Eucommia ulmoides</i>, a vigor |
| 9020 | Eucryphia | Named for Eucryphiaceae, a family with five species in a single genus. <i>Eucryphia cordifolia</i> |
| 9021 | Fagus | Named for Fagaceae, the beech family, with eight genera and over 1000 species, including oaks and ch |
| 9040 | Flacourtia | Named for Flacourtiaceae, the Indian plum family, with almost 90 genera and 900 species. <i>Flacour |
| 9053 | Hamamelis | Named for Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family, with about 25 genera and 100 species, typical in S |
| 9054 | Hippocastanum | Named for Hippocastanaceae, the horse-chestnut family, with only two genera and 15 species. <i>Aesc |
| 9203 | Myrtus | Named for Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of aromatic trees and shrubs, with more than 100 genera and n |
| 9242 | Olea | Named for Oleaceae, the olive family, with about 25 genera and nearly 1000 species. Genera include |
| 9306 | Pittosporum | Named for Pittosporaceae, the Australian laurel family, with nine genera and more than 200 species, |
| 9309 | Platanus | Named for Platanaceae, the plane family, with one genus and seven species. They grow wild mainly in |
| 9313 | Protea | Named for Proteaceae, the firebush family, with some 75 genera and over 1000 species. They are nati |
| 9316 | Rhamnus | Named for Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbing pla |
| 9326 | Ruta | Named for Rutaceae, the rue family, with over 150 genera and 1500 species, including citrus fruits. |
| 9486 | Utemorrah | Named for the Australian Aboriginal poet Daisy Utemorrah (1922–1993), teller of Dreamtime stories in |
| 9488 | Huia | Named for the bird, extinct since 1907, with splendid green and black plumage and a long white-tippe |
| 9860 | Archaeopteryx | Archaeopteryx is the early bird that had a dinosaur-like skeleton, a bird-like skull and teeth in th |
| 9879 | Mammuthus | Mammuthus or <i>woolly mammoth</i> was a kind of elephant, about 4 meters tall, with dense dark hair |
| 9880 | Stegosaurus | Stegosaurus was a large dinosaur, 6 to 9 meters long, with a characteristic double row of large bony |
| 9937 | Triceratops | Triceratops was a heavy dinosaur with three horns, two above the eyes and one on the snout. It lived |
| 9941 | Iguanodon | Iguanodon was a heavy bipedal, upright-standing dinosaur, balancing its long 10-meter body by a heav |
| 9949 | Brontosaurus | Brontosaurus was a gigantic dinosaur, as large as 20 meters and weighing about 30 tons. It lived in |
| 9951 | Tyrannosaurus | Tyrannosaurus, a heavy bipedal dinosaur with a huge skull, long massive jaws and dagger-like teeth, |
| 9954 | Brachiosaurus | Brachiosaurus, the heaviest of all dinosaurs (about 70 tons) had a very long neck with a small head. |
| 13351 | Zibeline | Zibeline is the name of a small animal (<i>Martes zibellina</i>), that generally lives in the colder |
| 16598 | Brugmansia | Named for a genus of flowering plants in the family <i>Solanaceae</i>. They are woody trees or shrub |
| 17493 | Wildcat | The University of Arizona (whose athletic symbol is a wildcat) has contributed to astronomy and plan |
| 22280 | Mandragora | Named for a genus belonging to the nightshade family (<i>Solanaceae</i>). Members of the genus are k |
| 39991 | Iochroma | Named for a genus of shrubs and small trees found in the forests of South America. Their hummingbird |
| 58671 | Diplodocus | Named for one of the largest animals ever to walk on the earth, the <i>Dashing Diplodocus</i> is the |
| 66583 | Nicandra | Named for a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family containing the single speci |
| 263251 | Pandabear | The Giant Panda is an endangered species and is a favourite animal to many. This is to honour this |