List of Animals with Scientific Name

List of Animals with Scientific Name 

 The scientific name of an animal is a Latin or Latinized word that describes the organism. Scientific names are written in italics and follow a formal system called binomial nomenclature.

Examples of animal scientific names - 

Canis lupus familiaris: The scientific name for a dog

Felis catus: The scientific name for a cat

Equus caballus: The scientific name for a horse

Ovis aries: The scientific name for a sheep

Camelus dromedaries: The scientific name for an Arabian camel

Ursus maritimus: The scientific name for a polar bear, which means “sea bear”

Cyanocitta cristata: The scientific name for a blue jay, which means “chattering, crested blue bird”

Gazella arabica: The scientific name for an Arabian gazelle

Euptchia attenboroughi: The scientific name for a black-eyed satyr butterfly, named after David Attenborough

■ Tips for writing scientific names :- 

•The generic name is capitalized, but the species epithet is not.

•If the species name is repeated, it can be abbreviated after the first full appearance.

•If written by hand, the name should be underlined .