Can you name the common name for these mammals that have the same word for their genus and species?

created by fifteenkeys
  • Enter an animal's common name in the box below
  • Correctly named animal's common names will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Some scientists were lazy when thinking of species for animals and just used their genus, giving them a repeating name. Can you name the animal based on their redundant genus and species?
  • Source: Wilson and Reeder
  • This quiz has not been verified by Sporcle
04:00
Show Missed Answers  
Genus and speciesCommon name
Alces alces
Bison bison
Caracal caracal
Cricetus cricetus
Dama dama
Genetta genetta
Gulo gulo
Lemmus lemmus
Lutra lutra
Lynx lynx
Genus and speciesCommon name
Martes martes
Meles meles
Mephitis mephitis
Myotis myotis
Nasua nasua
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Rattus rattus
Rupicapra rupicapra
Vicugna vicugna
Vulpes vulpes
You might also like these games:
The Nine Planets   Digits of Pi   Multiplication Table
There are 7 comments for this game.
(Warning: comments may contain spoilers)

Genus genus: Mammals Quiz

  1. by fifteenkeys
  • Created Jul 14, 2010 in Science
  • Game Plays 175

Friend Scores and Standings

Loading friend results....