CurrScientific names of animals are frequently asked in the General Awareness section of SSC, Railways and other government exams. Candidates may be asked to match a common animal name with its correct scientific name. This blog provides an important list, a free PDF for revision and a live quiz for practice.
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Download the free PDF to revise the scientific names of commonly known animals. It also contains exam-relevant questions for SSC, Railways, Banking, Insurance, Defence and other competitive exams.
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Attempt Scientific Names of Animals Live Quiz
Answer the questions given below to test your knowledge of scientific names of animals. The live quiz includes important and exam-relevant questions commonly asked in SSC, Railways and other government exams.
Q1. What is the scientific name of the African bush elephant?
Q2. What is the scientific name of the Amazon river dolphin?
Q3. What is the scientific name of the American alligator?
Q4. What is the scientific name of the American bison?
Q5. What is the scientific name of the Andean condor?
Q6. What is the scientific name of the Dromedary (Arabian camel)?
Q7. What is the scientific name of the Asian elephant?
Q8. What is the scientific name of the Atlantic salmon?
Q9. What is the scientific name of the Bactrian camel?
Q10. What is the scientific name of the Bahamian raccoon?
Q11. What is the scientific name of the Banded pit viper?
Q12. What is the scientific name of the Black rhinoceros?
Q13. What is the scientific name of the Southern black widow spider?
Q14. What is the scientific name of the Black wildebeest?
Q15. What is the scientific name of the Blue whale?
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Scientific Names of Animals
Below is a list of commonly asked animals along with their scientific names for quick exam revision.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| African bush elephant | Loxodonta africana |
| Amazon river dolphin | Inia geoffrensis |
| American alligator | Alligator mississippiensis |
| American bison | Bison bison |
| Andean condor | Vultur gryphus |
| Arabian camel | Camelus dromedarius |
| Asian elephant | Elephas maximus |
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar |
| Bactrian Camel | Camelus bactrianus |
| Bahaman raccoon | Procyon lotor maynardi |
| Banded pitviper | Trimeresurus fasciatus |
| Black rhinoceros | Diceros bicornis |
| Black widow spider | Latrodectus mactans |
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