Species with Funny English Common Names

Where do all these species live? Use this field guide to find out.

All 117

Screaming Hairy Armadillo ¹
Chaetophractus vellerosus

Lesser Fairy Armadillo ²
Chlamyphorus truncatus

strange big-eared brown bat
Histiotus alienus

Acrobatic Cavy
Kerodon acrobata

Pacarana ³
Dinomys branickii

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus pruinosus

bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil
Gerbillurus vallinus

Yellow-bellied Marmot ⁴
Marmota flaviventris

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