THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Melanotaenia synergos Allen & Unmack, 2008 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded rainbowfishMelanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia urisa Kadarusman, Setiawibawa & Pouyaud, 2012 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia vanheurni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia veoliae Kadarusman, Caruso & Pouyaud, 2012 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia wanoma Kadarusman, Segura & Pouyaud, 2012 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melanotaenia wokamensis Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue MockingbirdMelanotis caerulescens (Swainson, 1827) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-and-white MockingbirdMelanotis hypoleucus Hartlaub, 1852 | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Melapedalion breve (Seale, 1910) | HemiramphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew RatMelasmothrix naso Miller & Hollister, 1921 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ocellated TurkeyMeleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese BadgerMeles anakuma Temminck, 1844 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasian BadgerMeles canescens Blanford, 1875 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian BadgerMeles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European BadgerMeles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Graceless HoneyeaterMeliarchus sclateri (G. R. Gray, 1870) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lyre-tailed HoneyguideMelichneutes robustus (Bates, 1909) | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian triggerfishMelichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973 | BalistidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Belford's HoneyeaterMelidectes belfordi (De Vis, 1890) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Huon HoneyeaterMelidectes foersteri (Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vogelkop HoneyeaterMelidectes leucostephes (A. B. Meyer, 1874) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon-browed HoneyeaterMelidectes ochromelas (A. B. Meyer, 1874) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-browed HoneyeaterMelidectes rufocrissalis (Reichenow, 1915) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ornate HoneyeaterMelidectes torquatus P. L. Sclater, 1874 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hook-billed KingfisherMelidora macrorrhina (R. Lesson, 1827) | AlcedinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Chanting GoshawkMelierax canorus (Thunberg, 1799) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark Chanting GoshawkMelierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Chanting GoshawkMelierax poliopterus Cabanis, 1868 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-footed HoneyguideMelignomon eisentrauti Louette, 1981 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscus (De Vis, 1897) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princeps (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kadavu HoneyeaterMeliphacator provocator (E. L. Layard, 1875) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puff-backed HoneyeaterMeliphaga aruensis (Sharpe, 1884) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-spotted HoneyeaterMeliphaga notata (Gould, 1867) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spangled HoneyeaterMelipotes ater Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus A. B. Meyer, 1886 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arfak HoneyeaterMelipotes gymnops P. L. Sclater, 1874 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinis (R. Lesson, 1839) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis Gould, 1848 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis (Gould, 1837) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus (Vieillot, 1802) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Strong-billed HoneyeaterMelithreptus validirostris (Gould, 1837) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-streaked FriarbirdMelitograis gilolensis (Bonaparte, 1850) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bee HummingbirdMellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.