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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus Gerlach & Canning, 1996 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow GeckoAiluronyx trachygaster (Duméril, 1851) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bamboo BearAiluropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) | UrsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Talaud Bear CuscusAilurops melanotis (Thomas, 1898) | PhalangeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Bear CuscusAilurops ursinus (Temminck, 1824) | PhalangeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Himalayan Red PandaAilurus fulgens F. G. Cuvier, 1825 | AiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chinese Red PandaAilurus styani Thomas, 1902 | AiluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oaxaca SparrowAimophila notosticta (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps (Cassin, 1852) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aioliops brachypterus Rennis & Hoese, 1987 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aioliops megastigma Rennis & Hoese, 1987 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sahul Reef SnakeAipysurus apraefrontalis Smith, 1926 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reef shallows seasnakeAipysurus duboisii Bavay, 1869 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beaded sea-snakeAipysurus eydouxii (Gray, 1849) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leaf-scaled SeasnakeAipysurus foliosquama Smith, 1926 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dusky SeasnakeAipysurus fuscus (Tschudi, 1837) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Olive-brown seasnakeAipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry, 2012 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shark Bay SeasnakeAipysurus pooleorum Smith, 1974 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arafura Sea SnakeAipysurus tenuis Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mandarin DuckAix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater AkialoaAkialoa ellisiana (G. R. Gray, 1860) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Maui-nui AkialoaAkialoa lanaiensis (Rothschild, 1893) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser AkialoaAkialoa obscura (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Kauai AkialoaAkialoa stejnegeri (S. B. Wilson, 1889) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Akihito futuna Keith, Marquet & Watson, 2008 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Akihito vanuatu Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Akko brevis (Günther, 1864) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Akko dionaea Birdsong & Robins, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Akko rossi Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2004 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goeldi's AntbirdAkletos goeldii (E. Snethlage, 1908) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-shouldered AntbirdAkletos melanoceps (Spix, 1825) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colombian Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) affinis (J. A. Allen, 1912) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied AkodontAkodon (Akodon) albiventer Thomas, 1897 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Azara's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) azarae (Fischer, 1829) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bolivian AkodontAkodon (Akodon) boliviensis Meyen, 1833 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Akodon (Akodon) caenosus Thomas, 1918 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cursor Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) cursor (Winge, 1887) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Day's Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) dayi Osgood, 1916 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Córdoba AkodontAkodon (Akodon) dolores Thomas, 1916 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smoky AkodontAkodon (Akodon) fumeus Thomas, 1902 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Intelligent Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) iniscatus Thomas, 1919 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Akodon (Akodon) josemariarguedasi Jiménez, Pacheco & Vivas, 2013 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Junín AkodontAkodon (Akodon) juninensis Myers, Patton & M. F. Smith, 1990 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Koford's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) kofordi Myers & Patton, 1989 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lindbergh's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) lindberghi Hershkovitz, 1990 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Altiplano AkodontAkodon (Akodon) lutescens J. A. Allen, 1901 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Molina's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) molinae Contreras, 1968 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Soft Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) mollis Thomas, 1894 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane AkodontAkodon (Akodon) montensis Thomas, 1913 | CricetidaeChordata | 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.