A-Z: animals & plants ending in X

A

White, dog-like canine of the far north

B

Also known as linseed, this is used to make linen; the species name is the wiry object which brushes have many of

C

Cat from northern North America with pointy ear tufts

D

Another canine, named after the pioneer of the theory of evolution

E

Another pointy-eared cat; this one ranges from Sweden to the Himalayas

F

Dog-like animal often seen in towns at night

G

Bat whose name is an aerial version of the above animal; this species has a yellow/bronze section on top of the head

H

Marmot-like African animal which is actually more closely related to elephants

I

Wild goat with magnificent, curved horns

J

The genus of the wryneck, a word which sounds the same as a word meaning "hex" or "curse"

K

Small American species of canine whose first word is the word for its own baby

L

Salmon

M

Hairy bovine mammal of the Arctic

N

A different species of B, this one being from the Albuquerque region

O

Another bovine animal

P

The scientific name for the grey partridge, both words being the same, similar to the French word for "lose"

Q

The scientific name for the holm oak tree

R

Common European species of urban canine

S

Another canine, named after a continent

T

Genus of moths in the tortricidae family

U

The name of the gorse plant genus

V

Type of algae which sound like a Swedish car

W

Another species of N, but from a state further north

X

A genus of plants, from the Greek for "wood" and "husk"

Y

Species of H with sun-coloured dots, associated with stony ground

Z

A species of river garfish; its name might be gleaned by merging three words for: Buddhism; a Latin adaptation of the earliest-known bird; and a high-achieving school pupil (or quacking birds)