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Animals in Space

Name all animal species which have already been successfully launched into space by humans.
The human is not included.
Species that only entered space as eggs are also not included.
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Year
Class
Order
Scientific Name
Species
1947
Insects
Flies
Drosophila melanogaster
Lesser fruit fly
1949
Mammals
Primates
Macaca mulatta
Rhesus macaque
1950
Mammals
Rodents
Mus musculus
House mouse
1951
Mammals
Carnivorans
Canis familiaris
Dog
1958
Mammals
Primates
Saimiri sp.
Squirrel monkey
1959
Mammals
Lagomorphs
Oryctolagus cuniculus
European rabbit
(Domestic rabbit)
1960
Mammals
Rodents
Rattus sp.
Rat
1961
Mammals
Rodents
Cavia porcellus
Guinea pig
Mammals
Primates
Pan troglodytes
Chimpanzee
1963
Mammals
Carnivorans
Felis catus
Cat
1966
Insects
Beetles
Tenebrio molitor
Yellow mealworm beetle
Insects
Hymenoptera
Apocrita sp.
Parasitoid wasp
1967
Mammals
Primates
Macaca leonina or
Macaca nemestrina
Pig-tailed macaque
1968
Insects
Flies
Piophila sp.
Wine fly
Reptiles
Turtles
Testudo horsfieldii
Russian tortoise
1969
Mammals
Primates
Sapajus apella
Tufted capuchin
1970
Amphibians
Frogs
Lithobates catesbeianus
American bullfrog
1972
Secernentea
Rhabditida
Caenorhabditis elegans
Nematode
Mammals
Rodents
Perognathus longimembris
Little pocket mouse
1973
Arachnids
Spiders
Araneus diadematus
European garden spider
Ray-finned fish
Toothcarps
Fundulus heteroclitus
Mummichog
1976
Ray-finned fish
Cyprinid fish
Danio rerio
Zebrafish
1982
Insects
Flies
Musca domestica
Housefly
Insects
Lepidopterans
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Velvetbean moth
Insects
Hymenoptera
Apis mellifera
Western honey bee
1985
Amphibians
Salamanders
Pleurodeles waltl
Iberian ribbed newt
1990
Birds
Galliformes
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail
Amphibians
Frogs
Hyla japonica
Japanese tree frog
1991
True jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
Aurelia aurita
Common jellyfish
1992
Ray-finned fish
Cyprinid fish
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Amur carp
Amphibians
Frogs
Xenopus laevis
African clawed frog
Insects
Hymenoptera
Vespa orientalis
Oriental hornet
1994
Ray-finned fish
Cyprinid fish
Carassius auratus
Goldfish
Ray-finned fish
Beloniformes
Oryzias latipes
Japanese rice fish
Amphibians
Salamanders
Cynops pyrrhogaster
Japanese fire-bellied newt
1997
Branchiopoda
Fairy shrimps
Artemia franciscana
Brine shrimp
1998
Insects
Orthoptera
Grylloidea
Cricket
Ray-finned fish
Toothcarps
Xiphophorus hellerii
Green swordtail
Ray-finned fish
Toadfish
Opsanus tau
Oyster toadfish
1999
Insects
Beetles
Coccinellidae
Ladybird
Insects
Lepidopterans
Vanessa cardui
Painted lady
1990s
Branchiopoda
Fairy shrimps
Artemia salina
Brine shrimp
2003
Insects
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Ant
Insects
Hymenoptera
Xylocopa sp.
Carpenter bee
Insects
Lepidopterans
Bombyx mori
Domestic silk moth
2005
Gastropods
Stylommatophora
Cornu aspersum
Garden snail
Gastropods
Stylommatophora
Helix lucorum
Snail
Reptiles
Squamates
Chondrodactylus turneri
Turner's thick-toed gecko
2006
Insects
Lepidopterans
Cydia saltitans
Jumping bean moth
Insects
Blattodea
Gromphadorhina portentosa
Madagascar hissing cockroach
2007
Insects
Blattodea
?
Cockroach
Arachnids
Scorpions
Hadogenes troglodytes
Flat rock scorpion
Insects
Hymenoptera
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Red harvester ant
2009
Insects
Lepidopterans
Danaus plexippus
Monarch butterfly
2011
Arachnids
Spiders
Nephila
Golden silk orb-weaver
2014
Insects
Hymenoptera
Tetramorium caespitum
Red pavement ant
Reptiles
Squamates
Phelsuma ornata
Mauritius ornate day gecko
2021
Cephalopods
Bobtail squids
Euprymna scolopes
Hawaiian bobtail squid
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