A-Z: animals & plants ending in i

A

Species name of a snowcock found in the mountains of central Asia

B

Large fish of Australia and the Indo-Pacific, also known as Asian sea bass

C

Long-snouted relative of the raccoon

D

Species name of a spurfowl named after an African country

E

The last word in the scientific name of the pineapple lily, which comes from botanist I.B. Pole Evans

F

Species name of a bush warbler which is named after a country

G

Fish named after an Italian revolutionary (and biscuit)

H

Enormous African river mammals with cavernous mouths

I

Large lemur

J

Dog breed which is a cross between a Jack Russell terrier and a Chihuahua

K

Flightless bird of New Zealand

L

Species name of a kingfisher which is also the second word of a type of gemstone

M

Species name of a penguin with yellow tufts on its forehead

N

Indian antelope

O

Smaller relative of the giraffe

P

Species name of a cicadabird from the Caroline Islands in Micronesia

Q

One of the largest flying animals ever, this pterosaur had a 40-foot wingspan and was named after the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and aerospace pioneer John Northrop

R

The second word in the scientific name of Ricord's giant anole, a lizard from Hispaniola

S

Dinosaurs with kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails

T

Terrifying carnivorous dinosaurs

U

Red-faced South American monkey

V

Purple shrub similar to heather

W

Wales-based version of a dog breed beloved by the Queen

X

Mexican breed of dog

Y

Light orangey variety of fruit-bearing plant

Z

Old name for a mole-rat, which is also the second word of its scientific name