A-Z: animals & plants ending in O

A

Latin American mammal with a leathery armour, distantly related to anteaters

B

Bison

C

A brood parasite, a bird which lays its eggs in the nests of other species

D

Wild Australian dog

E

Cross-breed of an American Eskimo dog and miniature poodle

F

Long-legged, pink water bird

G

Multi-coloured fish sometimes used in fishtanks

H

Huge mammal of African rivers

I

Species of sparrow named after a character from Shakespeare's Othello

J

A genus of North American songbird, which is also a type of sparrow

K

The largest marsupial, an Australian mammal with a pouch for its young

L

Lizard with large round toes for adhering to surfaces, and whose long rear section resembles a green part of plants

M

Unpopular biting insect with a Spanish name

N

Mysterious nocturnal bird of the American tropics with a similar name to P

O

South American member of the raccoon family, with a language-related name

P

Rat-like marsupial whose name contains words for "pan" and a more famous bouncing marsupial

Q

Royally-named fish whose second word could be a nickname for "Daniel"

R

Horned beast which is the next-heaviest land animal after the elephant

S

Warbler-like bird with a grey colour resembling roofing material

T

African bird sometimes called the go-away-bird

U

Bear-like version of marsupial K which likes going up conifers and the like

V

Tiny species of lizard from a British Caribbean territory

W

Relative of the cow from southern Asia, with an aquatic name

X

Lizard with plant-like feet, bearing the name of an ancient Anatolian city

Y

Brood parasite with a banana-coloured beak

Z

Black and white striped Brazilian fish