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A-Z: animals & plants ending in U

Can you guess the name of the living thing from the clue? I had to put a fungus into this one as well. Amazingly, I found something for every letter, but they are ridiculously obscure.
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Initial letter
Clue
Organism's name ending in U
A
Japanese dog breed similar to a husky
Ainu
B
Cross breed of a beagle and the answer to S
Bea-Tzu
C
North American term for reindeer
Caribou
D
Pygmy species of a South American partridge-like bird; the type of bird is an anagram of manitou (which is also an animal, of a sort)
Dwarf tinamou
E
Flightless Australian bird
Emu
F
Variety of myrtle shrub sometimes known as Chilean guava, it is a French word meaning a torch or candlestick with multiple branches
Flambeau
G
Another S. American partridge-esque bird, with a neutral colour
Grey tinamou
H
Upland version of the above
Highland tinamou
I
Arctic whitefish whose name is unknown in French
Inconnu
J
Stork which is the tallest flying bird in South America
Jabiru
K
Large woodland antelope of Africa with curly horns
Kudu
L
Another partridge-type bird, a small species
Little tinamou
M
Asian mushroom also known as mesina, or black hoof mushroom
Meshimakobu
N
Species name of a reed warbler from a tiny Pacific island nation
Nauru
O
Cousin of L with a detailed, artistic-looking plumage
Ornate tinamou
P
One of the largest freshwater fish, found in South America
Pirarucu
Q
Frankly unguessable Paraguayan bird
Quebracho crested tinamou
R
Species of carp
Rolu
S
Small, fluffy dog breed originating from Tibet (two words)
Shih Tzu
T
Partridge-like species, associated with dense undergrowth
Thicket tinamou
U
Asian relative of the nightingale
Uguisu
V
Partridge-like bird of different colours
Variegated tinamou
W
Another name for the escolar fish, which comes from Hawaiian
Walu walu
X
_____ sword, an Amazonian plant named after a river (and language)
Xingu
Y
One final bird which has the manitou anagram, this species having sun-coloured feet and knees
Yellow-legged tinamou
Z
A species of domestic cattle from South Asia
Zebu
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