Animal alphabet challenge

[serenissima]

I've seen a few illustrated alphabets over the past several months. You know, A is for Apple, B is for Bear, and so on. I'm bugged that many alphabets get very specific for some letters, e.g. Z is for Zebra, while being very general for others, like maybe F is for Frog. Frogs are an entire order of animals, after all.

Can you think of an animal for each letter of the alphabet if you don't use mammals? What if you use entirely mammals? How about all invertebrates? The more specific, the better: species are better than phyla.

Comments

[frith]

Oho! Something fun and animal related! OK, here we go... non-mammal, mammal, invertebrates.

A amphioxus, aardvark, apple snail
B blue footed booby, biturong, bombardier beetle
C caracara, capybara, crown of thorns starfish
D dipper, dik dik, dung beetle
E emu, elephant shrew, earwig
F flying fish, fennec fox, firefly
G gharial, gerenuk, geoduck
H harris hawk, huemul, hummingbird hawkmoth
I ibis, ibex, ichneumon wasp
J jackdaw, jerboa, junebug
K kiwi, kit fox, krill
L lark, lynx, lobster
M mudskipper, muskox, millipede
N nightjar, narwhal, nematode
O oar fish, oryx, ostracod
P pink pelican, pika, Portuguese man o'war
Q quetzal, quokka, question mark butterfly
R redpoll, remora, robberfly
S sea snake, saiga antelope, sally lightfoot crab
T tuatara, tamandua, tunicate
U umbrella cockatoo, uakari, urania moth
V veery, vole, viceroy
W whiting, walrus, whirligig
Y yellow bellied sapsucker, yak, yellow fly
Z zebra danio, zorilla, zestos skipper butterfly

-- after over two hours of effort I finally gave up and cheated, looking up over a dozen to fill in the blanks.

[serenissima]

We came up with a lot of the same ones.
How did you find my journal?

[frith]

I saw your post on the Recents page. I trawl the Recents frequently for stuff to read. 8^)

Lists

[serenissima]

This took me about a day of pondering.

Mammals:
Anteater; Antelope; Aardvark
Baboon; Bear; Badger
Civet; Cougar; Capybara; Camel; Coyote
Dingo; Dolphin; Donkey
Elephant; Elephant seal
Fisher; Fennec
Gorilla; Gazelle; Giraffe; Goat
Hippopotamus; Horse; Hedgehog; Hyrax; Hare; Hyena
Ibex
Jerboa; Jaguar
Koala; Kangaroo
Llama; Lion; Lynx; Lemming
Mandrill; Marmoset; Mongoose; Mole
Numbat; Narwhale
Orca; Otter; Opossum; Okapi; Ocelot; Oryx
Porpoise; Panther; Pangolin; Pika; Porcupine; Panda
Quagga
Raccoon; Rabbit; Rhinoceros
Sheep; Sloth; Squirrel
Tiger; Tasmanian devil
U - ?
Vole
Wildebeest; Water buffalo; Wombat; Wolf; Walrus
Xebu
Yak
Zebra

Birds:
Anhinga; Albatross
Bower bird; Budgerigar
Chicken; Cardinal; Chaffinch; Cockatoo; Crane; Crow
Dove; Duck
Egret; Eagle; Emu
Falcon; Flamingo
Greylag Goose; Gallinule; Gull
Heron; Hawk
Ibis
Jay
Kite; Kestrel; Killdeer
Lorikeet; Lyre bird
Mockingbird; Myna
Nuthatch
Owl; Osprey; Ostrich
Puffin; Penguin; Pigeon; Partridge; Peacock; Pheasant; Pelican
Quail
Rail; Raven
Shrike; Swan; Secretary bird; Skua
Titmouse; Tern
U - ?
Vulture
Woodpecker; Weaver bird
X - ?
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Zebra finch

Reptiles & Amphibians:
Axolotl; Anole
Bullfrog; Boa constrictor
Caiman; Cobra; Chameleon
Diamondback rattlesnake
E
F
Gavial; Gecko
Horned toad
I
J
Komodo dragon
Leatherback turtle
M
Newt
O
Poison arrow frog; Python
Q
Rattlesnake
Salamander; Slider
Tuatara

Fish:
Anglerfish; Archer fish
Barracuda; Betta
Coelocanth; Catfish; Carp
Dolphin fish
Electric eel
Flounder; Flying fish
Grouper; Guppy
Halibut; Haddock
I
J
Koi
Lamprey
Moray
N
Oscar
Puffer fish
Q
Remora
Skate; Shark; Sardine; Salmon
Tuna; Tetra

Invertebrates:
Anemone; Assassin bug; Abalone
Banana slug; Bombadier beetle; Bumblebee
Clam; Centipede; Crayfish; Cricket; Cuttlefish; Chiton; Cicada
Dung beetle
Earthworm; Earwig
Firefly
Grasshopper
Harvestman; Horseshoe crab; Honey bee
I - ?
Jellyfish
Katydid
Luna moth; Lobster; Ladybug; Louse
Mosquito; Mantis; Man o' war; Mussel
Nematode; Nautilus; Nudibranch
Oyster; Octopus
Pillbug
Q - ?
Roach
Stag beetle; Silk worm; Squid
Tarantula
Urchin
Velvet worm
Wasp; Water strider
X - ?
Yellow jacket
Z - ?