What is currently your favorite *blank*?

..animal? Tanaid

...mammal? Civet of Any kind
...cat? Flat-headed cat
...canid? Blandford's or Ruppell's fox.
...bear? Tibetan blue bear
...hyena? Brown hyena
...pinniped? Mediterranean monk seal.
...ungulate? Tibetan antelope or Royal antelope, (these can change.)
...cetacean? Dwarf sperm whale or Narwhal
...bat? Wrinkle-faced bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Rodents are hard, Either crested rat or Mountain beaver. Lagomorph is Riverine rabbit or Sumatran striped rabbit.
...primate? Calabar angwantibo
...xenarthran? Maned sloth
...marsupial or monotreme? Marsupial is Monito Del monte or Woodlark cuscus, Monotreme is Platypus.

....bird? Group would be any type of Myzomela, Manakin, or Sunbird.
...ratite? Somali ostrich or Okarito kiwi.
...bird of prey? Any Otus owls, Bat falcon or Peragrine falcon, or Socotra buzzard.
...penguin? Macaroni.
...parrot? Alwal
...passerine? Twelve-wired bird of paradise or Scarlet-bellied Mountain tanager.
...waterfowl? Stellar's eider.

...reptile? No Idea.
...lizard? Indonesian forest dragon or Philippine sailfin lizard.
...snake? Sunbeam snake or Dragon snake.
...crocodilian? Mugger crocodile.
...turtle or tortoise? Turtle would be Painted terrapin or Leatherback sea turtle and Tortoise would be Impressed tortoise or any Rare giant tortoise of the Galapagos.

...amphibian? Hairy frog
...frog or toad? Hairy frog or Any harlequin toad
...salamander or newt? Barton springs salamaner.

...fish? Frostfish or Megamouth shark or Basking shark.
...bony fish? American paddlefish since Chinese paddlefish is extinct, Any Jellynose or Frostfish.
...cartilaginous fish? Cookiecutter shark, Basking or Megamouth sharks, or Manta de monk.

...invertebrate? Bryozoan or Tunicate
...insect? Click beetle or Glow worm beetles
...arachnid? Giant whip spider
...mollusk? Googley eyed stubby squid or Colossal squid or Gumboot.
...crustacean? Tanaid.
Also You left out a BUNCH of Invert categories no Offense.

...extinct animal? Paradise parrot or Thylacine.
...extinct Cenozoic animal? No Idea
...Mesozoic animal? No Idea .
..Paleozoic animal? No idea.
 
Never got around to answering these.

...mammal? Probably Amazon River Dolphin
...cat? Flat-headed Cat
...canid? Red Wolf
...bear? Giant Panda
...hyena? Brown Hyena
...pinniped? Leopard Seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Silver Dik-Dik
...cetacean? Amazon River Dolphin
...bat? Hammer-headed Bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Northern Viscacha
...primate? Black/Gray Snub-nosed Monkey
...xenarthran? Brown-throated Sloth
...marsupial or monotreme? Western Long-beaked Echidna

....bird? Spix's Macaw
...ratite? Dwarf Cassowary
...bird of prey? Philippine Eagle/California Condor
...penguin? Emperor Penguin
...parrot? Spix's Macaw
...passerine? Sickle-billed Vanga
...waterfowl? Blue Duck

...reptile? Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
...lizard? Mexican Alligator Lizard
...snake? Kanburi Pitviper
...crocodilian? Orinoco Crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? Ploughshare Tortoise

...amphibian? Titicaca Water Frog
...frog or toad? Titicaca Water Frog
...salamander or newt? Two-toed Amphiuma
 
...animal? Asian Small-clawed Otter

...mammal? Asian Small-clawed Otter
...cat? Andean Mountain Cat
...canid? Swift Fox
...bear? Japanese Black Bear
...hyena? Aardwolf
...pinniped? Harbor Seals & Ringed Seals (especially all the fat ones)
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Pygmy Hippopotami
...cetacean? Beluga Whales
...bat? Palid Bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Capybara, Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa, American Beaver, or Eastern Chipmunk
...primate? Central American Squirrel Monkey
...xenarthran? I don’t have one they’re all amazing
...marsupial or monotreme? Yet again I don’t have one

....bird? Blue Fairy Penguin
...ratite? North Island Brown Kiwi
...bird of prey? Either some type of Falcon or Owl
...penguin? Blue Fairy Penguin
...parrot? Either a Kakapo or a Cockatoo species
...passerine? I’m not sure there are too many species to pick one
...waterfowl? Yet again too many species; I also didn’t know that terror birds were also Anseriformes

...reptile? Too many species
...lizard? Probably a Caiman Lizard, Monitor Lizard, Gecko, or the Texas Spiny Lizard
...snake? Too many species
...crocodilian? Some sort of Caiman I guess
...turtle or tortoise? Still too many species

...amphibian? Diplocaulus
...frog or toad? Don’t know
...salamander or newt? Don’t know

...fish? Too many species
...bony fish? Too many species
...cartilaginous fish? Too many species

...invertebrate? Too many species
...insect? Some sort of mantis probably
...arachnid? Too many species
...mollusk? Too many species
...crustacean? Pill Bugs

...extinct animal? Too many species
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Siamogale
...Mesozoic animal? Majungasaurus or Ichthyovenator
...Paleozoic animal? Diplocaulus
 
...animal? Southern cassowary

...mammal? Giant pangolin
...cat? Jaguar
...canid? African painted dog
...bear? Sun bear
...hyena? Spotted hyena
...pinniped? Leopard seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Black rhino
...cetacean? Amazon river dolphin
...bat? Chinese painted bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Capybara
...primate? Coquerel’s sifaka
...xenarthran? Giant anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Quokka

....bird? Southern cassowary
...ratite? Southern cassowary
...bird of prey? Swallow-tailed kite
...penguin? Little blue penguin
...parrot? Pesquet’s parrot
...passerine? Corvids in general
...waterfowl? Nene

...reptile? Perentie
...lizard? Perentie
...snake? Paradise tree snake
...crocodilian? Nile crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? Mata mata

...amphibian? Axolotl
...frog or toad? Reed frog
...salamander or newt? Axolotl

...fish? Tiger shark
...bony fish? Arapaima
...cartilaginous fish? Tiger shark

...invertebrate? Peacock mantis shrimp
...insect? Mantises in general
...arachnid? Bold jumping spider
...mollusk? Common cuttlefish
...crustacean? Peacock mantis shrimp

...extinct animal? Deinonychus antirrhopus
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Kelenken guillermoi
...Mesozoic animal? Deinonychus antirrhopus
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon grandis
 
...animal? Neon tetra
...mammal? European bison
...cat? Van cat (a cool domestic cat breed)
...hyena? East african striped hyena
...bear? Russian brown bear
...canid? Golden jackal
...pinniped? O.flavescens the South American sea lion
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Nilgai
...cetacean? Narwhal
...bat? Aldabra flying fox
...rodent or lagomorph? Granada hare
...primate? Iriomote cat
...xenarthran? Vermilingua, all of em
...marsupial or monotreme? Eastern wallaroo
....bird? Yellow-billed hornbill
...ratite? Ostrich
...bird of prey? Ural owl
...parrot? Ultramarine lorikeet
...penguin? Penguin
...passerine? Northern mockingbird
...waterfowl? Egyptian goose
...reptile? Varanids
...lizard? Eastern blue tongue skink
...snake? Rosy boa
...crocodilian? Gharial
...turtle or tortoise? Olive ridley sea turtle
...amphibian? Natterjack toad
...frog or toad? Natterjack toad
...salamander or newt? Axolotl
...fish? Leopard shark
...bony fish? Exodon tetra
...cartilaginous fish? Thresher shark
...invertebrate? Yellow jacket
...insect? Orange-tip butterfly
...arachnid? Uloboridae, a family of orb weavers
...mollusk? Doryteuthis opalescens, the ''inshore squid''
...crustacean? Odontodactylus scyllarus, the ''peacock mantis shrimp''
...extinct animal? Wooly rhinoceros
...extinct Cenozoic animal? North american mastodon
...Mesozoic animal? Mosasaur
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon
 
I’ve said this before, but my favourite species tend to be ones i have had personal experiences with, so there may be a few animals that seem strange to you on here! :p I’ve also written a very short reason of why i like them.

...animal Eurasian Kestrel (not sure if i got this right)

...mammal African Wild Dog

...cat Jaguar (elusive and exciting)

...canid African Wild Dog (interesting group dynamic)

...bear Sloth Bear (very angry)

...hyena Aardwolf (just very cool)

...pinniped Grey Seal (thought a wild one was my dog as a child)

...ungulate (not including cetaceans) Bearded Pig (fabulous beards)

...cetacean Orca (intelligent)

...bat Tent-Making Bat (Architecture)

...rodent or lagomorph Eurasian Beaver (Architecture)

...primate Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur (very cute)

...xenarthran Nine-Banded Armadillo (fun little guys)

...marsupial or monotreme Common Wombat (adorable)

....bird Eurasian Kestrel

...ratite Emu (attacked me)

...bird of prey Eurasian Kestrel (i flew them)

...penguin Rockhopper Penguin (seen them twice and one fell over both times)

...parrot Green-Cheeked Parakeet (friend owns one)

...passerine New Caledonian Crow (intelligent)

...waterfowl Tufted Duck (personal friends)

...reptile Common Boa

...lizard Green Basilisk Lizard (walk on water)

...snake Common Boa (first snake i held)

...crocodilian Slender-Snouted Crocodile (look ridiculous)

...turtle or tortoise Pancake Tortoise (also look ridiculous)

...amphibian african bullfrog

...frog or toad african bullfrog (fat)

...salamander or newt Chinese Giant Salamander (look extremely ridiculous)

...fish Southern Stingray

...bony fish Mudskipper (i don’t really know why)

...cartilaginous fish Southern Stingray (jumpscared me as a child)

...invertebrate Australian Giant Cuttlefish

...insect Madagascar Sunset Moth (pretty)

...arachnid Giant House Spider (jumpscared me at 2am)

...mollusc Australian Giant Cuttlefish (fun colours)

...crustacean Sexy Shrimp (fun name and dance)
 
...animal? Indian Peafowl/Rock Dove

...mammal? Mandrill
...cat? Clouded Leopard
...canid? Fennec Fox
...bear? Polar Bear
...hyena? Aardwolf
...pinniped? Leopard Seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Okapi
...cetacean? Beluga
...bat? Ghost Bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Prevost's Squirrel
...primate? Mandrill
...xenarthran? Giant Anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Platypus

....bird? Indian Peafowl/Rock Dove
...ratite? Southern Cassowary
...bird of prey? King Vulture
...penguin? King Penguin
...parrot? Scarlet Macaw
...passerine? Gouldian Finch
...waterfowl? Mandarin Duck

...reptile? Gharial
...lizard? Frilled Lizard
...snake? Emerald Tree Boa
...crocodilian? Gharial
...turtle or tortoise? Leopard Tortoise

...amphibian? Red-Eyed Tree Frog
...frog or toad? Red-Eyed Tree Frog
...salamander or newt? Tiger Salamander

...fish? Emperor Angelfish
...bony fish? Emperor Angelfish
...cartilaginous fish? Whale Shark

...invertebrate? Peacock Mantis Shrimp
...insect? Queen Victoria Birdwing
...arachnid? Mexican Redknee Tarantula
...mollusk? Giant Pacific Octopus
...crustacean? Peacock Mantis Shrimp

...extinct animal? Carolina Parakeet
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Terror Bird
...Mesozoic animal? Dilophosaurus/Pteranodon
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon
 
...animal?: that's a tough one chief

...mammal? that's a tough one chief
...cat?: fishing cat
...canid?: bat-eared fox
...bear?: Sloth bear
...hyena?: aardwolf
...pinniped?: californian sea lion
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)?
...cetacean?: Commerson's dolphin
...bat?: Egyptian rousette
...rodent or lagomorph? that's a tough one chief
...primate?: Garnett's Bushbaby
...xenarthran?: Southern three banded armadillo
...marsupial or monotreme?: Common brush-tail possum

....bird?: there's alot to choose from, but I've been into red-legged seriama lately
...ratite?: emu
...bird of prey?: crested caracara
...penguin?: Cape
...parrot?: Sun conure
...passerine?: black-throated magpie jay
...waterfowl?:Great white pelican

...reptile?: that's a tough one chief
...lizard?: frill-necked lizard
...snake?: Sinaloan milk-snake
...crocodilian?: American alligator
...turtle or tortoise?: Common snapping turtle

...amphibian?: that's a tough one chief
...frog or toad?: African bullfrog
...salamander or newt?: Fire-belly newt

...fish?: Marbled lungfish
...bony fish?: Queensland lungfish
...cartilaginous fish? Nurse shark

...invertebrate? that's a tough one chief
...insect?: Hercules beetle
...arachnid?: New-world tarantulas and emperor scorpion
...mollusk?: African giant land snail
...crustacean?: Coconut crab

...extinct animal?: that's a tough one chief
...extinct Cenozoic animal?: that's a tough one chief
...Mesozoic animal?: Parasaurolophus
...Paleozoic animal?: Anomalocaris
Due to being easily impressionable, I realized that I may need to update the list. Here are the ones that may have changed or didn't have proper explanations:

...canid?: bat-eared fox, bush dog, raccoon dog, and dhole so that's also a tough one
...pinniped?: californian sea lion (laugh at me for being a normie all you want), and Mediterranean monk seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)?: I meant to say that is a tough one chief. But if I can list multiple I would choose pronghorn, Rocky mountain "goat", Reeve's muntjac, common eland (I would want one as a pet)... see this is what I mean.
...rodent or lagomorph?: that's a tough one chief, but if I can choose multiple then I would choose crested porcupines (I can't discriminate them), Brazilian porcupine. lowland paca, pacarana.

...passerine?: black-throated magpie jay, Java sparrow, and blue jay

...lizard?: frill-necked lizard, and gila monster.
...crocodilian?: American alligator, African dwarf crocodile, and dwarf caimans.
 
What is currently your favorite...

...animal? - Amur leopard

...mammal? - Amur leopard
...cat? - Amur leopard
...canid? - Red wolf
...bear? - Sun bear
...hyena? - Brown hyena
...pinniped? - Leopard seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? - Sumatran rhino
...cetacean? - Dusky dolphin
...bat? - Soprano pipistrelle
...rodent or lagomorph? - Red and white giant flying squirrel
...primate? - Delacour's langur
...xenarthran? - Silky anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? - Western long-beaked echidna

....bird? - Masked bowerbird
...ratite? - Northern cassowary
...bird of prey? - Philippine eagle
...penguin? - Fiordland penguin
...parrot? - Lear's macaw
...passerine? - Masked bowerbird
...waterfowl? - Bewick's swan

...reptile? - Ocellated lizard
...lizard? - Ocellated lizard
...snake? - Boelen's python
...crocodilian? - Siamese crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? - Radiated tortoise

...amphibian? - Alpine newt
...frog or toad? - European green toad
...salamander or newt? - Alpine newt

...fish? - Whale shark
...bony fish? - Bluefin tuna
...cartilaginous fish? - Whale shark

...extinct animal? - Carolina parakeet
...extinct Cenozoic animal? - Arsinoitherium
...Mesozoic animal? - Argentinosaurus
...Paleozoic animal? - Cotylorhynchus.
 
What is currently your favorite...

...animal?

...mammal?
...cat?
...canid?
...bear?
...hyena?
...pinniped?
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)?
...cetacean?
...bat?
...rodent or lagomorph?
...primate?
...xenarthran?
...marsupial or monotreme?

....bird?
...ratite?
...bird of prey?
...penguin?
...parrot?
...passerine?
...waterfowl?

...reptile?
...lizard?
...snake?
...crocodilian?
...turtle or tortoise?

...amphibian?
...frog or toad?
...salamander or newt?

...fish?
...bony fish?
...cartilaginous fish?

...invertebrate?
...insect?
...arachnid?
...mollusk?
...crustacean?

...extinct animal?
...extinct Cenozoic animal?
...Mesozoic animal?
...Paleozoic animal?

It's okay if you don't have an answer for all of them. It's also okay if one matches multiple categories. (For example, for me okapi would go under favorite animal, favorite mammal, and favorite ungulate.) Also I obviously did not include every extant animal group. Finally, I am aware similar threads exist but to my knowledge there isn't one yet that tackles so many groups in one go.
Animal: Red-crested Turaco

Mammal: Okapi
Cat: Clouded Leopard
Canid: Maned Wolf
Bear: Sloth Bear
Hyena: Striped Hyena
Pinniped: Grey Seal
Ungulate: Okapi
Cetacean: Beluga Whale
Bat: Rodrigues Fruit Bat
Rodent: Indian Crested Porcupine
Primate: Gelada
Xenarthran: Aardvark
Marsupial: Tasmanian Devil

Bird: Red-crested Turaco
Ratite: Southern Cassowary
BOP: Burrowing Owl
Penguin: Little Blue Penguin
Parrot: Kea
Passerine: Raggiana Bird of Paradise
Waterfowl: Red-breasted Goose

Reptile: Caiman Lizard
Lizard: Caiman Lizard
Snake: Woma Python
Crocodilian: Gharial
Turtle: Malayan Painted Terrapin

Amphibian: Poison Dart Frogs
Frog: Poison Dart Frogs
Salamander: Eastern Red-backed Salamander
 
...animal? impossible to choose one

...mammal? too difficult to choose
...cat? Pardofelis marmorata
...canid? Canis simensis
...bear? Ailuropoda melanoleuca
...hyena? Proteles cristatus
...pinniped? Histriophoca fasciata
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? (and not including birds of course :p ) Pseudoryx nghetingensis
...cetacean? Phocoenoides dalli
...bat? Kerivoula picta
...rodent or lagomorph? Lophiomys imhausi
...primate? Rhinopithecus strykeri
...xenarthran? Chlamyphorus truncatus
...marsupial or monotreme? Dendrolagus mbaiso

....bird? difficult but it could be Pteridophora alberti
...ratite? Casuarius unappendiculatus
...bird of prey? Urotriorchis macrourus
...penguin? Megadyptes antipodes
...parrot? Strigops habroptilus
...passerine? Cyanolanius madagascarinus
...waterfowl? Somateria spectabilis

...reptile? Sitana ponticeriana
...lizard? Anolis proboscis
...snake? Liophidium pattoni
...crocodilian? Gavialis gangeticus
...turtle or tortoise? Psammobates geometricus

...amphibian? Scaphiophryne gottlebei
...frog or toad? Scaphiophryne gottlebei
...salamander or newt? Pseudotriton ruber

...fish? Ranzania laevis
...bony fish? Ranzania laevis
...cartilaginous fish? Plesiotrygon iwamae

...invertebrate? Palmipenna aeoleoptera
...insect? Palmipenna aeoleoptera
...arachnid? Epicadus heterogaster
...mollusk? Crassicantharus noumeensis
...crustacean? Tozeuma armatum

...extinct animal? Bajadasaurus pronuspinax
...extinct Cenozoic animal? pass
...Mesozoic animal? pass
...Paleozoic animal? pass
 
Anything alive I like (except some humans), I’m not really one to pick favorites
There's no way you like every single animal (and plant, bacteria, etc) in the entire world the same! :p:eek:

Surely you like some living thing (such as the Bengal Tiger) more than the millions of others.
 
animal: cant choose one
mammal: Sumatran rhino
cat: Canadian lynx
canid: dhole
bear: sun bear
hyena: striped hyena
pinneped: walrus
ungulate: Sumatran rhino
cetacean: beluga whale
bat: flying fox
rodent: american beaver
primate: bornean orangutan
xenarthran: three banded armadillo
marsupial: Tasmanian devil
bird: keel billed toucan
ratite: cassowary
birds of prey: osprey
penguin: macaroni penguin
i will finish later
 
animal: cant choose one
mammal: Sumatran rhino
cat: Canadian lynx
canid: dhole
bear: sun bear
hyena: striped hyena
pinneped: walrus
ungulate: Sumatran rhino
cetacean: beluga whale
bat: flying fox
rodent: american beaver
primate: bornean orangutan
xenarthran: three banded armadillo
marsupial: Tasmanian devil
bird: keel billed toucan
ratite: cassowary
birds of prey: osprey
penguin: macaroni penguin
i will finish later
I'm a bit surprised bison isn't on here! :eek::p
 
...animal? NILE HIPPOPOTAMUS

...mammal? Nile Hippopotamus
...cat? African Lion
...canid? African Wild Dog
...bear? Polar Bear
...hyena? Spotted Hyena
...pinniped? Leopard Seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Nile Hippopotamus
...cetacean? Orca
...bat? Malayan Flying Fox
...rodent or lagomorph? Striped Skunk
...primate? Western Lowland Gorilla
...xenarthran? Giant Anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Red Kangaroo

....bird? Ostrich
...ratite? Ostrich
...bird of prey? Andean Condor
...penguin? King Penguin
...parrot? Red Macaw
...passerine? Australian Magpie
...waterfowl? White Swan

...reptile? Komodo Dragon
...lizard? Komodo Dragon
...snake? King Cobra
...crocodilian? Gharial
...turtle or tortoise? Galapagos Giant Tortoise

...amphibian? Japanese Giant Salamander
...frog or toad? Golden Dart Frog
...salamander or newt? Japanese Giant Salamander

...fish? Great White Shark
...bony fish? Blue Marlin
...cartilaginous fish? Great White Shark

...invertebrate? Giant Pacific Octopus
...insect? Praying Mantis
...arachnid? Sydney Funnel-web Spider
...mollusk? Giant Pacific Octopus
...crustacean? Coconut Crab

...extinct animal? Carnotaurus
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Elasmotherium
...Mesozoic animal? Carnotaurus
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon

It's pretty basic, but basic animals are my favorites
 
...animal? Common chimpanzee

...mammal? Common chimpanzee
...cat? Temminck's golden cat
...canid? African wild dog
...bear? Polar bear
...hyena? Spotted hyena
...pinniped? California sea lion
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Common hippopotamus
...cetacean? Amazon river dolphin
...bat? Ghost bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Cape porcupine
...primate? Common chimpanzee
...xenarthran? Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
...marsupial or monotreme? Platypus

....bird? Southern cassowary
...ratite? Southern cassowary
...bird of prey? Andean condor
...penguin? Humboldt penguin
...parrot? Blue and gold macaw
...passerine? Common raven
...waterfowl? Mandarin duck

...reptile? False gharial
...lizard? Komodo dragon
...snake? European adder
...crocodilian? False gharial
...turtle or tortoise? Galapagos giant tortoise

...amphibian? Green and golden bell frog
...frog or toad? Green and golden bell frog
...salamander or newt? European newt

...fish? Siamese fighting fish
...bony fish? Siamese fighting fish
...cartilaginous fish? Whale shark

...invertebrate? Blue-ringed octopus
...insect? Monarch butterfly
...arachnid? Mexican red-knee tarantula
...mollusk? Blue-ringed octopus
...crustacean? Sea monkey

...extinct animal? Thylacine
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Gigantopithecus
...Mesozoic animal? Diplodocus
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon
 
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