What is currently your favorite *blank*?

Animal? Jaguar
Mammal? Jaguar
Cat? Jaguar
Canid? African wild dog
Bear? Asiatic black bear
Hyena? Striped hyena
Pinniped? Steller’s sea lion
Ungulate? Beisa oryx
Cetacean? Killer whale
Bat? Egyptian fruit bat
Rodent or lagomorgh? Capibara
Primate? Mandrill
Xenarthran? Giant anteater
Marsupial or monotreme? Red kangaroo

Bird? Scarlet macaw
Ratite? Ostrich
Bird of prey? Bald eagle
Penguin? King penguin
Parrot? Scarlet macaw
Passerine? Lilac-breasted roller
Waterfowl? Common shelduck

Reptile? African rock python
Lizard? Green iguana
Snake? African rock python
Crocodilian? Saltwater crocodile
Turtle or Tortoise? Aldabra giant tortoise

Amphibian? Green tree frog
Frog or toad? Green tree frog
Salamander or newt? Giant salamander

Fish? Silver arowana
Bony fish? Silver arowana
Cartilaginous fish? Tiger shark

Invertebrate? Chinese giant mantis

Extinct animal? Spinosaurus
 
I'll go
...animal? Komodo Dragon

...mammal? Wolverine
...cat? Pallas's Cat
...canid? Bush Dog
...bear? Qinling Panda
...hyena? Striped Hyena
...pinniped? Mediterranean Monk Seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Klipspringer
...cetacean? Amazon River Dolphin
...bat? Ghost Bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Capybara
...primate? Japanese Macaque
...xenarthran? Southern Tamandua
...marsupial or monotreme? Tasmanian Devil

....bird? Harpy Eagle
...ratite? Dwarf Cassowary
...bird of prey? Harpy Eagle
...penguin? Australian Little Penguin
...parrot? Rainbow Lorikeet
...passerine? African Pied Crow
...waterfowl? Mandarin Duck

...reptile? Komodo Dragon
...lizard? Komodo Dragon
...snake? King Cobra
...crocodilian? Gharial
...turtle or tortoise? Mata Mata

...amphibian? Axolotl
...frog or toad? African Dwarf Frog
...salamander or newt? Axolotl

...fish? Whale Shark
...bony fish? Electric Eel
...cartilaginous fish? Whale Shark

...invertebrate? Coconut Octopus
...insect? Two-Spotted Assassin Bug
...arachnid? Giant Vinegaroon
...mollusk? Coconut Octopus
...crustacean? Coconut Crab

...extinct animal? Steller's Sea Cow
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Steller's Sea Cow
...Mesozoic animal? Mosasaurus
...Paleozoic animal? Dunkleosteus
Here's an update, I've changed a lot of my favorites.

...animal? Qinling Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis)

...mammal? Qinling Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis)
...cat? Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul)
...canid? Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
...bear? Qinling Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis)
...hyena? Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
...pinniped? Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi)
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)
...cetacean? Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
...bat? Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
...rodent or lagomorph? Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
...primate? Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
...xenarthran? Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
...marsupial or monotreme? Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrissii)

....bird? Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
...ratite? Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
...bird of prey? Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
...penguin? Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
...parrot? Eastern Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla albiceps)
...passerine? Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyaneus)
...waterfowl? Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

...reptile? Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
...lizard? Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
...snake? King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)
...crocodilian? Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
...turtle or tortoise? Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)

...amphibian? Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
...frog or toad? Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops)
...salamander or newt? Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

...fish? Black Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons)
...bony fish? Black Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons)
...cartilaginous fish? Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

...invertebrate? Coconut Crab (Birgus latro)
...insect? Whitespot Assassin Bug (Platymeris biguttatus)
...arachnid? Flying Peacock Spider (Maratus volans)
...mollusk? Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
...crustacean? Coconut Crab (Birgus latro)

...extinct animal? Mosasaur (Mosasaurus sp.)
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)
...Mesozoic animal? Mosasaur (Mosasaurus sp.)
...Paleozoic animal? Dunkleosteus (Dunkleosteus sp.)
 
What is currently your favorite...

...animal? Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) or pangolin (Manidae)

...mammal? Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) or pangolin (Manidae)
...cat? Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
...canid? Painted dog (Lycaon pictus)
...bear? Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus)
...hyena? Brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea)
...pinniped? Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
...cetacean? Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
...bat? Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
...rodent or lagomorph? Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
...primate? Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
...xenarthran? Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
...marsupial or monotreme? Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

....bird? Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
...ratite? Kiwi (Apteryx spp.)
...bird of prey? Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
...penguin? African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
...parrot? Red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys)
...passerine? European starling (Sternus vulgaris)
...waterfowl? Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

...reptile?
...lizard? Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum)
...snake? Royal python (Python regius)
...crocodilian? Indian gharial (Gavialius gangeticus)
...turtle or tortoise? Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora)

...amphibian? Giant salamander (Andrias spp.)
...frog or toad? Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
...salamander or newt? Giant salamander (Andrias spp.) or fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

...fish? Coelocanth (Latimeria spp.)
...bony fish? Coelocanth (Latimeria spp.)
...cartilaginous fish? Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

...invertebrate? Giant squid (Architeuthis dux)
...insect? European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)
...arachnid? Peacock spider (Maratus spp.)
...mollusk? Giant squid (Architeuthis dux)
...crustacean? King crab (Lithodidae)

...extinct animal? Baryonyx walkeri
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus)
...Mesozoic animal? Baryonyx walkeri
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon angelensis or Crassigyrinus scoticus
...Precambrian animal? Charnia masoni
 
animal? tiger

...mammal? tiger
...cat? tiger
...canid? grey wolf
...bear? polar bear
...hyena? spotted hyena
...pinniped? walrus
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? giraffe
...cetacean? orca
...bat? common vampire bat
...rodent or lagomorph? either species of beaver
...primate? chimpanzee
...xenarthran? giant anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? red kangaroo

....bird? emperor penguin
...ratite? common ostrich
...bird of prey? bald eagle
...penguin? emperor penguin
...parrot? scarlet macaw
...passerine? raggiana bird-of-paradise
...waterfowl? wood duck

...reptile? green sea turtle
...lizard? Komodo dragon
...snake? green anaconda
...crocodilian? saltwater crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? green sea turtle

...amphibian? red-eyed tree frog
...frog or toad? red-eyed tree frog
...salamander or newt? axolotl

...fish? great white shark
...bony fish? ocellaris clownfish
...cartilaginous fish? great white shark

...invertebrate? giant Pacific octopus
...insect? common blue morpho
...arachnid? Mexican red-knee tarantula
...mollusk? giant Pacific octopus
...crustacean? peacock mantis shrimp

...extinct animal? Tyrannosaurus
...extinct Cenozoic animal? wholly mammoth
...Mesozoic animal? Tyrannosaurus
...Paleozoic animal? dimetrodon
 
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