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My 2nd one...
Aardvark
Bettong
Chinchilla
Dacnis
Eyelash Pit Viper
Flowerpiercer
Galapagos Tortoise
Hippopotamus
Ibis
Jellyfish
Kangaroo Rat
Lemur Leaf Frog
Manatee
Night Heron
Orangutan
Pygmy Slow Loris
Quetzal
Raccoon Dog
Shoebill
Tuatara
Umbrella Cockatoo
Vampire Pleco
Witchetty Grub
Xoloitzcuintli
Yellow-backed Duiker
Zebra Shark
 
Here’s an alphabet that covers Phanerozoic fossil bilaterian diversity. Each genus represents a particular group or paleontological concept:
Arthropleura (terrestrial arthropod gigantism in the Carboniferous)
Balhuticaris (the Burgess Shale)
Cacops (amphibians)
Drepanosaurus (the Triassic radiation)
Eurypterus (eurypterids)
Fruitafossor (mammals)
Giraffatitan (dinosaur gigantism)
Hatzegopteryx (pterosaurs, the mechanics of flight, and island biogeography)
Iniopteryx (cartilaginous fishes)
Kumimanu (crown-birds)
Lystrosaurus (stem-mammals and mass extinction)
Mesosaurus (continental drift)
Notosuchus (pseudosuchians)
Orthoceras (nautiloids)
Pikaia (the early history of chordates)
Qilinyu (placoderms)
Rodhocetus (cetaceans)
Stegodon (proboscideans and island biogeography)
Tiktaalik (early tetrapods and the colonization of land)
Utatsusaurus (Mesozoic marine reptiles)
Vorombe (island biogeography and anthropogenic extinction)
Walliserops (trilobites)
Xiphactinus (ray-finned fishes)
Yi (dinosaur flight)
Zuul (fossil preservation)
 
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Aye-aye (It's been done in this list but unfortunately I like them)
Baiji
Caecilian
Danios
Echidna
Fangtooth
Grosbeak
Hagfish
Indri
Junco
Keelback
Lemming
Mola-Mola
Naegleria
Oarfish
Pademelon
Quetzal
Redstart
Saiga
Tamarin
Uakari
Vaquita
Wasp (make the children appreciate them early)
Xeme
Yak
Zebu
 
Almost managed one completely with extant primates
A: Aye-aye, Aloatra Gentle Lemur
B: Barbary Macaque, Bonobo, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
C: Chimpanzee, Celebes' Macaque, Crowned Lemur, Crowned Sifaka
D: Dusky Leaf Monkey, Drill, Djam-Djam
E: Emperor Tamarin
F: Francois' Langur
G: Geoldi's Monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin, Gorilla, Geoffroy's Tamarin, Goldenpalace.com Monkey[!]
H: Hanuman Langur, Hamlyn's Monkey, Hamadryas Baboon, Human
I: Indri, Illiger's Tamarin
J: Japanese Macaque, Jolly's Mouse Lemur
K: Kaapori Capuchin, King Colobus
L: L'Hoest's Monkey, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Lar Gibbon
M: Mandrill, Midas' Tamarin
N: Niligri Langur, Night Monkey, Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon
O: Orangutan, Olive Baboon
P: Patas Monkey, Proboscis Monkey, Pileated Gibbon, Pygmy Marmoset
Q: Qatriana [I know it's an extinct animal, but it's the only one that I could think of =P]
R: Red Howler Monkey, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Red-Ruffed Lemur, Red-headed Titi, Red-bellied Lemur, Red-fronted Lemur, Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, Rufous Mouse Lemur ...
S: Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Siamang, Silvery Marmoset
T: Tarsier, Tufted Capuchin
U: Uakari, Urubamba Brown Titi, Ursine Howler Monkey
V: Vervet Monkey, Viera's Titi
W: Wolf's Guneon, White-fronted Lemur
X: Xanthonycticebus [Pygmy Slow Loris]
Y: Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon
Z: Zanzibar Galago, Zaza [The native name for the Lesser Giant Mouse Lemur]
 
dillotest0 said:
Almost managed one completely with extant primates
A: Aye-aye, Aloatra Gentle Lemur
B: Barbary Macaque, Bonobo, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
C: Chimpanzee, Celebes' Macaque, Crowned Lemur, Crowned Sifaka
D: Dusky Leaf Monkey, Drill, Djam-Djam
E: Emperor Tamarin
F: Francois' Langur
G: Geoldi's Monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin, Gorilla, Geoffroy's Tamarin, Goldenpalace.com Monkey[!]
H: Hanuman Langur, Hamlyn's Monkey, Hamadryas Baboon, Human
I: Indri, Illiger's Tamarin
J: Japanese Macaque, Jolly's Mouse Lemur
K: Kaapori Capuchin, King Colobus
L: L'Hoest's Monkey, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Lar Gibbon
M: Mandrill, Midas' Tamarin
N: Niligri Langur, Night Monkey, Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon
O: Orangutan, Olive Baboon
P: Patas Monkey, Proboscis Monkey, Pileated Gibbon, Pygmy Marmoset
Q: Qatriana [I know it's an extinct animal, but it's the only one that I could think of =P]
R: Red Howler Monkey, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Red-Ruffed Lemur, Red-headed Titi, Red-bellied Lemur, Red-fronted Lemur, Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, Rufous Mouse Lemur ...
S: Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Siamang, Silvery Marmoset
T: Tarsier, Tufted Capuchin
U: Uakari, Urubamba Brown Titi, Ursine Howler Monkey
V: Vervet Monkey, Viera's Titi
W: Wolf's Guneon, White-fronted Lemur
X: Xanthonycticebus [Pygmy Slow Loris]
Y: Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon
Z: Zanzibar Galago, Zaza [The native name for the Lesser Giant Mouse Lemur]
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birdsandbats said:
Rules:
  • Each animal must be only one word (you can't do "S is for Sumatran Rhino" or "A is for Association Europeenne pour l'Etude et la Conservation des Lemuriens' Sportive Lemur"). You can use animals with a hyphen in their name (if you wish, you may do "A is for Aye-Aye" or "M is for Mata-Mata").
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dillotest0 said:
Almost managed one completely with extant primates
A: Aye-aye, Aloatra Gentle Lemur
B: Barbary Macaque, Bonobo, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
C: Chimpanzee, Celebes' Macaque, Crowned Lemur, Crowned Sifaka
D: Dusky Leaf Monkey, Drill, Djam-Djam
E: Emperor Tamarin
F: Francois' Langur
G: Geoldi's Monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin, Gorilla, Geoffroy's Tamarin, Goldenpalace.com Monkey[!]
H: Hanuman Langur, Hamlyn's Monkey, Hamadryas Baboon, Human
I: Indri, Illiger's Tamarin
J: Japanese Macaque, Jolly's Mouse Lemur
K: Kaapori Capuchin, King Colobus
L: L'Hoest's Monkey, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Lar Gibbon
M: Mandrill, Midas' Tamarin
N: Niligri Langur, Night Monkey, Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon
O: Orangutan, Olive Baboon
P: Patas Monkey, Proboscis Monkey, Pileated Gibbon, Pygmy Marmoset
Q: Qatriana [I know it's an extinct animal, but it's the only one that I could think of =P]
R: Red Howler Monkey, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Red-Ruffed Lemur, Red-headed Titi, Red-bellied Lemur, Red-fronted Lemur, Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, Rufous Mouse Lemur ...
S: Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Siamang, Silvery Marmoset
T: Tarsier, Tufted Capuchin
U: Uakari, Urubamba Brown Titi, Ursine Howler Monkey
V: Vervet Monkey, Viera's Titi
W: Wolf's Guneon, White-fronted Lemur
X: Xanthonycticebus [Pygmy Slow Loris]
Y: Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon
Z: Zanzibar Galago, Zaza [The native name for the Lesser Giant Mouse Lemur]
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Aye-aye; Bonobo; Callimico; Douc; Entellus; Fitily; Gorilla; Hanuman; Indri; Jemezius; Kipunji; Langur; Mandrill; Nycticebus; Orang-utan; Potto; Qatrania; Ramapithecus; Siamang; Tarsier; Uakari; Vervet; Wallekia; Xanthonycteris; Yunnanadapis; Zaza
 
dillotest0 said:
Almost managed one completely with extant primates
A: Aye-aye, Aloatra Gentle Lemur
B: Barbary Macaque, Bonobo, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
C: Chimpanzee, Celebes' Macaque, Crowned Lemur, Crowned Sifaka
D: Dusky Leaf Monkey, Drill, Djam-Djam
E: Emperor Tamarin
F: Francois' Langur
G: Geoldi's Monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin, Gorilla, Geoffroy's Tamarin, Goldenpalace.com Monkey[!]
H: Hanuman Langur, Hamlyn's Monkey, Hamadryas Baboon, Human
I: Indri, Illiger's Tamarin
J: Japanese Macaque, Jolly's Mouse Lemur
K: Kaapori Capuchin, King Colobus
L: L'Hoest's Monkey, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Lar Gibbon
M: Mandrill, Midas' Tamarin
N: Niligri Langur, Night Monkey, Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon
O: Orangutan, Olive Baboon
P: Patas Monkey, Proboscis Monkey, Pileated Gibbon, Pygmy Marmoset
Q: Qatriana [I know it's an extinct animal, but it's the only one that I could think of =P]
R: Red Howler Monkey, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Red-Ruffed Lemur, Red-headed Titi, Red-bellied Lemur, Red-fronted Lemur, Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, Rufous Mouse Lemur ...
S: Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Siamang, Silvery Marmoset
T: Tarsier, Tufted Capuchin
U: Uakari, Urubamba Brown Titi, Ursine Howler Monkey
V: Vervet Monkey, Viera's Titi
W: Wolf's Guneon, White-fronted Lemur
X: Xanthonycticebus [Pygmy Slow Loris]
Y: Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon
Z: Zanzibar Galago, Zaza [The native name for the Lesser Giant Mouse Lemur]
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Now if I were you, I would probably choose Aye-Aye, Bonobo, Crowned Lemur, Drill, Emperor Tamarin, Francois Langur, Golden Lion Tamarin, Hamadryas Baboon, Indri, Jolly’s Mouse Lemur, Kaapori Capuchin, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Midas’ Tamarin, Night Monkey, Orangutan, Patas Monkey, Qinling Snub-Nosed Monkey, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Spider Monkey, Tarsier, Uakari, Vieira’s Titi, White-Fronted Lemur, Xanthonycticebus, Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon, and finally, Zanzibar Galago.
 
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Here's my version:

A: Aardwolf
B: Barracuda
C: Caiman
D: Dugong
E: Egret
F: Fossa
G: Gibbon
H: Hornbill
I: Ibis
J: Jerboa
K: Klipspringer
L: Loris
M: Marmot
N: Nuthatch
O: Oryx
P: Pangolin
Q: Quokka
R: Rhea
S: Swallow
T: Tarsier
U: Urchin
V: Vicuña
W: Wren
X: Xenops
Y: Yabby
Z: Zorilla
 
I tried to make one using one-word bird species only, and I was mostly successful, though I did use genuses for the letters U and Z, as I couldn’t find any species that started with those letters that was only one word.

A: Anhinga
B: Brolga
C: Canvasback
D: Dovekie
E: Emu
F: Firecrest
G: Garganey
H: Hoiho
I: ‘I’iwi
J: Jabiru
K: Kākāpō
L: Lammergeier
M: Malleefowl
N: Nēnē
O: Oilbird
P: Plushcap
Q: Quiriquiri
R: Razorbill
S: Sunbittern
T: Taranui
U: Umbrellabird
V: Verdin
W: Watercock
X: Xeme
Y: Yellowhammer
Z: Zenaida
 
Here's one for birds. I tried to represent as many orders as possible so as not to be too passerine-biased or waterfowl-biased etc.
A is for anhinga
B is for bananaquit
C is for crow
D is for dipper
E is for egret
F is for flamingo
G is for gull
H is for hornbill
I is for ibis
J is for jay
K is for kestrel
L is for loon
M is for murre
N is for nene
O is for ostrich
P is for plover
Q is for quail
R is for roadrunner
S is for shoebill
T is for tit
U is for umbrellabird
V is for vulture
W is for whooping crane
X is for xeme
Y is for yellow warbler
Z is for zebra finch
 
Here's one for herptiles. I tried to make sure caecillians, tuataras, chelonains, and lizards enjoyed fair representation.
A is for alligator
B is for beaded lizard
C is for caecillian
D is for dusky frog
E is for eastern box turtle
F is for firebelly newt
G is for gecko
H is for hellbender
I is for iguana
J is for Jamaican boa
K is for kingsnake
L is for long-tailed lizard
M is for Marine toad
N is for Nile crocodile
O is for ornate monitor
P is for python
Q is for quacking frog
R is for ribbed newt
S is for stinkpot turtle
T is for tuatara
U is for uromastyx
V is for viper
W is for worm snake
X is for xenopus
Y is for Yangtze softshell turtle
Z is for zigzag salamander
 
iluvwhales said:
Here's one for birds. I tried to represent as many orders as possible so as not to be too passerine-biased or waterfowl-biased etc.
A is for anhinga
B is for bananaquit
C is for crow
D is for dipper
E is for egret
F is for flamingo
G is for gull
H is for hornbill
I is for ibis
J is for jay
K is for kestrel
L is for loon
M is for murre
N is for nene
O is for ostrich
P is for plover
Q is for quail
R is for roadrunner
S is for shoebill
T is for tit
U is for umbrellabird
V is for vulture
W is for whooping crane
X is for xeme
Y is for yellow warbler
Z is for zebra finch
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"X" could be for xenops, and "Y" could be for yellowhammer.
 
Where the common name and scientific name of the animal begin with the same letter [and often are very similar]...
A: Axolotl [Ambystoma mexicanum], Anhinga, Arapaima
B: Bison, Babirusa, Buzzard [Buteo]
C: Camel, Crocodile [Crocodylus], Cuckoo [Cuculus canorus]
D: [Common] Dolphin [Delphinus delphis], Drongo
E: [Asiatic] Elephant [Elephas maximus], Euphonia
F: Falcon [Falco], Frigatebird, Fulmar
G: Gorilla, Giraffe, Griffon Vulture [Gyps fulvus], Gallinule
H: Hippopotamus, [Striped] Hyaena [Hyaena hyaena], Human
I: Iguana, Indri, Indicator [honeyguide]
J: Jerboa, Junco
K: Kob, Kentrosaurus.... not much else
L: Lemur, Llama, Leiothrix [I guess? It's often parsed that way in vernacular]
M: Motmot [Motmotus], Mazame [brocket-deer, Mazamus], Marten, Marmot
N: Nautilus [and naut much else!]
O: Okapi, Oryx, Orependola, Oriole [Oriolus]
P: Pudu, Panther, Puma, Partridge, Pitta ...
Q: Quelea [and that's it I think!]
R: [Javan/Indian] Rhinoceros, Reindeer, Rat, Rusa-Deer, Rail ...
S: Saiga, Suricate [albeit somewhat obscure now], Secretary Bird, Shoveler [Spatula], Solenodon
T: Turaco, Tanager, Trogon, Tarsier
U: Uromastyx [I think?]
V: Vireo, Vicuna
W: [Wilson's] Warbler [not much else for Latin!]
X: Xenops, Xerus, Xenopus ... [most alphabet books use Latin for X anyways!]
Y: Yuhina
Z: Zonosaurus [I've seen it used in French], Zosterops
 
I will try these
addax
blackbuck
chimpanzee
dibatag
emu
fossa
gyrfalcon
hellbender
ibisbill
jaguar
kodkod
lammergeier
markhor
nabarlek
olinguito
perentie
quillback
ringtail
sable
tamaraw
urial
vaquita
wolverine
(I really cannot found any animal with an english name beginning with "x". The only one I can call is the lizard genus "Xantusia")
yellowhammer
zorilla
 
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