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Animals named after other animals

Name an animal named after another animal. Hopdown accepts 362 answers here. Common answers keep your bunny near the surface; rare ones dig deeper.

Most common answers

• Elephant SealExtremely common
• Sea LionExtremely common
• Sea HorseExtremely common
• Sea CowExtremely common
• Sea CucumberCommon
• Sea UrchinUncommon
• Lion's Mane JellyfishUncommon
• Mountain LionUncommon
• AntlionUncommon
• Sea StarUncommon
• Sea SnakeUncommon
• Fire AntUncommon
• Army AntUncommon
• Bullet AntUncommon
• Fire Ant LionUncommon

Rare answers

• Spectacled BearRare
• Monkey FishRare
• Spider CrabRare
• Horned LizardRare
• Elephant BeetleRare
• Eagle OwlRare
• Owl FlyRare
• Crab PloverVery rare
• Butterfly RayVery rare
• Wasp SpiderVery rare
• Ant ShrikeVery rare
• BullfinchVery rare
• Pig Nosed FrogVery rare
• Hog DeerVery rare
• Mouse DeerVery rare

Deep cuts

The answers almost nobody gives.

• Mole SalamanderDeep cut
• Shrew OpossumDeep cut
• Squirrel Tree FrogDeep cut
• Deer MouseDeep cut
• Moose FlyDeep cut
• Goat SuckerDeep cut
• Sheep KedDeep cut
• Horse LeechDeep cut
• ZebroidDeep cut
• GeepDeep cut

Plus 322 more answers you'll have to find yourself.