Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species

This magpie is widely distributed throughout Europe and Asia, from the British Isles to the Kamchatka Peninsula. The subspecies Pica pica pica inhabits most parts of Europe.

The red-footed booby spends the winter on tropical islands worldwide. The subspecies Sula sula sula inhabits tropical islands in the Caribbean Sea and the South Atlantic Ocean.

This skunk species is found in most of North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico.

This reptile, which is often considered a type of water snake, inhabits most of Europe and ranges eastward into the Steppe of Central Asia. The strongholds of subspecies Natrix natrix natrix are in central Europe and the Balkans.

The range of the Eurasian eagle owl spans the entirety of Europe and Asia, from southern Spain to Norway and eastward to Siberia and the Kuril Islands.

The mola, or ocean sunfish, inhabits the waters near islands and above continental shelves in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.

The range of the Eurasian otter extends across two continents, from Spain to the Kamchatka Peninsula. Additional pockets of habitat occur in northwestern Africa and Sumatra. The subspecies Lutra lutra lutra inhabits Europe and northern Africa.

The American bison, which nearly became extinct during the late 19th century, inhabits parts of Alaska, western Canada, and the American West. The population of the plains bison (Bison bison bison) is estimated to have been 50 million animals before Europeans colonized the Great Plains of the United States and Canada.

Western gorilla populations are limited to western parts of equatorial Africa. The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) inhabits the lowland rainforests from Cameroon to the Congo River.

The bogue, which was the most popular species in this survey, is a perciform fish that lives in shallow ocean areas along coastlines in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black seas.