Inverse Latin Pair Names (two species with a shared name but in reversed order) (2 Viewers)

[TicoTyler]

I was wondering how many species pairs exist of scientific names being flipped. IE Asio otus (Long-eared Owl) and Otus asio (Eastern Screech Owl). Any other examples come to mind?

 

[Paul Clapham]

There's Anser anser, Cygnus cygnus, Coscoroba coscoroba, and probably many more if you cared. But probably that wasn't what you had in mind.

 

[kweetal]

There are none in the current names of IOC, Clements, or HBW. (Otus asio is a synonym in HBW) I find 104 tautonyms in total.

 

[thyoloalethe]

In the past there was Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) and Whooper Swan (Olor cygnus) before Olor got merged into Cygnus.

Otus asio is now Megascops asio, so we may have lost all avian examples of flipped scientific names.

 

[johnallcock]

It's not a perfect fit, but Recurvirostra avosetta and Avocettula recurvirostris are pretty close. And unlike the owl and swan examples mentioned, the two species in the pair are very different in appearance!

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

I was wondering how many species pairs exist of scientific names being flipped. IE Asio otus (Long-eared Owl) and Otus asio (Eastern Screech Owl). Any other examples come to mind?

Ah ok, I didn't understand the concept 😂 I thought true tautonymic

 

[TicoTyler]

In the past there was Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) and Whooper Swan (Olor cygnus) before Olor got merged into Cygnus.

Otus asio is now Megascops asio, so we may have lost all avian examples of flipped scientific names.

Ok glad I’m not going insane. I thought Eastern Screech Owl was in Megascops but the article I was reading listed it in Asio and a quick google search for Asio otus showed it as a current name. So actually the answer is presently there aren’t any! Thanks.