Animal named after another animal that it isn't

[Super Sonic]

An animal with the name of an other animal when it isn't actually that animal.
For example.

Sea Bear - Not a bear
Star Fish - not a fish
Honey Badger - Not a Badger
Prairie Dog - Not a dog
I'm sure there's loads

Edited by Super Sonic on Saturday 1st March 21:36

[Kuwahara]

Koala bear.

[Fast and Spurious]

Chocolate Starfish - not a starfish and not chocolate.

[zetec]

Bombay Duck

[Super Sonic]

zetec said:

Bombay Duck

Mock turtle.

[Juan B]

Sea cucumber isn’t a cucumber

Flying fox
Guinea pig
Red panda

[OldGermanHeaps]

Sea horse.
I suppose a jellyfish isnt really a fish as its invertebrate

Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Saturday 1st March 22:00

[Super Sonic]

Juan B said:

Sea cucumber isn’t a cucumber

Flying fox
Guinea pig
Red panda

I'm going to allow sea cucumber because it is an animal, even though it is named after a plant that it isn't.
Also sea anemone.

[Silvanus]

Super Sonic said:

An animal with the name of an other animal when it isn't actually that animal.
For example.

Sea Bear - Not a bear
Star Fish - not a fish
Honey Badger - Not a Badger
Prairie Dog - Not a dog
I'm sure there's loads

Edited by Super Sonic on Saturday 1st March 21:36

Honey badger is a badger, there are three different species of badger in the mustelid family.

[Sheets Tabuer]

After running in to a badger here walking the dog I can assure you it's not just the honey badger thats a mean bd that wants to have a fight with everyone.

[Portofino]

Honky Tonk Woman.

[bigandclever]

Bearcat. Neither of them.
Flying Lemur. Not a Lemur, doesn't fly.
Mountain chicken. If you didn't know, I doubt you'd guess what it is.

[Heathwood]

Slow worm - not a worm. I believe it’s classed as a lizard.

[Super Sonic]

Silvanus said:

Honey badger is a badger, there are three different species of badger in the mustelid family.

Wikipedia
"Although in the 1860s it was assigned to the badger subfamily, the Melinae, it is now generally agreed that it bears few similarities to the Melinae"

[Simpo Two]

Hawk moth - not a hawk.
Elephant hawk moth - neither elephant or hawk.

[Silvanus]

Super Sonic said:

Silvanus said:

Honey badger is a badger, there are three different species of badger in the mustelid family.

Wikipedia
"Although in the 1860s it was assigned to the badger subfamily, the Melinae, it is now generally agreed that it bears few similarities to the Melinae"

Thats why I said mustelid, they are all mustelids and badger refers to the black and white face markings, 'badger' isn't a single family group. There are 3 well known badgers, and quite a few less well known ones which are spread over four subfamilies of Musteloidea. Anyway, I'm being a bit serious and going a bit off topic.

[LunarOne]

Jellyfish aren't fish.

Starfish aren't fish.

Cuttlefish aren't fish.

Electic eels aren't eels.

Guinea pigs aren't pigs.

Mantis shrimps aren't shrimps.

American buffalo aren't buffalo.

Red pandas aren't pandas.

King cobras aren't cobras.

Mounain goats aren't goats.

Killer whales aren't whales.

Horned toads aren't toads.

[Super Sonic]

Whale shark. Not a hale
Donkey Kong. Not a donnkey

[Fast and Spurious]

Killer whale - it's a dolphin.
Ladybird - not a bird. For once, the Americans are closer, with ladybug.

[Fast and Spurious]

Stuart Baggs - not a big fish. Not even a fish!