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Originally Posted by Macalaure

There's an amazing amount of animals named after Tolkien's characters. (click on "Names from Other Fictional Characters" and scroll down a bit)

My favourite is clearly a moth called Elachista maglorella.

By gosh and by Gollem, Tolkien even has his own sub-category, the only author to be so recognised!

Of course, a sentimental favourite of mine would have to be Bubogonia bombadili and Protoselene bombadili (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammals) after Tom Bombadil. And there's even a creature named for the palantiri!

I wonder if I should run off and pen some nonsense verse using bubogonia as a refrain?