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[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.

[The Might]

quite interesting, especially as Tolkien has his very own category there...
nice to see most of the important characters already received this tribute, and Gollum already had other species named after him
I also liked that perhaps not so well known characters such as Daeron also have been used

[Bêthberry]

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?