List of minor planets named after animals and plants
This is a list of minor planets named after animals and plants.
Animals
| Minor planet | Name Meaning | Common names | CrossRefs |
| 702 Alauda | Alauda | larks | |
| 706 Hirundo | Hirundo | passerines | |
| 709 Fringilla | Fringilla | finches | |
| 713 Luscinia | Luscinia | smallish passerine birds, nightingales | |
| 1320 Impala | Aepyceros melampus | Impala, medium-sized antelope | |
| 2731 Cucula | Cuculus | Cuckoo | |
| 2089 Cetacea | Cetacea | whales, dolphines, porpoise | |
| 2868 Upupa | Upupa epops | hoopoe | |
| 4198 Panthera | Panthera | big cat | |
| 4471 Graculus | pyrrhocorax graculus | ||
| 5026 Martes | martes martes and martes foina | pine marten and beech marten | |
| 6043 Aurochs | aurochs | ||
| 6827 Wombat | Vombatidae | Wombat | |
| 7334 Sciurus | Sciurus | squirrel | |
| 7464 Vipera | Viperidae | viper snake family | |
| 7613 ʻAkikiki | |||
| 8433 Brachyrhynchus | Anser brachyrhynchus | Pink-footed goose | |
| 8434 Columbianus | Cygnus columbianus | Tundra swan | |
| 8435 Anser | Anser anser | Greylag goose | |
| 8436 Leucopsis | Branta leucopsis | Barnacle goose | |
| 8437 Bernicla | Branta bernicla | Brent goose | |
| 8438 Marila | Aythya marila | Greater scaup | |
| 8439 Albellus | Mergellus albellus | Smew | |
| 8440 Wigeon | Anas penelope | Wigeon | |
| 8441 Lapponica | Limosa lapponica | Bar-tailed godwit | |
| 8442 Ostralegus | Haematopus ostralegus | Eurasian oystercatcher | |
| 8443 Svecica | Luscinia svecica | Bluethroat | |
| 8564 Anomalocaris | Anomalocaris | meaning abnormal shrimp, an extinct genus of anomalocaridid | |
| 8586 Epops | upupa epops | hoopoe | |
| 8587 Ruficollis | tachybaptus ruficollis | little grebe | |
| 8588 Avosetta | recurvirostra avosetta | pied avocet | |
| 8589 Stellaris | botaurus stellaris | great bittern | |
| 8590 Pygargus | circus pygargus | Montagu's harrier | |
| 8591 Excubitor | lanius excubitor | great grey shrike | |
| 8592 Rubetra | saxicola rubetra | whinchat | |
| 8593 Angustirostris | marmaronetta angustirostris | marbled duck | |
| 8594 Albifrons | sterna albifrons | little tern | |
| 8595 Dougallii | sterna dougallii | roseate tern | |
| 8596 Alchata | pterocles alchata | pin-tailed sandgrouse | |
| 8597 Sandvicensis | sterna sandvicensis | sandwich tern | |
| 8598 Tetrix | tetrao tetrix | black grouse | |
| 8599 Riparia | riparia riparia | sand martin | |
| 8600 Arundinaceus | acrocephalus arundinaceus | great reed warbler | |
| 8601 Ciconia | ciconia ciconia | white stork | |
| 8602 Oedicnemus | burhinus oedicnemus | stone curlew | |
| 8603 Senator | lanius senator | woodchat shrike | |
| 8750 Nettarufina | netta rufina | red-crested pochard | |
| 8751 Nigricollis | podiceps nigricollis | black-necked grebe | |
| 8752 Flammeus | asio flammeus | short-eared owl | |
| 8753 Nycticorax | nycticorax nycticorax | black-crowned night heron | |
| 8754 Leucorodia | platalea leucorodia | spoonbill | |
| 8755 Querquedula | anas querquedula | garganey | |
| 8756 Mollissima | somateria mollissima | common eider | |
| 8757 Cyaneus | circus cyaneus | hen harrier | |
| 8758 Perdix | perdix perdix | grey partridge | |
| 8759 Porzana | Porzana | crakes | |
| 8760 Crex | crex crex | corncrake | |
| 8761 Crane | Grus | cranes | |
| 8762 Hiaticula | charadrius hiaticula | ringed plover | |
| 8763 Pugnax | hilonachus pugnax | ruff | |
| 8764 Gallinago | Gallinago | snipe | |
| 8765 Limosa | Limosa | godwits | |
| 8767 Commontern | common tern | ||
| 8768 Barnowl | barn owl | ||
| 8769 Arctictern | Arctic tern | ||
| 8770 Totanus | tringa totanus | common redshank | |
| 8771 Biarmicus | panurus biarmicus | bearded tit | |
| 8773 Torquilla | jynx torquilla | wryneck | |
| 8774 Viridis | picus viridis | green woodpecker | |
| 8959 Oenanthe | oenanthe oenanthe | wheatear | |
| 8960 Luscinioides | locustella luscinioides | Savi's warbler | |
| 8961 Schoenobaenus | acrocephalus schoenobaenus | sedge warbler | |
| 8962 Noctua | athene noctua | little owl | |
| 8963 Collurio | lanius collurio | red-backed shrike | |
| 8964 Corax | corvus corax | raven | |
| 8965 Citrinella | emberiza citrinella | yellowhammer | |
| 8966 Hortulana | emberiza hortulana | ortolan bunting | |
| 8967 Calandra | miliaria calandra | corn bunting | |
| 8968 Europaeus | caprimulgus europaeus | nightjar | |
| 8969 Alexandrinus | charadrius alexandrinus | Kentish plover | |
| 8970 Islandica | bucephala islandica | Barrow's goldeneye | |
| 8971 Leucocephala | cxyura leucocephala | white-headed duck | |
| 8972 Sylvatica | turnix sylvatica | Andalusian hemipode | |
| 8973 Pratincola | glareola pratincola | wading bird, or collared pratincole | |
| 8974 Gregaria | chettusia gregaria | sociable plover | |
| 8975 Atthis | alcedo atthis | kingfisher | |
| 8976 Leucura | oenanthe leucura | black wheatear | |
| 8977 Paludicola | acrocephalus paludicola | aquatic warbler | |
| 8978 Barbatus | gypaetus barbatus | lammergeier | |
| 8979 Clanga | aquila clanga | greater spotted eagle | |
| 8980 Heliaca | aquila heliaca | imperial eagle | |
| 9879 Mammuthus | Mammuthus | woolly mammoth | |
| 9880 Stegosaurus | Stegosaurus | stegosaurus | |
| 9937 Triceratops | Triceratops | triceratops | |
| 9941 Iguanodon | Iguanodon | iguanodon | |
| 9949 Brontosaurus | Brontosaurus | brontosaurus | |
| 9951 Tyrannosaurus | Tyrannosaurus | tyrannosaurus | |
| 9954 Brachiosaurus | Brachiosaurus | brachiosaurus | |
| 16794 Cucullia | Cucullia asteroides | Cucullia, North American Asteroid Moth | |
| 263251 Pandabear | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Giant panda or panda bear | |
| 361267 ʻIʻiwi | ʻIʻiwi | scarlet honeycreeper | |
| 374710 ʻOʻo | ʻOʻo | Hawaiian endemic birds | |
| 378002 ʻAkialoa | Akialoa | Hawaiian honeycreeper | |
| 388282 ʻAkepa | Hawaiʻi ʻakepa | ʻAkepa; Hawaiian forest birds |
Plants
| Minor planet | Name Meaning | Common names | CrossRefs |
| 759 Vinifera | Vitis vinifera | common grape vine | |
| 935 Clivia | Clivia | natal lily or bush lily | |
| 943 Begonia | Begonia | begonia | |
| 957 Camelia | Camellia |
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| 968 Petunia | Petunia | — | |
| 970 Primula | Primula | primrose | |
| 973 Aralia | Aralia | spikenard | |
| 1054 Forsytia | Forsythia | forsythia | |
| 1056 Azalea | Azalea | azalea, flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron | |
| 1060 Magnolia | Magnolia | magnolia | |
| 1061 Paeonia | Paeonia | peony | |
| 1063 Aquilegia | Aquilegia | granny's bonnet or columbine | |
| 1064 Aethusa | Aethusa | ||
| 1066 Lobelia | Lobelia | lobelia | |
| 1067 Lunaria | Lunaria | honesty | |
| 1070 Tunica | Tunica or Petrorhagia | — | |
| 1072 Malva | Malva | mallow | |
| 1076 Viola | Viola | ||
| 1077 Campanula | Campanula | bellflower | |
| 1078 Mentha | Mentha | mint | |
| 1079 Mimosa | Mimosa | mimosa | |
| 1080 Orchis | Orchis | genus in the orchid family | |
| 1081 Reseda | Reseda | ||
| 1082 Pirola | Pirola or Pyrola | wintergreen | |
| 1083 Salvia | Salvia | sage | |
| 1085 Amaryllis | Amaryllis | amaryllis | |
| 1087 Arabis | Arabis | rockcress | |
| 1091 Spiraea | Spiraea | — | |
| 1092 Lilium | Lilium | lily | |
| 1095 Tulipa | Tulipa | tulip | |
| 1097 Vicia | Vicia | vetches | |
| 1100 Arnica | Arnica | — | |
| 1101 Clematis | Clematis | ||
| 1104 Syringa | Syringa | lilac | |
| 1105 Fragaria | Fragaria | strawberry | |
| 1106 Cydonia | Cydonia | quince | |
| 1218 Aster | Aster | aster | |
| 1220 Crocus | Crocus | crocus | |
| 1227 Geranium | Geranium | cranesbills | |
| 1228 Scabiosa | Scabiosa | ||
| 1231 Auricula | Primula auricula | ||
| 1232 Cortusa | Cortusa | — | |
| 1233 Kobresia | Kobresia | bog sedges | |
| 1234 Elyna | Elyna | — | |
| 1250 Galanthus | Galanthus | snowdrop | |
| 1251 Hedera | Hedera | ivy | |
| 1270 Datura | Datura | ||
| 1318 Nerina | Nerine | nerine | |
| 1319 Disa | Disa | the orchid genus | |
| 6786 Doudantsutsuji | doudan-tsutsuji, the Japanese name for Enkianthus perulatus, an ericaceous deciduous shrub | ||
| 8644 Betulapendula | betula pendula | silver birch | |
| 8647 Populus | Populus | poplar, aspen, and cottonwood | |
| 8648 Salix | Salix | willow | |
| 8649 Juglans | Juglans | walnut trees | |
| 8652 Acacia | Acacia | mimosa | |
| 8656 Cupressus | Cupressus | cypress | |
| 8657 Cedrus | Cedrus | cedar | |
| 8833 Acer | Aceraceae | maple family, now family Sapindaceae | |
| 8834 Anacardium | Anacardiaceae | cashew family | |
| 8835 Annona | Annonaceae | custard apple family | |
| 8836 Aquifolium | Aquifoliaceae | ilex or holly family | |
| 8850 Bignonia | Bignoniaceae | catalpa or bignonia family | |
| 8852 Buxus | Buxaceae | box family | |
| 8856 Celastrus | Celastraceae | staff vine or bittersweet family | |
| 8857 Cercidiphyllum | Cercidiphyllaceae | katsura family | |
| 8858 Cornus | Cornaceae | — | |
| 8872 Ebenum | Ebenaceae | ebony and persimmon family | |
| 8886 Elaeagnus | Elaeagnaceae | oleaster family | |
| 9019 Eucommia | Eucommiaceae | hard rubber tree, Gutta-percha tree or Chinese rubber tree family | |
| 9020 Eucryphia | Eucryphiaceae or Cunoniaceae | — | |
| 9021 Fagus | Fagaceae | beeches and oaks family | |
| 9040 Flacourtia | Flacourtiaceae | — | |
| 9053 Hamamelis | Hamamelidaceae | witch-hazel family | |
| 9054 Hippocastanum | Hippocastanaceae | — | |
| 9203 Myrtus | Myrtaceae | myrtle family | |
| 9306 Pittosporum | Pittosporaceae | — | |
| 9309 Platanus | Platanaceae | — | |
| 9313 Protea | Proteaceae | — | |
| 9316 Rhamnus | Rhamnaceae | buckthorn family | |
| 9326 Ruta | Rutaceae | rue or citrus family | |
| 16598 Brugmansia | Brugmansia | angel's trumpets | |
| 22494 Trillium | trillium grandiflorum | white trillium | |
| 22280 Mandragora | Mandragora | mandrake | |
| 66583 Nicandra | Nicandra | ||
| 85197 Ginkgo | ginkgo biloba | ||
| 151997 Bauhinia | bauhinia × blakeana | Hong Kong Orchid Tree | |
| 255587 Gardenia | Gardenia | — |