So obviously all of the villagers are based on animals, but what I'm interested in here is compiling a list of villagers who are inspired by specific real world animals, ie. Gladys is an "ostrich" but her design is inspired by the Japanese white crane (Grus japonensis). I'll add to this little by little, feel free to add suggestions. Bonus points for latin names. Also, if I list a villager as one species and you think they're another, go ahead and comment that.
Amelia: crested caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Anabelle: pangolin (Family: Manidae)
Antonio: giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Apollo: bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Audie: red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Avery: golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Beau: pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana)
Bianca: snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
Blanche: oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana)
Blaire: striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Boone: mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Boris: wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Chester: panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Chief: red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Chow: panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Cranston: crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
Curt: glacier bear (Ursus americanus emmonsii)
Deirdre: white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Dobie: Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
Drift: strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga/Dendrobates pumilio)
Erik: moose (Alces alces)
Fauna: sika deer (Cervus nippon)
Flora: flamingo (Phoenicopterus linnaeus)
Gladys: Japanese white crane (Grus japonensis)
Grizzly: grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Groucho: blue black bear (Ursus americanus)
Hopper: Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhyncus)
Julia: peafowl* (Pavo cristatus)
Keaton: blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Kevin: wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Kyle: African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Papi: okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
Peewee: eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
Pinky: panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Phil: ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Queenie: emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Raddle: yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Rolf: white tiger aka leucistic Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Ruby: albino domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)
Sandy: ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Savannah: plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Tammi: ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Tasha: striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Tucker: woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
Tutu: polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Whitney: arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
Zell: blackbuck antelope (Antilope cervicapra)
*Julia is clearly a ♂ peafowl, so maybe she's a fabulous trans-woman. Gotta take representation where you can get it, right?
Amelia: crested caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Anabelle: pangolin (Family: Manidae)
Antonio: giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Apollo: bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Audie: red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Avery: golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Beau: pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana)
Bianca: snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
Blanche: oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana)
Blaire: striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Boone: mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Boris: wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Chester: panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Chief: red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Chow: panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Cranston: crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
Curt: glacier bear (Ursus americanus emmonsii)
Deirdre: white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Dobie: Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
Drift: strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga/Dendrobates pumilio)
Erik: moose (Alces alces)
Fauna: sika deer (Cervus nippon)
Flora: flamingo (Phoenicopterus linnaeus)
Gladys: Japanese white crane (Grus japonensis)
Grizzly: grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Groucho: blue black bear (Ursus americanus)
Hopper: Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhyncus)
Julia: peafowl* (Pavo cristatus)
Keaton: blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Kevin: wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Kyle: African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Papi: okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
Peewee: eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
Pinky: panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Phil: ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Queenie: emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Raddle: yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Rolf: white tiger aka leucistic Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Ruby: albino domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)
Sandy: ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Savannah: plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Tammi: ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Tasha: striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Tucker: woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
Tutu: polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Whitney: arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
Zell: blackbuck antelope (Antilope cervicapra)
*Julia is clearly a ♂ peafowl, so maybe she's a fabulous trans-woman. Gotta take representation where you can get it, right?
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