10 Animals With Misleading Names

Electric Eel

 It’s not an eel at all but is a type of knife fish. It has been given this name due to its snake-like appearance.

Red Panda

This creature looks totally different from the actual black-and-white Panda. The weasel, raccoon, and skunk are the Himalayan omnivore's nearest relatives, and it belongs to its own family (Ailuridae).

Killer Whale

  Orcinus orca, also known as the killer whale and the blackfish, is neither a whale nor a fish, it’s a dolphin.

American Buffalo

There is no such thing as an American buffalo because they are actually bison. 

Flying Lemur

This thing can’t fly. Additionally, the flying lemur is a totally distinct and biologically unrelated creature, not a lemur.

Koala Bear

Australia's dozing, the eucalyptus-chomping marsupial is not actually a bear. The only thing common between a Koala bear and a bear is that they both are mammals.

Seahorse

Seahorse: Any of the 54 species of marine fish in the genus Hippocampus is generally referred to as a seahorse. This is amongst the most misleading names in the animal kingdom.