Aesopus
Aesop (/ˈiːsɒp/ EE-sop; Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE) was a Greek fabulist and story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Aesopus clausiliformis
speciesAesopus clausiliformis
Stearn's Dove Snail
speciesAesopus stearnsii
Aesopus cumingii
speciesAesopus cumingii
Aesopus pallidulus
speciesAesopus pallidulus
ant-egg dovesnail
speciesAesopus myrmecoon
Aesopus sanctus
speciesAesopus sanctus
Aesopus solidus
speciesAesopus solidus
Aesopus japonicus
speciesAesopus japonicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81768.