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* ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_floresiensis Homo floresiensis]'' is an extinct hominin species nicknamed 'the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]' because of its size.
* ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_floresiensis Homo floresiensis]'' is an extinct hominin species nicknamed 'the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]' because of its size.
* Leucothoe tolkieni G. Vinogradov, 1990  (amphipod) Named after J.R.R. Tolkien. [Vinogradov, G. M. 1990. Trudy instituta okeanologii AN SSSR (Transactions of the Inst. of Oceanology of the USSR Academy of Science) 124: 27-104 (in Russian).]
* Leucothoe [[tolkien]]i G. Vinogradov, 1990  (amphipod)[Vinogradov, G. M. 1990. Trudy instituta okeanologii AN SSSR (Transactions of the Inst. of Oceanology of the USSR Academy of Science) 124: 27-104 (in Russian).]
* Aletodon mellon (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammal) "mellon," [[Elvish]] for "friend," was the password into Moria.
* Aletodon [[mellon]] (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammal) after [[Sindarin]] for "friend," was the password into [[Moria]].
* Ancalagon Conway Morris, 1977 (Cambrian priapulid) From a dragon from Tolkien.
* [[Ancalagon]] Conway Morris, 1977 (Cambrian priapulid)  
* Ankalagon Van Valen, 1980 (Paleocene mesonychid mammal) Renamed from [[Ancalagon]] because it was preoccupied.
* Ankalagon Van Valen, 1980 (Paleocene mesonychid mammal) Renamed from [[Ancalagon]] because it was preoccupied.
* Anisonchus eowynae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of A. athelas Van Valen 1978) for [[Éowyn]], Princess of [[Rohan]]. "[[Athelas]]" was a Middle Earth healing plant.
* Anisonchus [[eowyn]]ae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of A. [[athelas]] Van Valen 1978) for the Princess of [[Rohan]]. "[[Athelas]]" was a Middle Earth healing plant.
* Bomburia Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for [[Bombur]].
* [[Bombur]]ia Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)  
* Bubogonia bombadili and Protoselene bombadili (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammals) after [[Tom Bombadil]].
* Bubogonia [[Tom Bombadil|bombadil]]i and Protoselene bombadili (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammals)  
* Claenodon mumak (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammal) after [[Mûmak]], the Middle Earth elephant
* Claenodon [[Mûmak|mumak]] (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammal)  
* Deltatherium durini Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) Several notable Dwarves were named [[Durin (disambiguation)|Durin]].
* Deltatherium [[durin]]i Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)  
* Earendil Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Mimatuta Van Valen, 1978) for [[Eärendil]], father of [[Elrond]].
* [[Earendil]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Mimatuta Van Valen, 1978)  
* Elachista amrodella, E. aredhella, E. caranthirella, E. curufinella, E. daeronella, E. diorella, E. finarfinella, E. gildorella, E. indisella, E. maglorella, E. miriella, E. turgonella (Kaila 1999) (moths) Named after elves from Tolkien, respectively: [[Amrod]] (Amras' twin), [[Aredhel]] (The White Lady of [[Gondolin]]), [[Caranthir]], [[Curufin]], [[Daeron]] (Chief loremaster of [[Doriath]]), [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]] (King of Doriath), [[Finarfin]] ([[Noldor]] King in [[Aman]]), [[Gildor Inglorion]] (High-Elf of [[Eriador]] &[[ Imladris]]), [[Indis]], [[Maglor]], [[Míriel Serindë|Miriel]], [[Turgon]] (Lord of [[Nevrast]], then Gondolin). Kaila mentions that Elves "one after other sailed over the water to the West, and were later difficult to see with human eyes," alluding to the studied moths, which are very inconspicuous and have spread to Nearctic areas. [Acta Zool. Fennica 211]
* Elachista [[amrod]]ella, E. [[aredhel]]la, E. [[caranthir]]ella, E. [[curufin]]ella, E. [[daeron]]ella, E. [[dior]]ella, E. [[finarfin]]ella, E. [[gildor]]ella, E. [[indis]]ella, E. [[maglor]]ella, E. [[miriel]]la, E. [[turgon]]ella (Kaila 1999) (moths) Named after elves from Tolkien. Kaila mentions that Elves "one after other sailed over the water to the West, and were later difficult to see with human eyes," alluding to the studied moths, which are very inconspicuous and have spread to Nearctic areas. [Acta Zool. Fennica 211]
* Fimbrethil ambaronae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyacodon agapetillus (Cope 1884)) [[Fimbrethil]] was an Ent-maiden; [[Ambaróna]] was a name for the [[Ents|Ents']] forest.
* [[Fimbrethil]] [[ambarona]]e Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyacodon agapetillus (Cope 1884))  
* Frodospira Wagner 1999 (Silurian gastropod) A small genus named after a certain [[Hobbits|hobbit]]. [Am. Malacological Bull. 15:1-31]
* [[Frodo]]spira Wagner 1999 (Silurian gastropod) [Am. Malacological Bull. 15:1-31]
* Galaxias gollumoides (fresh-water fish) Named after [[Gollum]] because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.
* Galaxias [[gollum]]oides (fresh-water fish) because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.
* Gollum Compagno, 1973 (catshark)
* Gollum Compagno, 1973 (catshark)
* Gollumjapyx smeagol (dipluran hexapod)
* Gollumjapyx [[smeagol]] (dipluran hexapod)
* Gwaihiria Nauman (diapriid wasp) Named for [[Gwaihir]], Lord of the Eagles.
* [[Gwaihir]]ia Nauman (diapriid wasp)  
* Litaletes ondolinde Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for [[Ondolindë]], an Elven city.
* Litaletes [[ondolinde]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)  
* Macrostyphlus frodo Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil)
* Macrostyphlus frodo Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil)
* Macrostyphlus gandalf Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil) [This and M. frodo are from American Museum Novitates 3104: 1-63.]
* Macrostyphlus [[gandalf]] Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil) [This and M. frodo are from American Museum Novitates 3104: 1-63.]
* Mimotricentes mirielae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Loxolophus hyattianus (Cope, 1885)) after [[Míriel Serindë|Míriel]], an Elf.
* Mimotricentes mirielae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Loxolophus hyattianus (Cope, 1885))
* Mimatuta morgoth Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for the "dark enemy of the world."
* Mimatuta [[morgoth]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)  
* Mimatuta minuial Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "minuial" is Elvish for dawn's twilight.
* Mimatuta [[minuial]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "minuial" is Elvish for dawn's twilight.
* Mithrandir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) one of the names of the wizard [[Gandalf]].
* [[Mithrandir]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) one of the names of the wizard [[Gandalf]].
* Niphredil radagasti Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, now in genus Paleotomus) * [[Niphredil]] is a small Middle Earth flower. [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]] was a [[wizard]].
* [[Niphredil]] [[radagast]]i Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, now in genus Paleotomus)  
* Osteoborus orc Webb, 1969 (Pliocene canid)
* Osteoborus [[orc]] Webb, 1969 (Pliocene canid)
* Oxyprimus galadrielae Van Valen, 1978 (arctocyonid Paleocene mammal) for elf [[Galadriel|Lady Galadriel]].
* Oxyprimus [[galadriel]]ae Van Valen, 1978 (arctocyonid Paleocene mammal)
* Pericompsus bilbo Erwin (carabid) for the title character of [[The Hobbit]]. So called because "it was short, fat, and had hairy feet."
* Pericompsus [[bilbo]] Erwin (carabid) So called because "it was short, fat, and had hairy feet."
* Platymastus palantir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) The [[Palantíri|palantír]] was a magical viewing stone.
* Platymastus [[palantir]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)
* Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for [[Orcs]].
* Protungulatum [[gorgûn|gorgun]] Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for [[Orcs]].
* Smeagol Climo, 1980 (gastropod, family Smeagolidae) Another name for Gollum.
* Smeagol Climo, 1980 (gastropod, family Smeagolidae)  
* Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
* Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
* Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
* Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
* Thangorodrim thalion Van Valen (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyclaenus Cope 1884) [[Thangorodrim]] are the three tallest towers of [[Endor]]; [[Thalion]] is a character from Tolkien's ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.
* [[Thangorodrim]] [[thalion]] Van Valen (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyclaenus Cope 1884)  
* Tinuviel Van Valen (Paleocene mammal) for a most beautiful elf. The name is Elvish for nightingale.
* [[Tinuviel]] Van Valen (Paleocene mammal)  


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In the field of biology, several species have been named after creatures, people and places in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. Many of these were coined by Leigh van Valen.

  • Homo floresiensis is an extinct hominin species nicknamed 'the Hobbit' because of its size.
  • Leucothoe tolkieni G. Vinogradov, 1990 (amphipod)[Vinogradov, G. M. 1990. Trudy instituta okeanologii AN SSSR (Transactions of the Inst. of Oceanology of the USSR Academy of Science) 124: 27-104 (in Russian).]
  • Aletodon mellon (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammal) after Sindarin for "friend," was the password into Moria.
  • Ancalagon Conway Morris, 1977 (Cambrian priapulid)
  • Ankalagon Van Valen, 1980 (Paleocene mesonychid mammal) Renamed from Ancalagon because it was preoccupied.
  • Anisonchus eowynae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of A. athelas Van Valen 1978) for the Princess of Rohan. "Athelas" was a Middle Earth healing plant.
  • Bomburia Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)
  • Bubogonia bombadili and Protoselene bombadili (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammals)
  • Claenodon mumak (Van Valen, 1978) (Paleocene mammal)
  • Deltatherium durini Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)
  • Earendil Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Mimatuta Van Valen, 1978)
  • Elachista amrodella, E. aredhella, E. caranthirella, E. curufinella, E. daeronella, E. diorella, E. finarfinella, E. gildorella, E. indisella, E. maglorella, E. miriella, E. turgonella (Kaila 1999) (moths) Named after elves from Tolkien. Kaila mentions that Elves "one after other sailed over the water to the West, and were later difficult to see with human eyes," alluding to the studied moths, which are very inconspicuous and have spread to Nearctic areas. [Acta Zool. Fennica 211]
  • Fimbrethil ambaronae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyacodon agapetillus (Cope 1884))
  • Frodospira Wagner 1999 (Silurian gastropod) [Am. Malacological Bull. 15:1-31]
  • Galaxias gollumoides (fresh-water fish) because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.
  • Gollum Compagno, 1973 (catshark)
  • Gollumjapyx smeagol (dipluran hexapod)
  • Gwaihiria Nauman (diapriid wasp)
  • Litaletes ondolinde Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)
  • Macrostyphlus frodo Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil)
  • Macrostyphlus gandalf Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil) [This and M. frodo are from American Museum Novitates 3104: 1-63.]
  • Mimotricentes mirielae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Loxolophus hyattianus (Cope, 1885))
  • Mimatuta morgoth Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)
  • Mimatuta minuial Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "minuial" is Elvish for dawn's twilight.
  • Mithrandir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) one of the names of the wizard Gandalf.
  • Niphredil radagasti Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, now in genus Paleotomus)
  • Osteoborus orc Webb, 1969 (Pliocene canid)
  • Oxyprimus galadrielae Van Valen, 1978 (arctocyonid Paleocene mammal)
  • Pericompsus bilbo Erwin (carabid) So called because "it was short, fat, and had hairy feet."
  • Platymastus palantir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal)
  • Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for Orcs.
  • Smeagol Climo, 1980 (gastropod, family Smeagolidae)
  • Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
  • Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
  • Thangorodrim thalion Van Valen (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyclaenus Cope 1884)
  • Tinuviel Van Valen (Paleocene mammal)
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