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'''Mushu:''' Hey, [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragon]], ''dragon''! Not lizard. I don't do that tongue thing. ''([[Hypocritical Humor|does that tongue thing]])''|''[[Mulan]]''}}

** Also in ''[[Inuyasha]]'', it's a [[Running Gag]] that Shippo is constantly mistaken for a tanuki, leading to him saying "I'm a kitsune!" (i.e. a fox).

** From a different episode:

'''Inu-Yasha:''' Who're you calling a ''cat'' demon?! }}

** In another episode, the gang have to fight a tribe of panther demons. Much to them, and their more human like leaders' anger, the main characters often call them cat demons.

'''Tora:''' Huh? cat demons? My friend and I are panther demons. Don't lump us with ordinary cats or you'll make us angry. }}

** Of course, if not for his father and half-brother's transformations, it'd be easy to conclude that Inu-Yasha ''is'' a cat demon; claws sharp enough to use as deadly weapons aren't exactly a dog trait after all.

* [[Big Badass Wolf|Zafira]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', gets this every so often, even from his [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|long-time]] allies.

'''Zafira:''' ... I'm a wolf. }}

** [[It Makes Sense in Context|Technically, he takes the form of a small dog while on Earth]], having been convinced by Arf that it's less intimidating than his wolf form.

== Fan Works ==

* Used in ''[[Turnabout Storm]]''; [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright]] calls [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Twilight Sparkle]] a "Talking Horse" shortly after first seeing her, she is quick to correct him (doubling as a small [[Comically Missing the Point]] moment from Phoenix's perspective).

'''Phoenix Wright:''' OH! Okay! A talking '''''PONY''''', [[Sarcasm Mode|that explains everything!]] }}

** He also mistook Rainbow Dash with an earth pony in another opportunity, she didn't take that one lightly. <ref>Ironically enough, Rainbow Dash's original incarnation was an earth pony, thus making this a [[Mythology Gag]] of sorts.</ref>

* Inversion. Ratigan from ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' is a rat, but to call him one is seriously pushing his [[Berserk Button]]. He prefers the title of "a big mouse". The Basil of Baker Street book series (on which this movie was based) has "Padraic" Ratigan as a mouse.

* ''[[Over the Hedge (animation)|Over the Hedge]]'' features a turtle who corrects anyone who call him an amphibian. It also features a pest exterminator with a freakishly strong sense of smell:

'''Pest exterminator:''' ''(sniffs again)'' No... reptile. }}

* ''[[Mulan]]''

* Elsa the Pterodactyl from ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]'' apparently hates being referred to as a bat.

* Lampwick from ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'' refers to Jiminy Cricket as a beetle just right before he turns into a donkey.

== Films -- Live-Action ==

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': Never call an Ent a "tree". Mocked by the [[Riff Trax]] of ''The Two Towers'' movie.

"Well then, why did you get so upset when we called you by half your name?!" }}

** Though this is only the case in the movie; it never comes up in the book. Still, it probably makes sense -- most shepards wouldn't like being called "sheep", even if their name is Mr. Sheep-Herd.

* From the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] take on ''[[Eegah]]'':

'''Crow:''' There is a big difference! }}

* Krull from Tim Burton's version of ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' seriously dislikes being called a "monkey":

** This also pops up in ''Escape From The Planet Of The Apes''. Cornelius tells the commission not to call him and Zira monkeys because it's offensive to them.

** To the extent that the ''word'' orang-utan is said to be a BhangBhangDuc (the Disc's Borneo, one presumes) word meaning "definitely NOT a monkey".

* Still with ''[[Discworld]]'', the short and wiry Nobby Nobbs of the City Watch requires a document signed by the Patrician certifying that he's human to convince some people. Even ''Death'', masquerading as the Hogfather, was unable to determine what species he was.

'''Death:''' {{smallcaps|And have you been a good bo... a good dwa... a good gno... a good individual?}} }}

* The [[Violent Glaswegian|Nac Mac Feegles]] of ''[[Discworld]]'' also insist that they are not the generic "gnome", but "Pictsies". And [[Spell My Name with an "S"|the spelling is also important:]] They are not "pixies".

** The Abzorbaloff resents Rose mistaking it for a Raxacoricofallapatorian.

** The Doctor can get a bit tetchy when people tell him he looks human.

'''Eleventh Doctor:''' No, ''you'' look Time Lord. We came first. }}

* Occurs with human John Crichton in ''[[Farscape]]''. Due to being pretty much physically identical ([[Bizarre Alien Biology|at least externally]]), he is often mistaken for a Sebacean, which is unfortunate since they're mostly bad guys.

* From ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', Pepe is constantly telling people that he's a king prawn, not a shrimp.

* Also from [[The Muppets]], there is the [[Running Gag]] surrounding [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Gonzo#What_is_Gonzo.3F Gonzo the Great] and his indertemined species. He's been called an alien, a "Whatever", a "Weirdo", a "Thing", etc.

* In the SNES (among other systems) game ''The Lost Vikings II'', the vikings are joined by a werewolf, Fang; it's a [[Running Gag]] after he joins the group to have the vikings mistake his species (or at least make horrible animal puns in his presence).

* ''[[Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete|Lunar: Eternal Blue]]'' has Ruby, a cat-like [[Non-Human Sidekick]] who [[Infallible Babble|never passes up a chance to inform people that]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|she's a baby Red Dragon]].

** In the predecessor, ''[[Lunar Silver Star Story Complete|Lunar: Silver Star Story]]'' Nall, another creature who appears to be a flying-cat, [[Berserk Button|reacts rather badly]] when anyone refers to him as such, although he is at a loss as to what he actually is until almost the end of the game.

* In ''[[Sonic Storybook Series|Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'', the Djinn Erazor repeatedly calls Sonic a "blue rat", even when he was [[And I Must Scream|sucked back inside of his lamp for the rest of eternity.]] And each time he did, Sonic repeatedly reminded him that he was a hedgehog, and not a rat. Sonic got the last word in that argument.

* In the Nintendo DS RPG ''[[The World Ends With You]]'', Shiki sewed herself a stuffed cat named "Mr. Mew", and she gets extremely angry when Neku (repeatedly) mistakes it for a pig. [[Calling Your Attacks|"Go, Mr. Mew!"]] [[Combination Attack|"Get 'em, piggy!"]]

* In ''[[Sam and Max Hit The Road|Sam & Max Hit the Road]]'' a fisherman catches a giant fish:

'''Fisherman''': Holy trout! }}

* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'', the main characters are accompanied by a Centurion (a spirit-creature) named Tenebrae, who has a vaguely lupine appearence. When the party runs into [[The Ditz|Collette]], a hero of the previous game, she promptly starts referring to Tenebrae as a "doggie", much to his annoyance. When he requests a name more appropriate of his power and dignity, he is instead titled "Mr. Doggie."

* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'':

** Ren is constantly referred to as other animals like a rat, a weasel, and even, most commonly, a mosquito and he angrily corrects then that he's a chihuahua.

** Also, Stimpy himself is mistaken for a dog by his [[Negative Continuity|two-episode-lasting]] owner George Liquor. Even after Stimpy corrects him, he still insists otherwise.

'''George Liquor:''' Atta boy, Rex. }}

* A [[Kids WB]] promo for ''[[Channel Umptee 3]]'' had [[Jim Cummings]] mistakenly identifying Ogden the Ostrich as a chicken.

'''Cummings:''' Well, ya do ''look'' like a chicken...<br />

'''Ogden:''' Do not! }}