Basic Trope: An anthropomorphic character (frequently an animal) has their species misidentified by another character, which often leads to the other character being corrected.
- Straight: Alan the aye-aye is mistaken by Betty for a type of bat. Alan informs her that he is an aye-aye, a species of lemur.
- Exaggerated: Alan is an aardvark. Betty somehow mistakes him for a bird, provoking a very strong reaction from Alan.
- Downplayed: Alan is an alligator, but Betty thinks he is a crocodile. Alan corrects her, but doesn't make any further comment.
- Justified:
- Betty is unaware of what kind of animal Alan is, often due to never hearing of the species, or even because Alan looks nothing like the kind of animal he's supposed to be.
- Betty is messing with Alan because she knows that being called the wrong species pisses Alan off.
- Inverted: Ass in a Lion Skin: Alan tries to be mistaken for another animal.
- Subverted: ???
- Double Subverted: ???
- Parodied: Betty somehow can't tell what any species of animal is.
- Zig-Zagged: Alan is an alligator. Betty knows Alan says he's an alligator, but Betty constantly insists he's a crocodile. Alan does the same and defensively insists he's an alligator.
- Averted: No species are misidentified.
- Enforced: Can be a way to tell the viewers what species Alan is, especially in cases of uncommon species or other animals commonly mistaken for each other (alligators/crocodiles, porcupines/hedgehogs, etc).
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: Betty calls Alan by the wrong species when she's upset with him, because she knows that makes him angry.
- Defied:
- Alan knows Betty is wrong, but lets her call him "flightless bat" anyway.
- Betty simply asks Alan what species he is rather than just assuming.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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