Common Name: The animal chosen is the Atlantic Puffin, also known as the Common Puffin. Scientific Name: The Atlantic Puffin’s scientific name is Fratercula Arctica. Puffins are part of the Auk family, which is classified as the Alcidae family. They belong to the order Charadriiformes, a diverse order of small to medium sized birds that commonly live near the water. (A few occupy deserts and rain forests.) Habitat: The Atlantic Puffin mates and raises its young in a burrow, usually in the soil