A Latin word often used in taxonomy for species names. Auratus comes from the Latin root aurat, meaning "gold" or "golden" and is consequently used to designate species of this colour. Species labelled auratus include:
- The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
- The goldfish, Carassius auratus
- The golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus
- A fish called the Malawi golden cichlid, Melanochromis Auratus
- Pagrus auratus, a fish known in Australia and New Zealand as the Snapper
- A fish found in the Nile called Chrysichthys auratus
- A Tasmanian fish called the golden galaxias, Galaxias auratus
- The Green and Black Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratus
- The Madagascar starling, Hartlaubius auratus
- The Levant skink, Euprepis auratus
- The dogbane leaf beetle, Chrysochus auratus