Two color morphs of this sea hare have been observed, bright green, and yellow, with characteristic black and white stripes (see Beeman 1970 for more complete description)

The face has characteristic black-white stripes that are not as distinct as in the European badger.

The back is dark reddish-brown and displays characteristic black longitudinal stripes.

As their name suggests, Southeastern five-lined skinks have five characteristic narrow stripes along their bodies that become lighter with age.

It can be distinguished from E. fetida as it is darker in colour, and the characteristic stripes are less pronounced.

There are minor variations on this theme, however; specimens that are lighter-colored and lack the characteristic stripes have been described as separate species in the past.

The Veery shows the characteristic underwing stripe of Catharus thrushes.

Dorsally Rhabdomys species display four characteristic black longitudinal stripes on a paler background.

The characteristic stripe from the eye to the jaw is also present in late embryo and hatching stages.

At the Noank cooperative, for example, breeders are working specifically with a type of hard clam species that grows a characteristic stripe on its shell.