The Latin word auratus in its scientific name means "golden", and refers to a less common color variant.
The African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara.
Jean Daurat (or Dorat) (Latin, Auratus), (1508-1588), French poet and scholar, member of the Pléiade
auratus is closely associated with the giant bromeliad Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora.
Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) or mint poison frog, a medium-sized poison dart frog from Central and South America
The fish is endangered, because various competitors were introduced into the lake during the Soviet period, including common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) from Lake Ladoga, goldfish (Carassius auratus) and narrow-clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus); and because of lake level change.