The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognizable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. It is an apex predator, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and wild boar. It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, requiring large contiguous areas of habitat, which support its requirements for prey and rearing of its […]
A rabbit is a small herbivorous mammal belonging to the family Leporidae, within the order Lagomorpha. Rabbits are characterized by long ears, powerful hind legs, short tails, and rapid reproductive cycles, making them one of the most recognizable small mammals worldwide. Rabbits occur naturally in Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia, but through human introduction
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is “nocturnal“, versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and specially adapted eyesight. Some animals, such as cats and ferrets, have eyes that can adapt to both low-level and bright day levels of illumination (see metaturnal). Others, such as bushbabies and
Hamza is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There is at least one described species in Hamza, H. ciliaris. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadidae Genus: Hamza
Mallonia granulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1892. It is known from South Africa. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Family: Cerambycidae Genus: Mallonia Species: M. granulata
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Aristolochia stevensii is a plant species native to northwestern Nicaragua and southwestern Honduras. It grows in wet montane forests. Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Magnoliids Order: Piperales Family: Aristolochiaceae Genus: Aristolochia Species: A. stevensii Aristolochia stevensii is a liana climbing over other vegetation. Stems are woody, up to 2 cm in diameter, the bark tomentose when young, corky when older. Leaves are ovate, up to 17 cm
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Lepidochrysops erici is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia. Adults have been recorded in October. Adults feed on flowers of the larval host plant. The larvae feed on Ocimum species. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Lepidochrysops Species: L. erici Etymology The species named for Eric Gardiner, son of the author.
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Trichaptum is a fungus genus. In 1904 the genus was defined by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill. Previously classified as a member of the family Polyporaceae, various genetic analyses have revealed that the genus now belongs to the order Hymenochaetales. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Hymenochaetales Family: Incertae sedis Genus: TrichaptumMurrill (1904) Species Trichaptum
Macrostomus divisus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Superfamily: Empidoidea Family: Empididae Subfamily: Empidinae Genus: Macrostomus Species: M. divisus
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Acrobelione is a genus of Isopoda parasites, in the family Bopyridae, containing the following species: Acrobelione anisopoda Bourdon, 1981 Acrobelione halimedae Boyko, Williams & Shields, 2017 Acrobelione langi Van Name, 1920 Acrobelione reverberii Restivo, 1970 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Isopoda Family: Bopyridae Genus: Acrobelione