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Conservation status
Risk of extinction
Extinction

Extinct
Extinct in the Wild
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future. ... For other uses, see Extinction (disambiguation). ... Diagram of Extinct in the Wild in relation to other IUCN categories. ...

Threatened

Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Threatened
. ... The Siberian Tiger is a subspecies of tiger that are critically endangered. ... The threatened categories (IUCN Red List) Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants, fungi, insects, bugs, etc. ...

Lower risk

Conservation Dependent
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) was an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which were dependent on conservation efforts to prevent the taxon becoming threatened with extinction. ... Near Threatened (NT) is an conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. ... Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. ...

See also

World Conservation Union
IUCN Red List
The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ...

A vulnerable species is a species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve. The following is a very small, non-representative fraction of the 8,565 species listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... The Siberian Tiger is a subspecies of tiger that are critically endangered. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ...

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Animals

Phyla Subkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa Radiata Cnidaria Ctenophora - Comb jellies Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes - Flatworms Nemertina - Ribbon worms Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida - Jawed worms Micrognathozoa Rotifera - Rotifers Acanthocephala Priapulida Kinorhyncha Loricifera Entoprocta Nematoda - Roundworms Nematomorpha - Horsehair worms Cycliophora Mollusca - Mollusks Sipuncula - Peanut worms Annelida - Segmented...

Mammalia

Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary...

Afrosoricida

  • Robust Golden Mole (Amblysomus robustus)
  • Arend's Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi)
  • Duthie's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae)
  • Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus)
  • Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas)
  • Montane Shrew Tenrec (Microgale monticola)

Families  Chrysochloridae  Tenrecidae The order Afrosoricida (also known as Tenrecomorpha) contains two families of small mammals that are possibly a part of the traditional order Insectivora. ... Binomial name Bronner, 2000 The Robust Golden Mole (Amblysomus robustus) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. ... Genera  Eremitalpa  Chrysospalax  Chrysochloris  Cryptochloris  Carpitalpa  Chlorotalpa  Calcochloris  Amblysomus  Neamblysomus Golden moles are small, insectivorous burrowing mammals native to southern Africa. ... Binomial name (Broom, 1907) Duthies Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. ... Binomial name (A. Smith, 1833) The Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. ... Binomial name Jenkins, 1992 The Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. ... Binomial name Goodman & Jenkins, 1998 The Montane Shrew Tenrec (Microgale monticola) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. ...

Artiodactyla

Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... The dibatag, or Clarks gazelle, Ammodorcas clarkei, is an antelope found in sandy grasslands of Ethiopia and Somalia. ... Binomial name Ammotragus lervia Pall. ... Binomial name Babyrousa babyrussa Linnaeus,, 1758 Bizzare 4 tusk babirusa from Indonesian region. ... Binomial name Blastocerus dichotomus (Illiger, 1815) The Marsh Deer, Blastocerus dichotomus, is the largest deer species from South America. ... Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 Range map The Gaur (IPA gauɹ) (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. ... For other uses, see Yak (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Budorcas taxicolor Hodgson, 1850 The Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) is a goat-antelope found in heavily forested areas of the Eastern Himalayas. ... Binomial name Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777 Subspecies Capra aegagrus aegagrus Capra aegagrus blythi Capra aegagrus chialtanensis Capra aegagrus cretica Capra aegagrus hircus Capra aegagrus turcmenica The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a common type of goat species, with a distribution ranging from Europe and Asia Minor to central Asia and... Binomial name Capra cylindricornis Blyth, 1841 The East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the eastern half of the Caucasus Mountains. ... Binomial name Taiwan serow (Capricornis swinhoei) is a small bovid live on Taiwan island. ... Binomial name Cephalophus jentinki Thomas, 1892 Jentinks Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki also known as Gidi-Gidi in Krio, and Kaikulowulei in Mende) is a forest dwelling Duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, south-western Côte dIvoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone. ... Binomial name True, 1890 Abbotts Duiker (Cephalophus spadix also known as Minde in Swahili) is a large forest dwelling Duiker (small antelope) found only in a couple of scattered enclaves in Tanzania. ... Binomial name Cephalophus zebra Gray, 1838 The Zebra Duiker (Cephalophus zebra), is a small antelope found in Ivory Coast, and Liberia. ... Binomial name Cervus duvaucelii (G. Cuvier, 1823) The Barasingha (sometimes spelt Barasinga) is a type of deer, native to India and Nepal. ... Binomial name Cervus eldii (MClelland, 1842) The Elds Deer (Cervus eldii), also called the Thamin or Brow-antlered Deer, is a deer indigenous to Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Dorcatragus megalotis Menges, 1894 The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of Somalia, Djibouti and eastern Ethiopia. ... Binomial name Gazella dorcas Linneaus, 1758 The Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is not the smallest of the gazelles nor the most common, but it is pretty small and it is pretty common. ... Binomial name Gazella gazella (Pallas, 1766) The Mountain Gazelle (Gazella gazella) is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed across the Arabian Peninsula. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1846) The Red-fronted Gazelle (Gazella rufifrons) is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed across the middle Africa from Senegal to north-eastern Ethiopia. ... Binomial name Cretzschmar, 1828 Soemmerrings Gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii) is a gazelle that lives in eastern Africa. ... Binomial name Gazella spekei Blyth, 1863 Spekes Gazelle (Gazella spekei) is the smallest of the gazelle species. ... Binomial name (Güldenstädt, 1780) The Goitered, Black-tailed or Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) is a gazelle found in a large area of central Asia, including part of Iran and southern west Pakistan in the western end of the range, as well as the Gobi desert. ... Binomial name Hemitragus jemlahicus (H. Smith, 1826) Himalayan Tahr Young Himalayan Tahr The Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large ungulate and a close relative to the wild goat, with its habitat in the rugged wooded hills and mountain slopes of the Himalaya from northern India to Tibet, They spend... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758[2] Range map[1] The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), often shortened to hippo, is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy... Binomial name Madoqua piacentinii (Drake-Brockman, 1911) The Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) is a small antelope found in the Horn of Africa region, mostly coastal Somalia. ... Binomial name Moschus mosciferus Linnaeus, 1758 The Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. ... Binomial name Muntiacus Crinifrons (Sclater, 1885) The Hairy-fronted muntjac, also known as Black muntjac, lives in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian in South China, also reported in Myanmar. ... Binomial name Pocock, 1914 The Red Goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Bovidae family. ... Binomial name Subspecies N. c. ... Binomial name Ovis ammon (Linnaeus, 1758) The mountain sheep (species Ovis ammon) is the globally endangered wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia (Himalaya, Tibet, Altay). ... Binomial name Ovis musimon, Ovis ammon musimon, Ovis orientalis Pallas, 1762 European Mouflon The Mouflon is a species of wild sheep and as such is one of the Caprinae or goat antelopes. It is thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern domestic sheep breeds[1]. It... English: Philippine warty pig Filipino: Baboy damo The Philippine warty pig is found in the islands of Luzon, Biliran, Mindoro, Mindanao and Polillo. ... Binomial name Tetracerus quadricornis Blainville, 1816 The Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) also known as the chousingha is an antelope found in open forest in South Asia. ... This article is about the animal. ... Binomial name Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904 The Galapagos Fur Seal is the smallest of all the pinnipeds. ... Binomial name Arctocephalus philippii Peters, 1866 The Juan Fernandez Fur Seal (Arctocephalus philippii) is a fur seal that breeds on the Juan Fernandez Islands off the coast of Chile. ... Binomial name Merriam, 1897 Dark blue: breeding colonies; light blue: other colonies. ... Binomial name Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas, 1894 The Jacksons Mongoose is the least known and possibly rarest of all African carnivores, known only from a few observations and museum specimens. ... Binomial name Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus, is an eared seal. ... For other uses, see Dingo (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Catopuma temminckii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) The Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii, previously been placed in genera Profelis and Felis), also called the Asiatic Golden Cat and Temmincks Golden Cat, is a medium-sized wild cat (length 90 cm, plus 50 cm tail) weighing from 12 to 16... Binomial name Chrotogale owstoni (Thomas, 1912) Owstons Palm Civet (Chrotagale owstoni) is a civet. ... Binomial name Diplogale hosei (Thomas, 1892) The Hoses Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei), is a member of the Viverridae family. ... Binomial name Milne-Edwards, 1892 The Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti), also known as the Chinese Desert Cat, is a small wild cat of western China. ... Binomial name Felis nigripes Burchell, 1824 The Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) is a small wild cat distributed over South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and marginally into Zimbabwe. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Fossa fossana Müller, 1776 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The fanaloka or Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) is a rare Madagscan viverrid. ... Binomial name Galidia elegans Saint-Hilaire, 1837 The Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) is a Euplerid that lives on the island of Madagascar. ... Binomial name (Gmelin, 1788) The Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of mammal in the Eupleridae family. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Oncifelis guigna (Molina, 1782) Kodkod The Kodkod (Oncifelis guigna), also known as Guigna, is the smallest felid in the Americas and is found only in Chile and Argentina. ... Binomial name Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy, 1826) The Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a species of otter, the only extant representative of the genus Lutrogale. ... Binomial name (Schlegel, 1877) The Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii), also known as the Sulawesi Giant Civet, the Giant Civet and the Celebes Palm Civet, is a mammal that lives solely on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, particularly the North and Central regions. ... Nilgiri marten Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield, 1851 Distribution The Nilgiri marten is endemic to Western Ghats. ... Binomial name Melogale everetti (Thomas, 1895) The Everetts Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti), also known as the Kinabalu Ferret Badger, is a member of the Mustelidae family. ... Binomial name Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791) The Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) is a nocturnal bear, inhabiting the lowland forests of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. ... Trinomial name Mustela strigidorsa xxxx (AuthorLastname, XXXX) The Back-striped weasel (Lat. ... Binomial name Mydaus marchei (Huet, 1887) The Palawan stink badger is a small badger that lives on the Philippine Islands of Palawan and Busuanga. ... Binomial name (Griffith, 1821) Range map Synonyms Felis macrocelis Felis marmota The Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a medium-sized cat, 55 to 110 cm (2 ft to 3 ft 6 in) long and weighing between 15 and 23 kg (33 to 50 lb). ... For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Paradoxurus jerdoni (Blanford, 1885) Categories: | ... Binomial name Pardofelis marmorata Martin, 1837 The Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is similar in size to the Domestic Cat, with a longer, more thickly furred tail, an indicator of an arboreal life-style, where the tail is used as a counterbalance. ... Binomial name Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844) The New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) or Hookers Sea Lion is a species of sea lion that breeds around the coast of the South Island of New Zealand and Stewart Island/Rakiura, to some extent, and to a greater extent around much... Binomial name Prionailurus planiceps (Vigors, 1827) The Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps, sometimes Felis planiceps or Ictailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat of Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Prionailurus rubiginosus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831) The Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus, sometimes Felis rubiginosa) is a small wild cat of southern India and Sri Lanka. ... Binomial name Prionailurus viverrinus or Felis viverrina (Bennett, 1833) The Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus or Felis viverrina) is a medium-sized cat of Asia. ... Binomial name The African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata) is a medium-sized wild cat distributed over the rainforests of West and Central Africa. ... Binomial name Pusa caspica (Gmelin, 1788) Caspian seals (Pusa caspica), one of the smallest members of the true seal family, are unique in that they are found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea. ... Binomial name (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837) The Brown-tailed Mongoose, Malagasy Brown-tailed Mongoose, or Salano (Salanoia concolor) is a species of mammal in the Eupleridae family. ... Binomial name Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842) The Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus) is a canid found in Central and South America, including Panama, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru (West of the Andes), Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, northeast Argentina (Misiones province), and Brazil (from the Amazon rainforest to the state of Amazonas). ... Binomial name (Cuvier, 1825) Synonyms Ursus ornatus Cuvier, 1825 The Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean Bear and locally as ukuko, jukumari or ucumari, is the last of the lineage of short-faced bears of the Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene age. ... This article is about the animal. ... Binomial name (G. Cuvier, 1823) Thibetanus bear range Synonyms Selenarctos thibetanus The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the moon bear, is a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-coloured bear with a distinctive white or cream... Binomial name Vulpes cana (Blanford, 1877) Range of Blanfords Fox Please note that two a. ... Binomial name (Sivertsen, 1953) Synonyms Zalophus californianus ssp. ...

Cetacea

Suborders Mysticeti Odontoceti Archaeoceti (extinct) (see text for families) The order Cetacea (IPA: , L. cetus, whale) includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. ... Binomial name (Pallas, 1776) Beluga range This article is about the whale. ... Binomial name Borowski, 1781 Humpback Whale range The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a baleen whale. ... Binomial name Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758 Harbour Porpoise range The Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise, and so one of about eighty cetacean species. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Sperm whale range (in blue) The sperm whale (Physeter catodon) is the largest of all toothed whales, making them the Earths largest living carnivore and largest living toothed animal. ...

Dasyuromorphia

Families †Thylacinidae Dasyuridae Myrmecobiidae The order Dasyuromorphia (meaning hairy tail[1]) is made up of most carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the Numbat, the Tasmanian Devil, and the recently extinct Thylacine. ... Binomial name Dasycercus byrnei Spencer, 1896 The Kowari is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the dry graslands and deserts of central Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel, 1880 The New Guinean Quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus), also known as the New Guinea Quoll or New Guinea Native Cat, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to New Guinea. ... Binomial name Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 Western Quoll range The Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii), also known as the Chuditch or Western Native Cat is an endangered Australian dasyuromorph, whose distribution is now confined to south western Western Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... Binomial name Van Dyck, 1987 The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species of quoll found only in New Guinea. ... Binomial name Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 Subspecies Myrmecobius fasciatus fasciatus Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a small marsupial endemic to western Australia. ... Binomial name (Thomas 1906) The Alexandria False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus), also known as the Carpentarian False Antechinus, is a small carnivorous marsupial, found only in a number of small, isolated localities in northern Australia. ... For other uses, see Tasmanian Devil (disambiguation). ...

Didelphimorphia

  • Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta)

Genera Several; see text Opossum fur is quite soft, and was once commonly used in the bathtub as a sponge. ... Binomial name Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn, 1951 The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta), also known as the White-eared Opossum is an opossum species from South America. ...

Rodentia

  • Bolivian Chinchilla Rat (Abrocoma boliviensis)
  • Anderson's Squirrel (Callosciurus quinquestriatus)
  • Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus)
  • Montane Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
  • Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
  • Mentawi Flying Squirrel (Iomys sipora)
  • Four-striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus hosei)
  • Menzbier's Marmot (Marmota menzbieri)
  • Secretive Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
  • Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)
  • Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura)
  • Forrest's Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti)
  • European Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
  • Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii)
  • Mohave Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis)
  • Speckled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus)
  • Washington Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus washingtoni)
  • Jentink's Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki)
  • Palawan Montane Squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori)
  • Samar Squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis)
  • Palmer's Chipmunk (Tamias palmeri)

Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing. ... Binomial name Glanz & Anderson, 1990 The Bolivian Chinchilla Rat (Abrocoma boliviensis) is a species of chinchilla rat in the Abrocomidae family. ... Binomial name (Anderson, 1871) Andersons Squirrel (Callosciurus quinquestriatus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832) The Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Archbold & Tate, 1935 The Montane Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Tate & Archbold, 1936 The Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Chasen & Kloss, 1928 The Mentawi Flying Squirrel (Iomys sipora) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1892) The Four-striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus hosei) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name (Kashkarov, 1925) The Menzbiers Marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Moore, 1958 The Secretive Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Ratufa indica The Indian Giant Squirrel, Ratufa indica, is a large forest squirrel found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769) Grizzled Giant Squirrel also known as the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel, Ratufa macroura, is a large species of squirrel found in Sri Lanka and in the forests of southern India. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1922) The Forrests Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Spermophilus citellus (L., 1766) The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European Souslik, is a species from the squirrel family Sciuridae and the only European representative of the genus Spermophilus. ... Franklins ground squirrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Binomial name Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889 The Mohave Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis, is a species of ground squirrel found only in the western Mojave Desert, California. ... Binomial name (Güldenstädt, 1770) The Speckled Ground Squirrel or Spotted Souslik (Spermophilus suslicus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Spermophilus washingtoni A.H. Howell, 1938 The Washington Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus washingtoni, is a squirrel found in the Pacific northwest United States, in the states of Washington and Oregon. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1887) The Jentinks Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name Heaney, 1979 The Palawan Montane Squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name (Steere, 1890) The Samar Squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ... Binomial name (Merriam, 1897) The Palmers Chipmunk (Tamias palmeri) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. ...

Sirenia

Families Dugongidae Trichechidae Hydrochichus (extinct) For information about the Gothic metal band, see Sirenia (band) The Sirenia are fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries and coastal marine waters. ... Binomial name (Müller, 1776) Natural range of . ... Binomial name Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883) The Amazonian Manatee Trichechus inunguis is a species of manatee that lives in the freshwater habitats of the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... Binomial name Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 A group of three West Indian manatees. ... Binomial name Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795 The West African Manatee Trichechus senegalensis is a species of manatee, and is the least studied of the sirenians. ...

Soricomorpha

  • Mindanao Shrew (Crocidura beatus)
  • Canarian Shrew (Crocidura canariensis)
  • Eisentraut's Shrew (Crocidura eisentrauti)
  • Glass's Shrew (Crocidura glassi)
  • Luzon Shrew (Crocidura grayi)
  • Kivu Shrew (Crocidura kivuana)
  • Kivu Long-haired Shrew (Crocidura lanosa)
  • Lucina's Shrew (Crocidura lucina)
  • MacMillan's Shrew (Crocidura macmillani)
  • Manenguba Shrew (Crocidura manengubae)
  • Nimba Shrew (Crocidura nimbae)
  • Oriental Shrew (Crocidura orientalis)
  • Palawan Shrew (Crocidura palawanensis)
  • Pale Gray Shrew (Crocidura pergrisea)
  • Guramba Shrew (Crocidura phaeura)
  • Kahuzi Swamp Shrew (Crocidura stenocephala)
  • Tanzanian Shrew (Crocidura tansaniana)
  • Tarella Shrew (Crocidura tarella)
  • Timor Shrew (Crocidura tenuis)
  • Cretan Shrew (Crocidura zimmermanni)
  • Honduran Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis hondurensis)
  • Talamancan Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis gracilis)
  • Russian Desman (Desmana moschata)
  • Japanese Mountain Mole (Euroscaptor mizura)
  • Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
  • Babault's Mouse Shrew (Myosorex babaulti)
  • Montane Mouse Shrew (Myosorex blarina)
  • Long-tailed Forest Shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus)
  • Sclater's Mouse Shrew (Myosorex sclateri)
  • Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew (Myosorex zinki)
  • Ruwenzori Shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides)
  • Arizona Shrew (Sorex arizonae)
  • Azumi Shrew (Sorex hosonoi)
  • Paramushir Shrew (Sorex leucogaster)
  • Carmen Mountain Shrew (Sorex milleri)
  • Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis)
  • Day's Shrew (Suncus dayi)
  • Bornean Pygmy Shrew (Suncus hosei)
  • Asian Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus)
  • Aberdare Mole Shrew (Surdisorex norae)
  • Mt. Kenya Mole Shrew (Surdisorex polulus)
  • Howell's Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex howelli)
  • Mt. Cameroon Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex morio)

Families Nesophontidae Solenodontidae Soricidae Talpidae The order Soricomorpha is a biological clade within the class of mammals. ... Binomial name Miller, 1910 The Mindanao Shrew (Crocidura beatus) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Hutterer, Lopez-Jurado & Vogel, 1987 The Canarian Shrew (Crocidura canariensis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Heim de Balsac, 1957 The Eisentrauts Shrew (Crocidura eisentrauti) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Heim de Balsac, 1966 The Glasss Shrew (Crocidura glassi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Dobson, 1890 The Luzon Shrew (Crocidura grayi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Heim de Balsac, 1968 The Kivu Shrew (Crocidura kivuana) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Balsac, 1968 The Kivu Long-haired Shrew (Crocidura lanosa) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Dippenaar, 1980 The Lucinas Shrew (Crocidura lucina) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Dollman, 1915 The MacMillans Shrew (Crocidura macmillani) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Hutterer, 1982 The Manenguba Shrew (Crocidura manengubae) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Heim de Balsac, 1956 The Nimba Shrew (Crocidura nimbae) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Jentink, 1890 The Oriental Shrew (Crocidura orientalis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Taylor, 1934 The Palawan Shrew (Crocidura palawanensis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Miller, 1913 The Pale Gray Shrew (Crocidura pergrisea) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Osgood, 1936 The Guramba Shrew (Crocidura phaeura) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Dieterlen & Heim de Balsac, 1979 The Kahuzi Swamp Shrew (Crocidura stenocephala) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Hutterer, 1986 The Tanzanian Shrew (Crocidura tansaniana) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Dollman, 1915 The Tarella Shrew (Crocidura tarella) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name (Müller, 1840) The Timor Shrew (Crocidura tenuis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Wettstein, 1953 The Cretan Shrew (Crocidura zimmermanni) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Woodman & Timm, 1992 The Honduran Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis hondurensis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Miller, 1911 The Talamancan Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis gracilis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Desmana moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) Russian desman (Russian: ) is a small half-aquatic mammal endemic to the Volga basin in Russia. ... Binomial name (Günther, 1880) The Japanese Mountain Mole (Euroscaptor mizura) is a species of mammal in the Talpidae family. ... Binomial name Galemys pyrenaicus (Geoffroy, 1811) The Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small half-aquatic mammal that lives in the Pyrenees to the Iberian peninsula. ... Binomial name Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 The Babaults Mouse Shrew (Myosorex babaulti) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1906 The Montane Mouse Shrew (Myosorex blarina) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Meester & Dippenaar, 1978 The Long-tailed Forest Shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Thomas & Schwann, 1905 The Sclaters Mouse Shrew (Myosorex sclateri) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name The Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew (Myosorex zinki) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name (Osgood, 1936) The Ruwenzori Shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Diersing & Hoffmeister, 1977 The Arizona Shrew (Sorex arizonae) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Imaizumi, 1954 The Azumi Shrew (Sorex hosonoi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Kuroda, 1933 The Paramushir Shrew (Sorex leucogaster) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Jackson, 1947 The Carmen Mountain Shrew (Sorex milleri) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1912 The Chinese Shrew or Dusky Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name (Dodson, 1888) The Days Shrew (Suncus dayi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1893) The Bornean Pygmy Shrew (Suncus hosei) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name (Kelaart, 1850) The Asian Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1906 The Aberdare Mole Shrew (Surdisorex norae) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name Hollister, 1916 The Mt. ... Binomial name Jenkins, 1984 The Howells Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex howelli) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1862) The Mt. ...

Peramelemorphia

Families Thylacomyidae †Chaeropodidae Peramelidae The order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilbies: it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. ... Binomial name Reid, 1837 The Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the largest of the bandicoots. ...

Perissodactyla

Families Equidae Tapiridae Rhinocerotidae The odd-toed ungulates or Perissodactyla are large to very large browsing and grazing mammals with relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. ... Binomial name Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775 The onager (Equus hemionus) is a large mammal belonging to the horse family and native to the deserts of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel, and Tibet (China). ... Trinomial name Equus hemionus hemionus Pallas, 1775 The Mongolian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus hemionus, also called Khulan) is a subspecies of the Onager. ... Binomial name Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865) Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is one of the three species of tapir found in Latin America. ... Binomial name (Desmarest, 1819) The Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. ... Binomial name Tapirus pinchaque (Roulin, 1829) The Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) is the smallest of the four species of tapir and is the only one to live outside of tropical rainforests in the wild. ... Binomial name Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Brazilian Tapir (anta in Portuguese), also known as the Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is one of four species in the tapir family, along with the Mountain Tapir, the Malayan Tapir, and the Bairds Tapir. ...

Aves

For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...

Anseriformes

  • Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Families Anhimidae Anseranatidae Anatidae †Dromornithidae †Presbyornithidae The order Anseriformes contains about 150 species of birds in three families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie-goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. ... Other uses: Goose (disambiguation) Binomial name Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger White-fronted Goose (). It breeds in northernmost Asia, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. ...

Charadriiformes

Families Thinocoridae Pedionomidae Scolopacidae Rostratulidae Jacanidae Chionididae Burhinidae Haematopodidae Recurvirostridae Ibidorhynchidae Charadriidae Pluvianellidae Dromadidae Glareolidae Stercorariidae Rhynchopidae Laridae Sternidae Alcidae Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. ... Binomial name Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori, 1865) Craveri’s Murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri) is a small seabird breeds on offshore islands in both thePacific Ocean and the Gulf of California off the Baja peninsula of Mexico. ... Binomial name Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus, 1859) Xantuss Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) is a small seabird found in the California Current system in the Pacific Ocean. ... Binomial name Synthliboramphus wumizusume Temminck, 1836 The Japanese Murrelet, Synthliboramphus wumizusume also known as Crested Murrelet is a small bird that inhabits rocky islets and reefs in the warm waters of Japan, Russia and South Korea. ...

Columbiformes

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The Western Crowned Pigeon has received Vulnerable Status.

Families Columbidae The bird order Columbiformes the includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. ... Binomial name (Pallas, 1764) The Western Crowned Pigeon, Goura cristata is a large, turkey-sized, approximately 75cm long, blue-grey pigeon with elegant blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes. ... Binomial name (Pallas, 1764) The Western Crowned Pigeon, Goura cristata is a large, turkey-sized, approximately 75cm long, blue-grey pigeon with elegant blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes. ...

Falconiformes

Families Accipitridae Pandionidae Falconidae Sagittariidae The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that include the diurnal birds of prey. ... Binomial name Aquila adalberti C. L. Brehm, 1861 The Spanish Imperial Eagle or Adalberts Eagle (Aquila adalberti) is closely related to the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca). ...

Galliformes

  • Bruijn's Brush-turkey (Aepypodius bruijnii)
  • White-breasted Guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides)
  • Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus)
  • Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Families Megapodiidae Numididae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Meleagrididae Tetraonidae Cracidae (?)Mesitornithidae Galliformes is an order of birds containing turkeys, grouse, chickens, quails, and pheasants. ... Binomial name (Oustalet, 1880) The Bruijns Brush-turkey, Aepypodius bruijnii is a large, approximately 43cm long, brownish-black megapode with a bare red facial skin, red comb, maroon rump and chestnut brown below. ... Binomial name Agelastes meleagrides Bonaparte, 1850 The White-breasted Guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides) is a member of the guineafowl bird family. ... Binomial name Gould, 1846 The Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Tympanuchus cupido cupido† Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus The Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family. ...

Gruiformes

Families †Gastornithidae Aramidae Psophiidae Rallidae Heliornithidae Rhynochetidae †Aptornithidae Eurypigidae Cariamidae Otidae Gruidae †Phorusrhacidae The diverse order Gruiformes contains about 12 bird families with, on first sight, little in common. ... Binomial name Gallirallus calayanensis Allen,D, Oliveros,C, Espanola,C Broad,G & Gonzalez,JCT, 2004 The Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis) is a flightless bird of the rail, moorhen, and coot family (Rallidae) that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines. ...

Passeriformes

  • Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
  • White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis)
  • Abbott's Starling (Cinnyricinclus femoralis)
  • Dwarf Jay (Cyanolyca nana)
  • Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Garrulax ngoclinhensis)
  • Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni)
  • Santa Marta Antpitta (Grallaria bangsi)
  • 'Anianiau (Hemignathus parvus)
  • Rudd's Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi)
  • Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni)
  • Galápagos Martin (Progne modesta)
  • Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi)
  • Rusty-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa)
  • Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari)
  • Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola)
  • Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris)
  • White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana)

Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Binomial name Catharus bicknelli (Ridgway, 1882) The Bicknells Thrush, Catharus bicknelli, is a medium-sized thrush. ... Binomial name Nelson, 1903 The White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. ... Binomial name (Richmond, 1897) The Abbotts Starling (Cinnyricinclus femoralis) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. ... Binomial name (Du Bus & Gisignies, 1847) The Dwarf Jay (Cyanolyca nana) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. ... Binomial name J.C. Eames, Le Trong Trai & Nguyen Cu, 1999 The Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Garrulax ngoclinhensis) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. ... Binomial name Chapman, 1912 The Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. ... Binomial name Allen, 1900 The Santa Marta Antpitta (Grallaria bangsi) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. ... Binomial name (Stejneger, 1887) Synonyms Viridonia parva (Stejneger, 1887) The Anianiau (Hemignathus parvus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name (Grant, 1908) The Rudds Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Pelzeln,1858) The Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. ... Binomial name Gould, 1837 The Galápagos Martin (Progne modesta) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. ... Binomial name Chapman, 1925 The Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. ... Binomial name Sclater, 1882 The Rusty-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. ... Binomial name Pelzeln, 1856 The Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. ... Binomial name Bangs, 1899 The Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola) is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. ... Binomial name Pelzeln, 1867 The Rock Wren, (Xenicus gilviventris), is a small New Zealand wren (family Acanthisittidae) endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. ... Binomial name (Chapman, 1917) The White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. ...

Pelecaniformes

  • Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila)
  • King Shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus)
  • Auckland Shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi)
  • Bounty Island Shag (Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi)

Families Fregatidae Pelecanidae Sulidae Phalacrocoracidae Anhingidae Phaethontidae For prehistoric families, see article text. ... Binomial name Fregata aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila) breeds only on the tiny Boatswainbird Island near Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic. ... Binomial name Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin, 1789 // The King Shag Phalacrocorax carunculatus is a rare endemic bird found in New Zealand 76cm, 2. ... Binomial name Buller, 1888 The Auckland Shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi) is found solely in the Auckland Islands archipelago. ... Binomial name Ogilvie-Grant, 1901 The Bounty Island Shag (Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. ...

Piciformes

  • Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)

Families Galbulidae Bucconidae Capitonidae Ramphastidae Picidae Indicatoridae For prehistoric taxa, see text Six families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. ... Binomial name Vigors, 1827 The Fernandinas Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. ...

Procellariiformes

Families Procellariidae Diomedeidae Hydrobatidae Pelecanoididae Procellariiformes (from the Latin procella, a storm) is an order of birds formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English. ... Binomial name Diomedea antipodensis Roberston and Warham, 1992 Synonyms Diomedea exulans antipodensis The Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1785 Synonyms Diomedea epomophora epomophora The Southern Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora, is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758 The Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. ... Binomial name Phoebastria immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893) The Laysan Albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis, is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. ... Binomial name Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758 The White-chinned Petrel is large shearwater in the family Procellariidae. ... Binomial name Gray, 1862 The Parkinsons Petrel or Black Petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni, is a large, black petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. ... Binomial name Procellaria westlandica (Falla, 1946) The Westland Petrel is a rare seabird that nests in New Zealands forests. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1844) The Goulds Petrel, Pétrel De Gould, or Petrel De Gould (Pterodroma leucoptera) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. ... Binomial name Pterodroma solandri (Gould, 1844) The Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri) is a species that burrows in one location; isolated Lord Howe Island, some 800km from the Australian mainland in the Tasman Sea. ... Binomial name Puffinus heinrothi (Reichenow, 1919) Heinroths Shearwater (Puffinus heinrothi) is a poorly known seabird in the family Procellariidae. ... Binomial name Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) The Bullers Albatross (or Bullers Mollymawk), Thalassarche bulleri, is small mollymawk in the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) The Grey-headed Albatross, (Thalassarche chrysostoma), also known as the Grey-headed Mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche impavida Mathews, 1912 Synonyms Thalassarche melanophris impavida The Campbell Albatross or Campbell Mollymawk (Thalassarche impavida) is a medium sized mollymawk in the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche salvini (Rothchild, 1863) Salvins Albatross, or Salvins Mollymawk (Thalassarche salvini), is a large seabird that ranges across the Southern Ocean. ...

Psittaciformes

  • Moluccan Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
  • Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
  • Rusty-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonina)
  • Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)

Families Cacatuidae Psittacidae The order Psittaciformes (Parrots) includes about 353 species of bird which are generally grouped into two families: the Cacatuidae or cockatoos, and the Psittacidae or true parrots. ... Binomial name (Gmelin, 1788) Moluccan Cockatoo displaying The Moluccan Cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis also known as Salmon-crested Cockatoo is a cockatoo endemic to south Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. ... Binomial name Cyanoramphus auriceps (Kuhl, 1820) Cyanoramphus malherbi Souancé, 1857 Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (Sparrman, 1787) The kakarikis or New Zealand parakeets are the three most common species of parakeet in the genus Cyanoramphus, family Psittacidae. ... Binomial name (Des Murs, 1845) The Rusty-faced Parrot, Caïque À Face Rouge, Lorito Amazonino, or Perico Multicolor (Hapalopsittaca amazonina) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. ... Binomial name Psittrichas fulgidus Lesson, 1830 Pesquets Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), also known as the Vulturine Parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pionopsitta vulturina from Brazil), is the only member of its genus. ...

Sphenisciformes

This article is about penguin birds. ... Binomial name Forster, 1781 Synonyms Eudyptes crestatus Rockhopper colony on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands The Southern Rockhopper Penguin or just Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, is a species of penguin closely related to the Macaroni Penguin. ... Binomial name (Brandt, 1837) Macaroni Penguin, Hannah Point, Livingston Island: 62°39S, 60°36W, Antarctic Peninsula The Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species of penguin closely related to the Royal Penguin. ... Binomial name Eudyptes pachyrhynchus G R Gray, 1845 The Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) is a penguin from New Zealand. ... Binomial name Eudyptes robustus Oliver, 1953 The Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus), also known as the Snares Crested Penguin and the Snares Islands Penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand. ... Binomial name Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch, 1876 The Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) inhabits the waters surrounding Antarctica. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Black-footed Penguin (and formerly as the Jackass Penguin), is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with the largest... Binomial name Meyen, 1834 The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) or Patranca is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. ... Korora redirects here. ...

Strigiformes

  • Cinnabar Hawk Owl (Ninox ios)
  • White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus)
  • Javan Scops Owl (Otus angelinae)

For uses of the word Owl as a three letter acronym, see OWL. Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is any of some 200+ species of solitary nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... Binomial name (Rasmussen, 1999) The Cinnabar Hawk Owl (Ninox ios) a hawk owl endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... Binomial name (Cassin, 1848) The White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus has a small and declining population that little is known about. ... Binomial name (Finsch, 1912) The Javan Scops Owl (Otus angelinae) is a rare owl native to Indonesia. ...

Struthioniformes

Families Struthionidae Casuariidae Dinornithidae Apterygidae Rheidae A ratite is any of a diverse group of large, flightless birds of Gondwanian origin, most of them now extinct. ... Species A kiwi is any of the species of small flightless birds native to New Zealand of the genus Apteryx (the only genus in family Apterygidae). ... Binomial name Apteryx haastii (Potts, 1872) Distribution The Great Spotted Kiwi or Roroa, Apteryx haastii is a realtively common species of kiwi from the South Island of New Zealand. ... Binomial name Apteryx australis Shaw, 1813 The Tokoeka, Apteryx australis is a species of kiwi from New Zealands South Island. ... Binomial name Blyth, 1860 Distribution of the Northern Cassowary The Northern Cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus also known as Single-wattled Cassowary is a large, up to 150cm long, stocky flightless bird with a hard and stiff black plumage, blue facial skin and a casque on top of the head. ... Binomial name Casuarius casuarius Linnaeus, 1758 The Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius also known as Double-wattled Cassowary is a large, up to 170cm long, flightless black bird with hard and stiff plumage, a brown casque, blue face and neck, red nape and two red wattles hanging down its throat. ...

Plants

Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alma, or malus sieversii, is a plant seemingly native to the area around Kazakhstan which is thought to be the primary modern ancestor of the apple tree. ... Binomial name Delonix regia (Boj. ... For other uses, see Venus Flytrap (disambiguation). ...

External links

  • IUCN List of Vulnerable Species

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