Apex predators are at the top of the food-chain in any environment, and the chaparral is no different. Cougars and lynxes hunt through the biome's scattered brush and trees. These feline predators may migrate in and out of the area to follow prey. Other carnivores of the chaparral include ...
Tracks of many different types of dinosaurs have been found preserved in the Valley's sandstone dating back to the Early Jurassic. Eubrontes is the name given to the three-toed tracks but no skeletal remains have been found of their creator and the specific genus of dinosaur is not yet ...
There are about 1.4 million known species in the world. This list of animals contains the animal names and other interesting facts about them.
Back to animal list Bonobo Scientific name:Pan paniscus Type of animal: Mammal Where found: Africa Bonobos are very similar to chimpanzees (both species belong to the genusPan), but are usually slightly smaller, with longer legs and darker faces. Bonobos are found in the tropical forests of t...
We start our list of dinosaurs withAbelisaurus, a predatorytheropoddinosaur of the late Cretaceous Period.Abelisauruswas a medium-sized, bipedal* dinosaur that was probably between 7 and 9 metres (23 and 29 ft.) in length. * An animal is said to be 'bipedal' if it walks on two legs....
Check-list of recent family-group names of Nepomorpha (Heteroptera) of the world. Acta Entomologica Fennica, 50: 1 - 44.Stys P, Jansson, A., "Check-list of recent family-group and genus-groupnames of Nepomorpha (Heteroptera) of the world", Acta Entomologica Fennica, 50:1-44 (19...
The jaguar is the only species of the Panthera genus found in the Americas. It is the third largest feline in the world, and one of the most prominent predators of the tropical rainforest biome. The animal largely resembles a leopard, but a close look differentiates it from leopards on the...
After each genus name (in italics), the namer(s) of the dinosaur is listed, along with the year it was named. The bold-faced dinosaurs are scientifically valid; the others are either dubious or not yet formally described. Dinosaurs whose authors are listed in red were carnivores (meat-eate...
More than three hundred nematode genus-group names omitted from or published since the ‘CIH Keys’ to nematode parasites are listed. These names were abstracted from the generic indices of the Host-Parasite Catalogue of the Parasitic Worms Section, British Museum (Natural History). The various ta...
Type of animal: Fish Family: Stomiidae Genus:Chauliodus Where found: The bathyal zone Conservation status: Various Viperfish are nine species of predatory deep sea fish of genusChauliodus. They have large fangs which can be folded back to allow the fish’s mouth to close. ...