LEOPARD TORTOISE Stigmochelys pardalis Reino Animalia Filo Chordata Clase Sauropsida Orden Testudines Familia Testudinae Género Stigmochelys Especie S.pardalis It is the fourth largest turtle in the world. Although the average size is not that large, specimens up to 100cm in length have been recorded in countries such as Somalia and Ethiopia. Physical Features This species…
DONKEY Equus asinus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family Delphinidae Genus Tursiops Species T.truncatus The domesticated donkey or ass is an odd-toed ungulate. This group of animals includes horses, rhinoceros and tapirs, of which there is no wild population in Europe. The donkey is a member of the Equidae or…
CARANCHO Caracara plancus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Sauropsida Order Falconiforme Family Falconidae Genus Caracara Species C.plancus DESCRIPTION A bird of prey, measuring between 55 and 60 cm long. Its crest on the top of its head is blackish in colour, the rest of its body greyish, with a white neck, back and chest with…
CONDOR OF THE ANDES Vulture Gryphus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Accipitriforme Family Cathartidae Genus Vultur Species V.Gryphus INTRODUCTION Vulture Gryphus The Andean Condor, or Condor as it is called in South America, is a large bird, found among birds of flight in the higher dimensions of our days. This condor is one…
