APPALOOSA HORSE Equus caballus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family Delphinidae Genus Tursiops Species T.truncatus The Appaloosa is a horse breed. The colour pattern that distinguishes the Appaloosa from other horses is of genetic origin and relates them directly to primitive horses. The earliest evidence of horses with a spotted coat…
FALLOW DEER Dama dama Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artyodactila Family Cervidae Genus Dama Species D. dama The Fallow Deer is a medium-sized ungulate species, original from western Asia and southern Europe. You will find the Fallow deer in the Lilliput Farm at Rancho Texas Park in Lanzarote. The mayor difference between other…
EUROPEAN RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family Delphinidae Genus Tursiops Species T.truncatus Rabbit and hare are the common names for certain small mammals which are characterized for having a small body covered by soft fur, long ears and short tail. Although the names rabbit and hare are…
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…
The crested porcupine Hystrix cristata Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Hystricidae Genus Hystrix Species H. cristata The genus Hystrix currently includes eight species, of which six of them are from Asia and two from Africa. The distribution of Hystrix cristata also reaches several countries of Southern Europe. Physical features…
SIX-BANDED ARMADILLO Euphractus sexcinctus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cingulata Family Chlamyphoridae Subfamily Euphractinae Genus Euphractus Species E. sexcintus Edentulous mammal with dorsal armour, formed of overlapping scales which are organized in transversal lines. The armadillo has a large tail and short legs. The members of the Dasypodidae family have received different names,…
ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER Aonyx cinereus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Mustelidae Genus Aonyx Species A.Cinereus The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species in the world. Physical features Weighing no more than 4 kg, their name comes from their very small claws, which do not protrude beyond the ends of…
Eurasian lynx lynx lynx Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Felidae Genus Lynx Species L.lynx Medium-sized feline that shares the same taxonomic genus as the Iberian lynx. Physical features This animal has the typical slender and elongated silhouette of these felines, with a coat that varies in thickness and length depending on…
AMERICAN BISON Bison bison Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artyodactila Family Bovidae Genus Bison Species B.bison The American Bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as American Buffalo, is a bovine mammal which once inhabited the grasslands of North Mexico, the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake…
WHITE TIGER Panthera tigris Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Felidae Genus Panthera Species P.tigris The tiger is the largest member of the Felidae family, reaching up to 3 meters in total length and weighing up to 300kg. Tigers are carnivore animals. Though native to the north of Siberia, we will also…
