KOMODO DRAGON Varanus komodoensis Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Sauropsida Order Squamata Family Varanidae Genus Varanus Species V.komodoensis The first description of a Komodo Dragon was in 1912 and described them as “unusually large Veranus”. The first record of this species was made from a photograph and a skin sample. The Komodo Dragon or Veranus…
GREATER FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus roseus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Birds Order Phoenicopteriformes Family Phoenicopteridae Genus Phoenicopterus Species P.roseus The largest of all flamingos and the most widely distributed worldwide. Physical features Long legs, a long neck and colourful feathers ranging from pale pink to orange on the overts and black on the tail feathers are…
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…
SOUTH AMERICAN OR PATAGONIAN SEA LION Otaria flavescens Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Superfamily Pinnipedia Familiy Otariidae Genus Otaria Species O.Flavescens This is the most abundant marine mammal in the Argentine marine coast and, due to its size, it is also the most impressive. Physical features The name of sea lion comes…
CALIFORNIA SEA LION Zalophus californianus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Suborder Pinnipedia Family Otariidae Genus Zalophus Species Z.Californianus California Sea LionZalophus californianus The California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) is a marine mammal. It belongs to the Otariidae family and lives along the coast of the Northern Pacific Ocean. California Sea Lions are…
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family Delphinidae Genus Tursiops Species T.truncatus Bottlenose dolphin is the most common species of cetaceans in the world, with an estimated global population over 750,000 individuals. Physical features Dolphins like other cetaceans such as orcas, sperm whales or porpoises are…
