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Marbled Cat Facts The Marbled Cat is an extremely reclusive species of small wild cat endemic to a severely restricted range. The IUCN lists this truly amazing rare mammal officially as Vulnerable, pending further evaluation of its numbers. In fact, evidence indicates that fewer than ten thousand individuals may remain surviving, presenting fears of extinction. The primary […]Read More
Tree Kangaroo Facts The term Tree Kangaroo serves as the collective common name for about 12 separate species in the genus Dendrolagus. The uncertainty about the number of member species arises from differences of opinion regarding classification among scientists. All members of this amazing genus have one outstanding trait in common. The various species in […]Read More
Bandicoot Facts Firstly, the term Bandicoot collectively serves as the common name given to a group of about 20 species. Scientists collectively place these varying species in the Order Peramelemorphia. Further, all of these particular species evolved as small to medium-sized marsupial omnivores. In addition, each of these 20 separate varieties in the fascinating […]Read More
Finless Porpoise Facts The beautiful Finless Porpoise ranks as another of those species little-known outside of its own area. It holds a place of distinction in science, however. That’s because it forms one of only seven known extant species of porpoise in the entire world. The creature also bears another, more specific, common name, though. […]
Swamp Wallaby Facts This amazing marsupial, similar to a kangaroo, most frequently goes by the common name of the Swamp Wallaby. That’s not its only name, though, by far. In fact, this fascinating creature also goes by a relatively long list of alternate common names. These include the fern wallaby, black-tailed wallaby, black wallaby, stinker, […]
Swift Fox Facts The simple yet descriptive term of Short Fox serves as the commonly used name for a small variety of wild canine. In scientific circles, however, this remarkable mammal bears the name of Vulpes velox. By either term, though, it’s an important species. That fact may surprise some people, though, if they make […]
Rusty-Spotted Cat Facts The term of Rusty-Spotted Cat perfectly serves as the common name for this beautiful wild feline. It’s also far more pronounceable than the scientific name for the animal. That’s because that term’s the tongue-twisting name of Prionailurus rubiginosus. It’s held several other scientific names , though. The first scientific recognition, and naming, […]
Ring-Tailed Cat Facts The descriptive term of Ring-Tailed Cat excellently serves as one of several common names for a remarkable variety of mammal. Despite that particular term for it, the visually impressive creature has absolutely no relationship to felines. A few of its other commonly used names, meanwhile, include such terms as the miner’s cat, […]
Hawaiian Monk Seal Facts The informative term of Hawaiian Monk Seal represents the common name for a particularly awesome species of earless seal. Its scientific name, meanwhile, remains that of the virtually unpronounceable term of Neomonachus schauinslandi. Its technical name may be almost impossible to remember, but certain facts about it remain nearly impossible to […]
Red-shanked douc Facts The descriptive term of Red-shanked douc serves as the accepted common name for a most remarkable species of primate. In scientific circles, however, this fabulous animal remains better known by the hard to pronounce name of Pygathrix nemaeus. But, regardless of which name one uses to refer to it, one fact stands […]
Hector’s Dolphin Facts The term of Hector’s Dolphin serves as the accepted common name for a particularly special species of dolphin. The marvel also bears another, more official name. That’s the term for the species more commonly used by most professional researchers. That’s the hard to pronounce name of the Cephalorhynchus hectori, however. By either […]
South American Sea Lion Facts The term of South American Sea Lion serves as one of the common names of a particularly impressive variety of pinniped. This daunting physical specimen also goes by several other, equally interesting, if less informative, alternate common names. Quite distinctively, these include such names as Patagonian Sea Lion, Southern Sea […]
Barbary Macaque Facts Firstly, the term of Barbary Macaque serves as one of the common names for one of the best known types of Old World Monkey. Secondly, though, this truly marvelous primate also goes by several other common names. These alternate terms include the unique names of the magot and the Barbary ape. This […]
