Southern Flannel Moth Facts This gorgeous variety of Lepidoptera most commonly goes by the name of the Southern Flannel Moth. It’s actually better known for its immature stage, however. This stage of its life cycle, in fact, has multiple names that it goes by. These multiple terms include the asp, Italian asp, puss caterpillar, opossum […]
Bristlecone Pine
Source: https://bit.ly/2IcZud5 Photographer: Rick Goldwaser CC License: https://bit.ly/1ryPA8o Bristlecone Pine Facts Without doubt, most notably, the Bristlecone Pine ranks as the oldest known non-clonal living species on Earth. However, the truly descriptive common term actually applies to a total of three separate related plant species. Also, all three of these trees grows slowly, due to […]
Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Facts Most notably, the IUCN currently lists the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat as one of the rarest animals on earth. This extremely remarkable marsupial therefore holds the lamentable status of Critically Endangered. This status currently appears on the organization’s published Red List of Threatened Species. The animal further forms one of only three […]
Bhutan Glory
Bhutan Glory Facts Most notably, Bhutan Glory serves as the much more pronounceable common name for the visually stunning Bhutanitis lidderdalii. By either name, this truly magnificent species of butterfly presently remains a subject of some debate among members of the scientific community. Further, this scientific debate has been ongoing for an extensive period. That’s […]
Yunnan Golden Monkey
Yunnan Golden Monkey Facts Firstly, the Yunnan Golden Monkey also bears other common names, including the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey. This alternate name rather understandably derives from the unique flattened shape of the nose. Most notably, researchers believed this breathtaking primate to be extinct until the year 1962. However, at that time, local residents fortunately rediscovered […]
Red Wolf
Red Wolf Facts The Red Wolf remains considered as the 6th rarest creature on earth and the rarest of all known wolves. The IUCN currently lists this beautiful canid as Critically Endangered. By the year 1980, only 20 individuals remained, all in captivity. As a result of a breeding program, it was subsequently reintroduced into the […]
Sunset Moth
Sunset Moth Facts This living kaleidoscope most commonly goes by the simple but appropriate name of the Sunset Moth. The truly stunning insect also goes by another common term, though. That alternate name’s that of the similar Madagascan Sunset Moth. The scientific name for this wonder of Nature, however, remains decidedly far more difficult to […]
Rafflesia arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii Facts First of all, the term of Rafflesia arnoldii serves as the scientific name of a truly remarkable variety of highly unusual flowering plant. Furthermore, this astounding marvel of Nature also goes by several, somewhat easier to pronounce, common names. These include the particularly descriptive alternate names of the corpse lily and the […]
Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat
Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat Facts Clearly, the distinctly fascinating, albeit comparatively small, Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat elegantly proves that physical size remains irrelevant. Sadly, the amazing animal also currently officially ranks as one of the rarest creatures known to science. Bats of all kinds, further classify as mammals placed within the Family Chiroptera. These truly remarkable creatures also […]
Victoria amazonica
Victoria amazonica Facts The descriptive term of Victoria amazonica represents the scientific name of a beautiful and truly impressive flowering plant. For the moment, though, this marvelous work of Nature unfortunately has no generally accepted common name. The physically amazing flora further forms a member of the magnificent Nymphaeaceae Family, in scientific classification. Not only that, […]
