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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Outline of animal species and subspecies









Outline of animal species and subspecies

Outline of animal species and subspecies is an article that

will contain animal species, subspecies, and breeds. Each

animal will include certain characteristics, trivia, and

facts.





Mammals

List of mammals



Domesticated animals

Main article: List of domesticated animals

Domestic animals are used by humans and have been

bred by humans, for meat, fur, companionship, and other

uses. There are over 1000 breeds of dogs, cats, pigs, hors-

es, goats, and other domestic animals.



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Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the

Animalia.

kingdom Animalia This category includes animals, their

study, and their classification.

Category:List of Animals

Category:Domesticated Animals Category:Wild Ani-

mals Category:Outline of Zoological Species

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Outline of animal species and subspecies





Name Binomial Name Range Habitat Diet Litter Length Weight Coat Colo

Size

Aardvark Orycteropus afer Africa savannahs, ants and ter- 1 usually be- typically be- coarse, thin, pale

grasslands, mites, som- tween 1 tween 40 and with tough lowi

woodlands, times aard- and 1.3 m 65 kg skin

and bush- vark cucum- for heda

lands ber fruit and body,

tail can be

up to

70 cm

Aardwolf Proteles cristata eastern and scrubland feeding main- 1-5 body is between 20 yello

southern Africa ly on ter- 22-31 in; and 31 lbs fur w

mites, it also tail is 8-12 blac

eats insect in cal s

larvae and

carrion

African Loxodonta Africa grasslands, vegetation 1 normally between no coat; lit- gray

Bush Ele- africana forests, par- depending on reaches 13,000 and tle hairs on brow

phant tial deserts habitat 19.7–24 ft 20,000 lbs flexible and

heavy skin

African Loxodonta cyclo- Africa forested ar- leaves, fruit, heavy and light gray

Forest tis eas bark, occa- flexible skin

Elephant sionally visits with no coat

mineral licks

Asian Elephas max- Sri Lanka, India, forests, vegetation, 1 male, up to no coat, only usua

elephant imus Nepal, grasslands, sometimes 12,000 lbs; fe- wrinkly skin gray

Bangladesh, and scrub- scrape for soil male, up to that may be

Bhutan, Myan- lands for minerals 9,200 lbs depigmented

mar, Thailand, and occasion- on head ar-

Malay Peninsu- ally will eat eas,

lar, Vietnam, their own smoother

Cambodia, Laos, faeces if hun- than African

China, Sumatra, gry elephants

and Borneo

Brown Hyaena brunnea South Africa rodents, in- 1-5 77.1-110.23 lbs long and dark

Hyena sects, eggs, shaggy, par- body

and fruit ticularly on light

the tail and shad

back arou

othe

part

Eastern Zaglossus bar- New Guinea ranges varies from dense and blac

Long- toni from 24-39 11-22 lbs with spines

beaked in

Echidna

Jaguar Panthera onca South America, rainforest several sizes up to 4 body varies normally rang

Central Ameri- of mammals; 5.3-6 ft; tail ranges yello

ca, and Mexico adult may add 30 124-211 lbs to re

caimans, ana- in brow

condas, and rose

turtles and

or ra





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blac

ablin

whit

Leopard Panthera pardus Africa and Asia grasslands, large and 2-4 head and male, up to yello

woodlands, small mam- body, be- 200 lbs; fe- with

savannas, mals; am- tween 49 male, 51-130 rose

rainforests, phibians, rep- and 65 in; lbs and

temperate tiles, and tail reaches or bl

forests birds 24-43 in

Leopard Prionailurus China, Korea, forests mammals, 2-4 15.3-26 in 1.2-8.4 lbs yello

Cat bengalensis Philippines, lizards, am- in body; brow

Sunda Islands, phibians, tail, 6.8-12 silve

Thailand birds, and in- in with

sects spot

rose

dott

strea

Lion Panthera leo Africa and India savannah ungulates 1-4 body: male, ranges: male, varie

grasslands, 5 ft 7 330-550 lbs; light

savannah in-8 ft 2 in; female, to ye

forest, or dry female, 4 ft 264-400 lbs ish, r

deciduous 7 in-5 ft 9 dish

scrub forest in; tail: 2 ft dark

11 in-3 ft 5 ceou

in brow

man

be b

or bl

Ocelot Leopardus northern and forests, amphibians, usually body, 27-39 typically short crea

pardalis central South swamps, and small reptiles, 1 in; tail, 18-40 lbs red-

America,Mexico savanna rodents, rab- 10-18 in or gr

and Central bits, and with

America opossums rose

and

and

Oncilla Leopardus tigri- South America montane small: mam- 1-3 grows to 3.3-6.6 lbs thick and rang

nus forest mals, lizards, 15-34 in in soft from

birds, eggs, body; tail, brow

invertebrates, 7.9-17 in dark

and occasion- with

ally tree frogs rose

and

and

Platypus Ornithorhynchus east Australia freshwater small aqautic 1-3 male, aver- varies consid- short, vel- brow

anatinus and Tasmania lakes and animals age 20 in; erably from vety, water-

streams female, av- 1.5-5.3 lbs proof

erage 17 in

Short- Tachyglossus ac- all of Australia ants and ter- 1 typically between 4.4 very spiny gold

beaked uleatus and Tasmania, mites 12-18 in; and 11 lbs spin

Echidna and a little of snout is 3 with

New Guinea in brow

the b







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Sir Zaglossus atten- New Guinea mountainous 11-2 lbs with spines

David’s boroughi areas

Long-

beaked

Echidna

Snow Panthera uncia Asia cold moun- bovids, ungu- vary body, generally be- long and varie

Leopard tainous re- lates, lago- from ranges tween 60 and thick smo

gions; rocky morphs, ro- 1-5 30-50 in; 120 lbs gray

terrain dents, mar- tail, adding lowi

mots, mon- 75-90 % with

keys, boars, length whit

and birds derp

and

open

rose

and

spot

Spotted Crocuta crocuta Africa ungulates, 95-165.8 in male, buff-

Hyena fish, tortois- for body 89-180 lbs; fe- brow

es, and pan- male, spot

golins 98-153 lbs dark

brow

the b

and

Striped Hyaena hyaena Africa and Asia ungulate car- the body male, winter coat wint

Hyena casses varies be- 57-90 lbs; fe- unusually is us

tween male, long, fairly dirty

100–115 cm 57-75 lbs dense, soft, brow

and with gray

well-devel- diffe

oped under- colo

fur; summer diffe

coat is much body

shorter and (mar

coarser, and

lacks under-

fur

Tiger Panthera tigris India, west Chi- several types large, small, 3-4 depends on depends on shad

na, Southeast of forests, and medium- subspecies subspecies rust,

Asia, Sumatra, with fresh- sized mam- ange

and Siberia water lakes mals, birds, red,

and rivers reptiles, and man

fish strip

feren

ever

vidu

whit

blac

strip

very

Western Zaglossus bruijni New Guinea alpine mead- earthworms 1 reaches up to long with brow

Long- ow and hu- 36 lbs spines blac

mid mon- legs





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beaked tane forests

Echidna preferred









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Name Place of Ori- Height Weight Coat Color Litter Lifespan

gin Size

American United average around black/black and tan,

Cocker States 13.5-15.5 in 24-30 lbs solid colors other

Spaniel than black, and parti-

color are the three

color groups

American United 15-18 in 25-45 lbs crisp-textured, liver, brown, or 4-6 12–15

Water States tightly curled or chocolate years

Spaniel wavy outer coat;

with an undercoat

Boykin United male, ranges male, any coat type chocolate or liver

Spaniel States 15.5-18 in; fe- 30-40 lbs;

male, 12.5-16 female,

in 25-35 lbs

Brittany France 17-20.5 in male, medium length bicolor, tricolor, and average

(dog) 35-55 lbs; flowing several roan colors 12–14

female, years

35-50 lbs

Chesapeake United male, 23-26 in; male, on different areas brown, sedge, or 10–13

Bay States female, 21-14 65-80 lbs; are: short; moder- deadgrass colors with years

Retriever in female, ate feathering; limited white spots

55-70 lbs thick double coat

Clumber England 17-20 in 55-85 lbs dense, weather- white with markings

Spaniel resistant, straight,

and flat, some ar-

eas with feather-

ing

Curly Coat- England around 26 in 65-70 lbs curly black or liver 9–14

ed Retriev- years

er

English England male, 15 28-32 lbs silky but not several kinds of solid,

Cocker 1/2-16 in; fe- wavy; in some ar- part-colored, and

Spaniel male, 15-15 eas feathered roan types of markin-

1/2 in gs

Field England 17-18 in between 40 long and silky black, liver, or roan, median is

Spaniel and 55 lbs with or without 11 years

points and markings and 8

months

Flat-coated United King- male, 23-24 in; male, glossy and smooth black or liver 4-8 8–10

Retriever dom female, 22-24 60-79 lbs; years

in female,

55-71 lbs

German Germany approximately between 44 short and fine on bicolor often with

Spaniel 18-21 in and 66 head, long on white markings or

pounds body; feathered, solid red

no undercoat

Golden Scotland male, 23-24 in; male, aver- straight or moder- any shades of gold or average

Retriever female, 21 age ately wavy cream; white is rare 11-11 1/2

1/2-22 1/2 in 65-75 lbs; years







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female, av-

erage

60-70 lbs

Irish Water Ireland 22-24 in 55-65 lbs curly liver

Spaniel

Labrador Canada male, 22-25 in; male, smooth, short, black, chocolate, yel- 5-10 10–13

Retriever (United female, 21-24 60-130 lbs; dense, and low; rarely silver, years

Kingdom in in female, straight gold, or white

development 55-93 lbs

Murray Australia generally curly liver

River Curly within 5 kg

Coated of 25 kg

Retriever but some

variation

Nova Sco- Canada (No- male, 19-20 in; male, medium-length, mostly any shade of 6-10 12–14

tia Duck va Scotia) female, 18-19 44-51 lbs; with a softer red with white mark- years

Tolling in female, dense undercoat ings

Retriever 37-44 lbs

Picardy France 22-24 in average abundant, slightly chocolate, chestnut average

Spaniel between 44 wavy, water-resis- and white with sandy 14 years

and 55 lbs tant markings, and white

with gray

Pont-Aude- France around 20-23 44-60 lbs long and wavy, liver or brown, with

mer in smooth on face or without white;

Spaniel ticking is common

Sussex England no more than ranges be- thick, some areas golden liver averagely

Spaniel 13-15 in tween 35 with feathering, 11–12

and 45 lbs water-resistant years

undercoat, silky

outer coat









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