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Há 3 dias · Sirenia. The Sirenia ( / saɪˈriːni.ə / ), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct families: Dugongidae (the dugong and the now extinct Steller's sea cow) and ...
Há 3 dias · Cavia porcellus. Cavia tschudii. Cavia is a genus in the subfamily Caviinae that contains the rodents commonly known as guinea pigs or cavies. [1] The best-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, a meat animal in South America and a common household pet outside of that continent.
Há 3 dias · Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia ( / roʊˈdɛnʃə / roh-DEN-shə ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and ...
Há 19 horas · Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes ( / sɜːrˈpɛntiːz / ). [2] Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than ...
Há 3 dias · Around 94 species. Cetacea ( / sɪˈteɪʃə /; from Latin cetus ' whale ', from Ancient Greek κῆτος ( kêtos) ' huge fish, sea monster ') [3] is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape ...
Há 6 dias · The list consists of those species found in the nations or overseas territories of continental South America (including their island possessions, such as the Galápagos ), as well as in Trinidad and Tobago and the Falkland Islands; Panama is not included. As of May 2012, the list contains 1,331 species, 340 genera, 62 families and 15 orders.
Há 1 dia · Opossum. Opossums ( / əˈpɒsəm /) are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia ( / daɪˌdɛlfɪˈmɔːrfiə /) endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 126 species in 18 genera.
