#zoology notes

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P. pristinus

An extinct bat species

Lived in Cuba and Florida

Likely lost roosting sites when sea levels rose at the end of the Pleistocene

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Amazonian Manatee Classification

Kingdom = Animalia

Phylum = Chordata

Class = Mammalia

Order = Sirenia

Family = Trichechidae

Genus = Trichechus

Species = T. inunguis

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Red Wolf Classification

Kingdom = Animalia

Phylum = Chordata

Class = Mammalia

Order = Carnivora

Family = Canidae

Genus = Canis

Species = C. rufus

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Goat Horns

-- most goats have two horns

-- horns vary by breed

-- polycerate goats have more horns

-- made of living bone

-- surrounded by keratin and other proteins

-- uses      -- defense      -- dominance      -- territoriality

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Grey Wolf

-- scientific name is canis lupus

-- also called      -- timber wolf      -- western wolf

-- native to the wild areas of Eurasia and North America

-- largest extant member of its family

-- size      -- male = 43 to 45 kg      -- female = 36 to 38.5 kg

-- 38 subspecies

-- second most specialized of the Canis genus

-- social animal

-- apex predator

-- threats     -- humans     -- tigers

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Ussuri Raccoon Dog Classification

-- Kingdom = Animalia

-- Phylum = Chordata

-- Class = Mammalia

-- Order = Carnivora

-- Family = Canidae

-- Genus = Nyctereutes

-- Species = N. procyonoides

-- Subspecies = N. p. ussuriensis

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