SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
scimitar-horned oryx

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Artiodactyla

FAMILY:
Bovidae

GENUS SPECIES:
Oryx (antelope) dammah (fallow deer)

FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:
Medium-sized […]

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
sable antelope

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Artiodactyla

FAMILY:
Bovidae

GENUS SPECIES:
Hippotragus (goat-like horse) niger (dark colored)

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
Ross seal

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Pinnipedia

FAMILY:
Phocidae

GENUS SPECIES:
Ommatophoca rossii

FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:
Ross seals look different […]

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
rock hyrax, hyrax, dassie

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Hyracoidea

FAMILY:
Procaviidae

GENUS SPECIES:
Procavia (before rodent) capensis […]

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
roan antelope

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Artiodactyla

FAMILY:
Bovidae

GENUS SPECIES:
Hippotragus (goat-like horse) equinus (a horse)

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
ring-tailed lemur

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Primates

FAMILY:
Lemuridae

GENUS SPECIES:
Lemur (ghost, specter) catta (cat)

FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:
A […]

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
Reeve’s muntjac, Chinese muntjac

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Artiodactyla

FAMILY:
Cervidae

GENUS SPECIES:
Muntiacus (Sunda language for […]

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
red ruffed lemur

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Primates

FAMILY:
Lemuridae

GENUS SPECIES:
Varecia variegata (variegated) ruba (red)

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
primates

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Primates

FAMILY:
13 extant families

GENUS SPECIES:
233 extant species

FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:
Long arms […]

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:
pot-bellied pig, Chinese pot-bellied pig, Asian pot-bellied pig

KINGDOM:
Animalia

PHYLUM:
Chordata

CLASS:
Mammalia

ORDER:
Artiodactyla

FAMILY:
Suidae

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