Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine. Lutrinae is a branch of... 35 KB (3,614 words) - 02:28, 11 April 2024 |
The stripe-necked mongoose (Urva vitticolla) is a mongoose species native to forests and shrublands from southern India to Sri Lanka. It is rusty brown... 5 KB (545 words) - 01:09, 12 February 2024 |
The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members, of which historical records are known only from India and... 21 KB (2,149 words) - 08:13, 19 April 2024 |
Black-footed cat (redirect from Small-spotted Cat) The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), also called the small-spotted cat, is the smallest wild cat in Africa, having a head-and-body length of 35–52 cm... 41 KB (4,879 words) - 06:03, 19 April 2024 |
name means "feline otter", and in Spanish, the marine otter is also often referred to as gato marino: "marine cat". The marine otter (while spending much... 14 KB (1,543 words) - 21:04, 7 April 2024 |
southern spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis – western spotted skunk Spilogale putorius – eastern spotted skunk Spilogale pygmaea – pygmy spotted skunk The... 27 KB (3,156 words) - 01:10, 8 April 2024 |
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on... 53 KB (5,816 words) - 20:59, 15 January 2024 |
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter and the small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South... 23 KB (2,684 words) - 16:12, 14 April 2024 |
The southern river otter (Lontra provocax), or South American river otter, is an otter species that lives in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile... 10 KB (1,166 words) - 19:19, 9 April 2024 |
Oncilla (redirect from Little spotted cat) tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil.... 16 KB (1,786 words) - 15:22, 7 April 2024 |
nuchal ligament of ungulates used to maintain the posture of the head and neck with little active muscle exertion; this ligament allows them to conserve... 45 KB (5,046 words) - 04:30, 8 April 2024 |
Leopard (redirect from Spotted Leopard) opportunistic predator, hunting mostly ungulates and primates. It relies on its spotted pattern for camouflage as it stalks and ambushes its prey, which it sometimes... 100 KB (10,461 words) - 21:22, 15 April 2024 |
a notable point of difference between the two is that Lynx species are spotted and blotched, while the caracal shows no such markings on the coat. The... 44 KB (4,867 words) - 15:23, 18 March 2024 |
from swamps and desert lands to mountainous and agricultural areas, its spotted coat serving as camouflage. The population of the bobcat depends primarily... 25 KB (2,425 words) - 03:26, 8 April 2024 |
allows the animal to turn and twist freely within it. The skin around the neck is 6 mm (0.24 in) thick, an adaptation to fighting conspecifics. The head... 30 KB (2,972 words) - 06:06, 30 March 2024 |
both striped and spotted hyenas have been recorded to kill dogs with a single bite to the neck without breaking the skin. The spotted hyena is renowned... 63 KB (6,050 words) - 17:36, 11 April 2024 |
The otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) is a semiaquatic viverrid native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. It is believed to be undergoing severe... 7 KB (639 words) - 05:49, 15 April 2024 |
continue to be the most favoured fur in Russia, until the discovery of sea otters in the Kamchatka peninsula, whose fur was considered even more valuable... 20 KB (2,622 words) - 15:51, 18 April 2024 |