The Asiatic Cheetah The Asiatic Cheetah‚ or the Acinonyx Jubatus Venaticus‚ is a mammal under the Felidae family. They are carnivores nearing extinction. They inhabited South and Central Asia and even India‚ but now are restricted to Iran. Peter Zahler‚ the assistant director of the Asia Program at WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)‚ concluded that only fifty to sixty mature Asiatic cheetahs are left to roam around in the Dasht-e Kavir region of Iran. The main reasons that the Cheetahs are
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CLASSIFICATION Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Acinonyx Species: jubatus Cheetahs: Physical Characteristics Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world they are able to reach speeds of 112kmph but only for short distances.The average cheetah weighs around 50 to 60kg. Also has a height of 70-90 cm and a length of 112-135cm. The cheetah is light brown and its covered with round
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Amur Leopard Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera pardus Subspecies: P. p. orientalis Conservation Status: ➠ Critically Endangered Appearance: Amur leopards are much smaller than tigers‚ with males weighing 50-60 kg‚ and females a lighter 30-35 kg‚ with body length reaching about 1.5 m. Though the Amur leopard is similar in stature and strength to other leopards‚ there are differences between
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and evolutionary biology is the study of how evolution occurs. Given the right circumstances‚ and enough time‚ evolution leads to the emergence of new species. For instance‚ both Lion and Snow Leopard are parts of Panthera – a genus of the family Felidae‚ but they belong to two different species which are called the Lions and the Leopards‚ respectively. Although at the first time they had the same ancestor and but after that they evolved in diverse ways because of mutations‚ genetic drift and natural
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snow leopards are the most closely related to tigers as their ancestor had branched off at 3.9 million years ago. The ancestor of the other three big cats had branched from between 4.3 and 3.8 million years ago. The Panthera uncia belongs to the Felidae family. The Panthera species is thought to have evolved in Asia. The skull of the Panthera is referred to as convex in shape. Panthera is known for a partially ossified hyoid bone and larynx that allow the genus to roar however the Panthera uncia
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Mountain Lions are solitary and very powerful animals. The mountain lion is only found in the western hemisphere and resides around the Americas. Colorado is prime residence for most of the mountain lions. The Mountain Lion is a mammal of the family‚ Felidae and it is also native to the Americas. A mountain lion’s lifespan is estimated at 12 years in the wild‚ although cats have lived up to 25 years in captivity. Mountain lions are solitary animals. They tend to live in remote country and are seldom seen
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The classification of animals The Classification of animals : Animal Kingdom can be split up into main groups‚ vertebrates (with a backbone) and invertebrates (without a backbone). When you think of an animal‚ you usually think of something like a cat‚ a dog‚ a mouse‚ or a tiger. All told‚ around 800‚000 species have been identified in the Animal Kingdom -- most of them in the Arthropod phylum. In fact‚ some scientists believe that if we were to identify all species in the tropical rain forests
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the Chinese mountain cat (F. bieti)‚ and the Arabian sand cat (F. margarita)‚ among others.[28] All the cats in this genus share a common ancestor that probably lived around 6–7 million years ago in Asia.[29] The exact relationships within the Felidae are close but still uncertain‚[30][31] e.g. the Chinese mountain cat is sometimes classified (under the name Felis silvestris bieti) as a subspecies of the wildcat‚ like an African variety F. S. lybica.[4][30] As domestic cats are little altered from
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“The Cougar Physiology” 10/15/2012 The Cougar Physiology Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Chordata‚ Class: Mammalia‚ Order: Carnivor‚ Family: Felidae‚ Genus: Felis‚ Species: Concolor‚ or otherwise known as‚ Cougar. Cougars are also known as the Mountain Lion or puma and have the largest natural range distribution throughout the western hemisphere. This paper will cover characteristics of the cougar‚ the ancestry to the Cougar‚ and what adaptations the cougar has gone through to survive in its habitat
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Leopard The snow leopard is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia‚ in the Animalia kingdom. The Snow Leopard is of the Chordata phylum and the Mammalia class. The Snow leopard is also a carnivore and belongs to the Felidae family (Tonhouse‚ 2011). It is part of the Uncia Family and is considered to be part of the Panthera Uncia species (Panthera uncia‚ 2012). The species is disputed between Panthera uncia and Uncia uncia‚ but the International Union Conservation of
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