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Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Spectacled bear. T. ornatus (F. Cuvier, 1825) Andes mountains in South America: Size: 120–200 cm (47–79 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail 60–175 kg (132–386 lb) [7] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and forest [8]
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Agile mangabey. C. agilis (H. Milne-Edwards, 1886) Central Africa: Size: 44–65 cm (17–26 in) long, plus 45–79 cm (18–31 in) tail [13] Habitat: Forest [14] Diet: Fruit, seeds and shoots, as well as small vertebrates [14] LC Unknown [14]
The earliest xenarthrans were arboreal herbivores with sturdy vertebral columns, fused pelvises, stubby teeth, and small brains. Sloths are in the taxonomic suborder Folivora [2] of the order Pilosa. These names are from the Latin 'leaf eater' and 'hairy', respectively.
The animals are vulnerable to bushfires due to their slow speed and the flammability of eucalypt trees. [23]: 26 The koala instinctively seeks refuge in the higher branches, where it is vulnerable to heat and fire. Bushfires divide the animal's habitat, which isolates them, decreases their numbers and creates genetic bottlenecks.
Tree-kangaroos are marsupials of the genus Dendrolagus, adapted for arboreal locomotion. They inhabit the tropical rainforests of New Guinea and far northeastern Queensland, Australia along with some of the islands in the region. All tree-kangaroos are considered threatened due to hunting and habitat destruction. They are the only true arboreal ...
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
Squirrels are generally inquisitive and persistent animals. In residential neighborhoods, they are notorious for tenaciously trying to circumvent obstacles in order to eat from bird feeders . Although they are expert climbers, and primarily arboreal , some species of squirrels also thrive in urban environments, where they have adapted to humans.
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.