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Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.
Various carnivorans, with feliforms to the left, and caniforms to the right. Carnivora is an order of placental mammals that have specialized in primarily eating flesh. Members of this order are called carnivorans, or colloquially carnivores, though the term more properly refers to any meat-eating organisms, and some carnivoran species are omnivores or herbivores.
Both types of "rock" hyrax (P. capensis and H. brucei) live on rock outcrops, including cliffs in Ethiopia [4] and isolated granite outcrops called koppies in southern Africa. [5] With one exception, all hyraxes are limited to Africa; the exception is the rock hyrax (P. capensis) which is also found in adjacent parts of the Middle East.
Mammals introduced and extinct in the Holocene except Pleistocene/Holocene boundary are included. According to the IUCN Red List 3 of these species are critically endangered , 20 endangered , 15 vulnerable , 20 near threatened and 4 extinct .
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology ... Diet: Medium-sized and small mammals on the ground and in trees, as well as birds [81]
Small mammals or micromammals are a subdivision of mammals based on their body mass and size. Different values have been used as the upper limit. Different values have been used as the upper limit. The International Biological Programme has defined small mammals as species weighing up to 5 kg.
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Allen's swamp monkey. A. nigroviridis (Pocock, 1907) Central Africa: Size: 33–51 cm (13–20 in) long, plus 35–52 cm (14–20 in) tail [4] Habitat: Forest [5] Diet: Fruit, leaves, and small invertebrates [6] LC Unknown [5]