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Rock Hyrax Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: HyracoideaFamily: ProcaviidaeGenus: ProcaviaSpecies: Procavia capensis (Pallas, 1766) Common Names by Region General: Rock HyraxScientific / Conservation: Procavia capensisColloquial: Dassie (Southern Africa) Description The Rock Hyrax is a small, compact, rock-dwelling mammal with a
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Moth Orchid Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: OrchidaceaeGenus: PhalaenopsisSpecies: Phalaenopsis spp. (hybrid cultivars) Common Names by Region General / English: Moth OrchidHorticulture / Trade: Phalaenopsis Orchid, Yellow Veined PhalaenopsisInformal / Collector Use: Sunrise Moth Orchid, Veined Gold Phal
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Southern White Rhinoceros Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PerissodactylaFamily: RhinocerotidaeGenus: CeratotheriumSpecies: Ceratotherium simumSubspecies: Ceratotherium simum simum Common Names by Region General / English: Southern White Rhinoceros, White RhinoSouthern Africa: White RhinocerosAfrikaans: WitrenosterScientific / Conservation Use: Ceratotherium simum simum Description Physical
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Violet Hyacinth Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsparagaceaeSubfamily: ScilloideaeGenus: HyacinthusSpecies: Hyacinthus orientalis L. Common Names by Region General / Europe & North America: Violet Hyacinth, Garden HyacinthMediterranean / Western Asia (historic range): HyacinthHorticulture Trade: Dutch Hyacinth, Common HyacinthCultural
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Tiger Salamander Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: CaudataFamily: AmbystomatidaeGenus: AmbystomaSpecies: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) Common Names by Region General: Tiger SalamanderUnited States: Eastern Tiger Salamander, Barred Tiger SalamanderHerpetology / Field Guides: Ambystoma tigrinum Complex Description The Tiger Salamander is one
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Wild Potato Vine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: SolanalesFamily: ConvolvulaceaeGenus: IpomoeaSpecies: Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. Common Names by Region General / North America:Wild Potato Vine, Man-of-the-Earth, Bigroot Morning Glory Eastern United States:Man-of-the-Earth, Wild Sweet Potato Midwest / Plains:Wild
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Fire Lily Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: LilialesFamily: LiliaceaeGenus: LiliumSpecies: Lilium bulbiferum L. Common Names by Region General / English: Orange Lily, Fire Lily, Lily of FireCentral & Southern Europe: Fire Lily, Pyrenean LilyGermanic Regions: FeuerlilieFrench: Lis orangéBotanical /
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Common Rosefinch Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: PasseriformesFamily: FringillidaeGenus: CarpodacusSpecies: Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas, 1770) Common Names by Region General / English: Common RosefinchScientific / Ornithological: Carpodacus erythrinusRegional (Europe / Asia): Scarlet Finch, Rose Finch (colloquial variations) Description The Common Rosefinch
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Bigleaf Hydrangea Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: CornalesFamily: HydrangeaceaeGenus: HydrangeaSpecies: Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. Common Names by Region General / English: Bigleaf Hydrangea, French HydrangeaHorticulture / Trade: Mophead Hydrangea, Lacecap HydrangeaJapan (native range): Ajisai Description Growth Habit Deciduous shrub
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Black Ground Beetle Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: ColeopteraFamily: CarabidaeGenus: PterostichusSpecies: Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger, 1798) Common Names by Region General / English: Black Ground BeetleNorth America: European Ground Beetle, Black CarabidEntomology / Field Use: Pterostichus melanariusInformal / Garden Use: Ground