Metazoa info

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Javan Leopard(requested by CindysRain)



Panthera pardus melas

Size:90-165cm in lenght 45-80cm in height

Weight:30-81kg

Life expectancy:12-17 years

When it First appeared:Middle Pleistocene

Location:This animal lives in the forest of Indonesian islands.

Taxonomy:

Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheres
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exafroplacwentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Laurasiatheria
(unranked):Zooamata
(unranked):Carnivoramorpha
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Felidae
Subfamilyantherinae
Genusanthera
Speciesanthera pardus
Subspeciesanthera pardus melas

Diet:This animal is a carnivore. They eat deer, boars, and monkeys.

Anatomy:The anatomy of this leopard is different from other panthers. It has shorter muscles but these muscles have more power It also has a very long tail. The javan leopard also have special pigmentation in some individuals. This is thanks to a recessive phenotype.

Behavior: These animals are most active in mornings at 6:00 to 9:00 am, and late afternoons at 3:00 to 6:00pm. These animals are mostly solitary.

Reproduction: Not much is known about this animals reproduction.

Relationship with other animals: Humans have done major damage to this species. This animal is critically endangered thanks to habitat destruction and hunting.



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Other sources:

http://tigertribe.net/leopard-a-spotted-...n-leopard/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15962/0

http://balisafarimarinepark.com/content_...en&modul=0

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Binturong



Arctictis binturong

Size:71-84cm longw/66-69cm long tail. Females larger than males.

Weight:9-20kg

Life expectancy:18years

When it first appeared:Not known

Location:This animal lives in forest. They are found in places like India, Nepal, Thailand, and the Philippines.


Taxonomy:
Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheres
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Laurasiatheria
(unranked):Zooamata
(unranked):Carnivoramorpha
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Viverridae
Subfamilyaradoxurinae
Genus:Arctictis
Species:Artictis binturong

Diet:This animal is an omnivore. They eat foods like birds,mammals,eggs and fruit.

Anatomy:This animal is a strange carnivore as they have prehensile tails. This means they can use their tails to hold on to things. They also have scent glands.

Behavior:This animal is mainly solitary. This animal comes out in both day and nigh. They are inactive from midday to late afternoon. These animals are very shy. Binturongs are not very limber while climbing. They are not able to leap or do tricks in the trees. They are skillful climbers however, and can move fast in trees. Binturongs shakes their bodies and groom when they are comfortable.

Reproduction:Binturongs reach sexual maturit at 27.8 months in males and 30.4 months in females. Binturongs have a 81 day estrous period and a 91 day gestation period. The binturong is capable of embryonic diapause. This ability has evolved so it can give birth in a favorable area.

Relationship with other animals: Predation on Binturongs is rare, as they fierce fighters. Animals that do prey on it however are leopards, clouded leopards, and reticulaed pythons. Humans affect the population of the binturong and keep them in zoos. In Orang Asli they are kept as pets.



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Other sources:

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac...binturong/

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/binturong/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41690/0