Poekilocerus pictus

Poekilocerus pictus

Poekilocerus pictus (Painted grasshopper/Aak grasshopper) Classification: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Orthoptera Suborder Caelifera Family Pyrgomorphidae Sub family Pyrgomorphinae Genus Poekilocerus Species pictus Habitat Poekilocerus pictus (Painted grasshopper/Aak grasshopper) is a huge, beautifully colored grasshopper and lives on a poisonous plant named as Calotropis gigantea (crown leaf) or (Aak plant).  These grasshoppers belong to …

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Caracal or Red lynx

Caracal or Red Lynx

Caracal or Red Lynx Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)  Classification: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Felidae Genus Caracal Species Caracal caracal Also known as: Desert lynx, Rooikat, Red lynx, Persian lynx Name Origin: The name Caracal originated from ‘Karrah-kulak’ or ‘Kara-coulac,’ two Turkish names that imply ‘cat with black ears,’ Description: Beautiful …

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Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) Classification: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Felidae Genus Acinonyx Species Acinonyx jubatus  Also known as: Hunting Leopard  Description: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a beautiful big cat is the fastest land mammal in the world. Its long-legged frame supports body and has deep chest cavity, small waist …

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