Hello friends as you know me to be a lover of animals, I have some gist for you on some animals. I am going to be talking on the facts of about 4 animals that are not that famous and later we are going to expatiate on each of the animals in my next posts. Below are the list of the animals;
- Armadillos
- Tufted deer
- Aye aye
- Yeti crab
ARMADILLO
| Classification | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Superorder | Xenarthra |
| Order | Cingulata |
| Families | Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae |
- They are mammals
- They posses leathery amour shell which serve as a defence
- Have claw
- They have low eye-sight
- They are often used for Leprosy test
- Handling them or eating their meat can cause leprosy
- They carry Chagas diseases
- Only two species of armadillo can roll up to a ball
TUFTED DEER
| Classification | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Subfamily | Cervinae |
| Genus | Elaphodus |
| Species | E. cephalophus |
- They are the smallest deer
- They are shy
- Normally stay close to water
- They are herbivores
- They have fangs like that of vampire
- They weigh about 38-110 pounds
- They are mostly found in mountainous forest
- They usually travel alone
AYE AYE
| Classification | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalian |
| Order | Primate |
| Sub-order | Streosirrhini |
| Family | Daubentonidae |
| Super-family | Lemuroidea |
| Genus | Daubentonia |
- They are one of the unique nocturnal primate in the world
- Aye Aye was recognized as lemur species in the mid 1800s
- They have a number of very distinct adaptation
- Has a very large eyes
- Has long bonny fingers
- Female Aye Aye start reproducing at the age of 3years
- They feed on other animals and also on plant (Herbivores and Carnivores)
- They inhabited the coaster forest of east and northwest Madagascar.
YETI CRAB
| Classification | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Sub-phylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Kiwaidae |
| Superfamily | Chirostyloidea |
| Genus | Kiwa |
- They are thought to have first appeared around 30 million years ago
- They are not true crab
- They are of four species
- Their female lay eggs
- Range in size from 15cm
- They live in up to 2600 meters below the surface of water.
