221 Amazing Wild Animals Encyclopedia

Common name : Black howler Scientific name : Alouatta Family : Atelidae Native to : South America Interesting fact : They are the loudest animal in the world! Conservation status : Different species of the howler monkey have different status of conservation and threats for extinction. Howler monkeys are among the largest of the new […]

Common name : Locally inspired names according to regions Scientific name : Equus caballus Family : Equidae Native to : Worldwide, except the Arctic and Antarctic circles Interesting fact : Considered one of the most faithful, intelligent and speedy domesticated mammals. Conservation status : Least Concern There are two sub-species, one of which has been

Common name : Uluk Scientific name : Hoolock hoolock Family : Hylobatidae Native to : North-Eastern India, Bangladesh and Myanmar Interesting fact : They are the second-largest gibbons Conservation status : Endangered Males have black fur with white brows and females have grey-brown fur that is darker at the chest and neck. They have white

Scientific name : Choloepus hoffmanni Family : Megalonychidae Native to : Central and South America Interesting fact : They have no teeth. Conservation status : Least Concern Named after the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann sloths are cold-blooded; unlike mammals, they conserve energy, they also have only 25% muscle mass compared to mammals which have double

Common name : Hunter’s antelope, Hunter’s hartebeest Scientific name : Beatragus hunteri Family : Bovidae Native to : Eastern Africa Interesting fact : Named after the zoologist H.C.V. Hunter Conservation status : Critically Endangered They have a head length of about 120 cm and body length of 200 cm with long tails and ringed horns.

Common name : Hippo, River horse Scientific name : Hippopotamus Amphibius Family : Hippopotamidae Native to : Africa and Asia Interesting fact : The colour of their sweat is red or orange. Conservation status : Vulnerable It has a large, almost hairless body with a grey-coloured skin, a barrel-shaped torso, large mouth and teeth and

Scientific name : Erinaceinae Family : Erinaceidae Native to : Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand Interesting fact : Its back is covered with about 5000-6500 spines or quills on an average. These are not barbed or poisonous. There are seventeen different species of hedgehogs. Depending on the species, their fur is brown, white or

Common name : Gray langur Scientific name : Semnopithecus Family : Cercopithecidae Native to : South Asia Interesting fact : Their tails form an ‘S’ or ‘U’ pattern. Conservation status : Least Concern They are mostly grey, some more yellowish, with black faces and ears. Each has a body length of up to 79 cm

Scientific name : Lasiorhinus latifrons Family : Vombatidae Native to : Australia Interesting fact : They have backward-facing pouches Conservation status : Least Concern There are only two living species of the hairy-nosed wombat, the Southern hairy-nosed wombat and the Northern hairy-nosed wombat. The hairy-nosed wombat’s nose is hairy, covered with fur. Their body fur

Scientific name : Cavia porcellus Family : Cavidae Native to : South America Interesting fact : They are not related to pigs and are not from Guinea! Conservation status : Least Concern Their docile nature, responsiveness to handling and feeding, and ease of caring make them very popular pets. They vary in hair colour, ranging

Common name : Comb rat Scientific name : Ctenodactylus gundi Family : Ctenodactylidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : They do not drink water. Conservation status : Data Deficient They live in the Northern parts of Africa in rocky deserts. There are five living different species of gundis. They are between 17-18 cm in

Common name : Pizzly bear, Prizzly bear, Polar grizz Scientific name : Ursus arctor x Ursus manitimus Family : Ursidae Native to : Canadian Arctic Interesting fact : Grolar bears are a rare hybrid of the grizzle bear and the polar bear. Their physical traits are generally a mix of the grizzly bear and the

Common name : Western wolf, Grey wolf, Timber wolf Scientific name : Canis lupus Family : Canidae Native to : North America, Europe, Asia, and a small portion of Africa Interesting fact : The wolf pups are born blind and deaf. Conservation status : Least Concern They range in colour from brownish-grey to all black

Common name : Great one-horned rhino Scientific name : Rhinoceros unicornis Family : Rhinocerotidae Native to : North-Eastern India and Nepal Interesting fact : It is the second largest living species of a rhinoceros. Conservation status : Vulnerable They measure up to a 6 feet shoulder height, 12.5 feet length and weigh up to 2000

Scientific name : Gorilla gorilla Family : Hominidae Native to : Rwanda, Africa Interesting fact : Adult gorillas can eat up to 30 kilograms of food every day.. Conservation status : Vulnerable These gentle giants of the African Continent were made famous by the late naturalist and primatologist Diane Fossey, who highlighted the illegal poaching