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Silver Labrador | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GreySilver | Hair | null | 10 - 14 years | 80 lbs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Intelligent, loyal, and outgoing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sixgill shark | Animalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Hexanchiformes | Hexanchidae | Hexanchus | null | Ocean | Fish, sharks, rays, and crustaceans | null | Solitary | Unknown | Overfishing | The massive rows of comb-like teeth | Cow Shark | Longer than 2 years | Oceans | Carnivore | null | null | Sixgill Shark | 3 | null | null | null | BrownGreyBlackWhiteGreen | Rough | null | Up to 80 years | Up to 1,600lbs | Up to 6m (20ft) | null | null | null | Humans, orcas, sharks, dolphins, and sea lions | Shark | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Skate Fish | Animalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Rajiformes | Rajidae | null | null | null | Crustaceans, cephalopods, fish, mollusks | null | Solitary | null | Ocean Trawling | Flat body type that's similar to stringrays | null | Eggs take 3 to 5 months to hatch depending on species | Generally found in along continental shelfs | Carnivore | null | null | null | null | Oceans across the world | More than 200 species exist! | null | Brown | Hair | null | Up to 100 years | Up to 200 pounds (big skate) | Up to 8 feet | About 10 years (common skate) | null | Up to 40 eggs | Sharks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | Believed to have first evolved in the Jurassic Period (200 to 145 million years ago) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Skink Lizard | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Scincidae | null | null | Africa | Flies, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars | skinklets | Solitary | Unknown | Man | Lizard-like body with short legs or no legs at all | Skinks | 30-75 days | Varies depending on species | Carnivore | null | null | null | null | Worldwide | null | null | BrownGreyRedGreenOrange | Scales | 65 mph | Varies by species | 1gram – 907 grams (1 ounce – 32 ounces) | 7.5 cm - 81cm (3in – 32 in) | 3 months - 36 months | 2 days -12 months | 10-18 | Foxes, raccoons, opossums, skunks, shrews, moles, birds | Reptiles | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Skipjack Tuna | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Scombriformes | Scombridae | Katsuwonus | Katsuwonus pelamis | Ocean | null | null | School | Millions | Overfishing | The torpedo-shaped body | Striped tuna, ocean bonito, mushmouth, and balaya | A few days | Oceans | Carnivore | null | null | Skipjack tuna | 1 | null | null | null | BlueSilver | Smooth | 40 mph | 8 - 12 years | 7lbs – 40lbs | 80cm (32in) | null | null | null | Sharks, whales, humans, seabirds, and other fish | Ray-finned fish | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and mollusks | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Skunk | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Mephitidae | null | null | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Open woodland and dense shrub | Omnivore | 6 | Solitary | null | null | null | Also known as the Polecat! | null | GreyBlackWhite | Fur | 10 mph | 5-8 years | 0.5-6.3kg (1.1-14lbs) | null | null | null | null | Owls, Coyote, Wild cats | Mammal | null | null | null | null | North-America | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Insects, Rodents, Rabbits | null | null | null | null | null | Insects | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Skye Terrier | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | FawnBlueBlackLight GreyDark Grey | Hair | null | 12-15 years | 40 lbs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Intelligent, Gay, Friendly, Fearless, Loyal, Good-tempered | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sleeper Shark | Animalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Squaliformes | Somniosidae | null | null | Ocean | Fish, seals, and mollusks | null | Solitary | Unknown | Overfishing | The sharp dagger-like teeth | Greenland Shark | Varies | Oceans | Carnivore | null | null | Sleeper Shark | 20 | null | null | null | GreyBlueWhiteLight-Brown | Scales | 1.6 mph | Up to 500 years | Up to 2,000 pounds | Up to 20 feet | null | null | null | Humans, Killer Whales, other sharks | Shark | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Varies | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sloth | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Pilosa | Bradypodidae | Bradypus | Choloepus Hoffmani | Central-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tall trees in tropical rainforest | Omnivore | 1 | Solitary | null | null | null | It's body temperature is between 30 - 34 degrees! | null | BrownGreyWhiteTan | Fur | 15 mph | 25-40 years | 4.5-6kg (10-13lbs) | null | null | null | null | Eagles, Snakes, Jaguar | Mammal | null | null | null | null | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, Buds, Fruit | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Slow Worm | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Anguidae | Anguis | Anguis fragilis | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grassland and woodlands | Carnivore | null | Solitary | null | null | null | Found widely throughout British gardens! | null | BrownGreyYellowBlackTan | Scales | 0.3 mph | 10 - 30 years | 20g - 100g (0.7oz - 3.5oz) | 20cm - 50cm (8in - 20in) | null | null | null | Cats, Dogs, Birds | Reptile | null | Long snake-like body and small eyes | null | null | Eurasia | Europe | null | null | null | null | 8 | null | null | Insects, Slugs, Worms | null | null | null | null | null | Insects | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Slug | Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda | null | null | null | null | Africa | worms, snails, carrion | null | null | null | null | null | Land slug | 3-6 months | gardens, foliage, wood and debris | Omnivore | null | null | Slug | null | Worldwide | null | null | BrownGreyBlackGreen | Smooth | 0.19 mph | 2 years | null | 0.5-5 inches | 1 year | null | 500 per year | birds, reptiles, insects | gastropod | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Smokybrown Cockroach | Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Blattodea | Blattidae | Periplaneta | Periplaneta fuliginosa | Africa | Decaying plant and animal matter | Nymph | Colony | null | Extermination by humans | Rich mahogany coloring | Roach | 24-70 days | null | Omnivore | null | Nocturnal | null | 1 | All continents except Antarctica | null | null | BrownBlack | Exoskeleton | 3 mph | 2-6 months | 0.105 g | 1.5 in | 90-100 days | null | 40-45 eggs per egg case | null | Insect | 0.25 in | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Smooth Fox Terrier | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | BrownBlackWhiteTan | Hair | null | 12 – 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 18 lbs | null | Energetic and curious | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snail | Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda | Achatinoidea | null | null | Achatinoidea | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Well-vegetated areas | Herbivore | 200 | null | Snail | 1,000 | Worldwide | There are nearly 1,000 different species! | null | YellowTan | Shell | null | null | 0.01kg - 18kg (0.02lbs - 40lbs) | 0.5cm - 80cm (0.2in - 32in) | null | null | null | Rodents, Frogs, Birds | null | null | Armoured shell with long, thin eye stems | null | null | Antarctica | Asia | Central-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, Fruits, Stems | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves | null | Eurasia | null | null | Europe | North-America | Ocean | null | Oceania | South-America |
Snake | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | null | null | null | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Carnivore | null | Solitary | null | null | null | There are around 3,000 known species worldwide | null | null | Scales | 20 mph | 30 years | 150kg (330lbs) | null | null | null | null | null | Reptile | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Snapping Turtle | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Chelydridae | Chelydra | Chelydridae | Central-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Slow rivers, lakes and marshland | Omnivore | 35 | Solitary | null | null | null | Only found in North America! | null | BrownBlackTan | Scales | 2.4 mph | 30-45 years | 16-136kg (35-300lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Raccoon, Alligator | Reptile | null | null | null | null | North-America | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fish, Birds, Frogs | null | null | null | null | null | Fish | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snorkie | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus familiaris | North-America | rodents | puppies | Pack | unknown | being crushed by larger animals or people | null | null | 60 days | domesticated | Omnivore | 4 | PackSocial | Snorkie | 1 | North America | null | null | BrownGreyWhiteSilverMulti-colored | Fur | 10 mph | 15 years | 10 pounds | 14 inches | 12 months | 8 weeks | 4 puppies | null | Mammal | 12 inches | null | sweet and funny | can be difficult | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | rats | null | 2 months | 1 pound | null | null | meat | hybrid designer breed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snouted Cobra | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Elapidae | Naja | Naja annulifera | Africa | Birds, lizards, rodents, toads, and other snakes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Carnivore | null | null | Snouted Cobra | null | null | null | null | BrownYellowBlue | Scales | null | 20 years | null | 4-8 feet | null | null | 8-33 eggs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snow Crab | Animalia | Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Decapoda | Oregoniidae | Chionoecetes | C. opilio | Ocean | Fish, shrimp, smaller crabs, clams | null | Group | Unknown | Ocean warming | null | Opie, opilio crab | Up to two years | null | Carnivore | null | null | Snow crab | null | null | null | null | null | Hard Shell | null | null | 5 - 7 pounds | 3.7 - 6.5 inches | null | null | null | Humans, squid, seals, halibut | Crustacean | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Up to 100,000 eggs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snow Leopard | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | Panthera | Panthera uncia | Asia | sheep, deer, antelopes, yaks and gazelles and smaller mammals and birds | cub | Solitary | 8478 | Poaching, climate change | Pale gray coat and gray spots | Ounce | 90 to 105 days | Mountains | Carnivore | null | null | Snow leopard | 4 | Central Asia | null | Solitary | GreyWhite | Fur | null | 21 years | null | null | 2-3 years | 5 months | 2 to 7 | Leopards, occasionally and other snow leopards | Mammal | null | null | null | null | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snowshoe | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | Felis | Felis catus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | Saimese snowshoe | null | null | Omnivore | 5 | null | Snowshoe | null | null | null | Shorthair | BrownFawnBlackWhiteCreamLilacGolden | Hair | null | 10 to 14 year | 9 to 12 pounds (male); seven to 10 pounds (female) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Affectionate, loving and loyal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snowshoe Hare | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Lagomorpha | Leporidae | Lepus | Lepus americanus | North-America | Leafy plants, flowers, grass, bark | Leveret | Solitary | null | Habitat loss | Large hind feet | null | 36-40 days | Forests, open fields, riverside thickets | Herbivore | null | null | Snowshoe hare | null | Northern United States and Canada | null | Solitary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1-7 | Coyotes, bobcats, wolves, owls, red foxes, lynx | Mammal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Snowy Owl | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Strigiformes | Strigidae | Bubo | Bubo scandiacus | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Woodland within the Arctic tundra | Carnivore | null | Solitary | null | null | null | One of the largest owl species in the world! | null | GreyBlackWhite | Feathers | 50 mph | 10 - 17 years | 1.1kg - 2kg (2.4lbs - 4.4lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Foxes, Wild dogs | Bird | 60cm - 75cm (24in - 30in) | Black and white markings and large head | null | null | Europe | North-America | Ocean | 130cm - 164cm (51in - 65in) | null | null | 7 | null | null | Lemmings, Voles, Fish | null | null | null | null | null | Lemmings | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sockeye Salmon | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus | Oncorhynchus nerka | North-America | Zooplankton, amphipods, insects | null | School | Unknown | Overfishing | Bright red to dirty red coloration during spawning season | Red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon | 90 - 150 days | Ocean and tributaries | Carnivore | null | null | Sockeye salmon | 1 | null | null | null | null | Scales | null | 5 years | Up to 9.3 pounds | 1.5 - 2.5 feet | 5 years | null | null | Humans, bears, eagles, wolves, sharks, lampreys, and marine mammals | Salmon | null | null | null | null | Ocean | null | null | null | 90 to 150 days | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7.5 | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Somali | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | Felis | Felis catus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fox Cat, Longhaired Abyssinian | null | null | Omnivore | 5 | null | Somali cat | null | null | Active, intelligent and playful! | Longhair | BrownFawnBlackWhiteCreamGingerGolden | Hair | null | 9-16 years | 6-13lbs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Active, curious and playful | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Song Sparrow | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Passeriformes | Passerelidae | Melospiza | Melospiza melodia | Central-America | Insects | Nestling, fledgling | Solitary | Over 100 million | Habitat loss | Distinctive brown and gray stripes | Song sparrow | 12 to 14 days | Shrubs, gardens, woodlands | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | North America | null | null | BrownGreyWhiteChestnut | Feathers | 30 mph | 4 to 5 years | 0.4 to 1.9 ounces | 4.7 to 7 inches | 1 year | 10 to 12 days | 3-6 | Owls, hawks, cats | Sparrow | 3 inches | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Song Thrush | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Passeriformes | Turdidae | Turdus | Turdus philomelos | Africa | Insects and their larvae, snails, earthworms, slugs | null | null | 75 million to about 120 million birds. | Habitat disruption | its song | Throstle, mavis | null | Woods, temperate forests, scrub, shrublands, mountains, farms, gardens, parks | Omnivore | null | null | song thrush | 1 | Europe, North Africa, Middle East, New Zealand, Australia | null | null | BrownYellowCream | null | 35 mph | three to ten years | 1.76 to 3.77 ounces, females a bit heavier | 7.87 to 9.45 inches | null | null | four to five | Birds of prey, cats, dogs, humans | bird | null | null | null | null | Asia | Europe | null | 13.38 inches | 10-17 days | null | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | In a tree, in shrubs or creepers, on the ground | two weeks | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
South China Tiger | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | Panthera | Panthera Tigris Amoyensis | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dense tropical forest | Carnivore | 3 | Solitary | null | null | null | There are less than 20 in the wild! | null | BlackWhiteOrange | Fur | 60 mph | 18 - 25 years | 100kg - 195kg (221lbs - 430lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human | Mammal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Deer, Cattle, Wild Boar | null | null | null | null | null | Deer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Southern Black Racer | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Colubridae | Coluber | Coluber constrictor | Central-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Carnivore | 6-23 eggs | null | Black racer, North American racer | null | null | null | null | BlackWhite | null | null | 5-10 years | null | 2-5 feet | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Viperidae | Crotalus | C. helleri | Central-America | Lizards, birds, snakes, frogs, and small mammals including rats, mice, rabbits, and ground squirrels. | neonate | Solitary | null | habitat loss and human encounters | Rattle composed of interlocking keratin links. | null | null | scrub brush, coastal sage, rocky hills | Carnivore | null | NocturnalCrepuscularNocturnal/Crepuscularor Nocturnal Depending on Region and Season | Southern Pacific Rattlesnake | null | Southern California from Santa Barbara County south to northern Baja California and the Santa Catalina Islands. | null | null | BrownGreyBlackDark Brown | Scales | null | null | null | 30-44 inches | null | null | null | Coyotes, roadrunners, hawks, owls. | null | null | Large, triangular head and narrow neck. | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Medium | Rats, mice, rabbits, and ground squirrels. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spadefoot Toad | Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Mesobatrachia | Pelobatidae | Pelobates | Mesobatrachia | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Marshland prairies and open floodplains | Omnivore | 250 | Solitary | null | null | null | They spend most of their time underground! | null | BrownGreyTan | Permeable Scales | 10 mph | 4-8 years | 50-100g (1.7-3.5oz) | null | null | null | null | Birds, Fish, Snakes | Amphibian | null | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fly, Ants, Spiders | null | null | null | null | null | Fly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spanador | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spanish Goat | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Calvo | Capra | Capra aegagrus hircus | Central-America | Grass, herbs, shrubs, weeds, tree barks, and leaves | Calf | Herd | approximately 500,000 | Domesticated dogs, wolves, foxes, and coyotes | Long horizontal ears and thorns that are twisted at the points. | Brush goats and scrub goats | About 155 days | Spain, Mexico, and the USA | Herbivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | BrownGreyFawn | null | null | 6-7 years | male: 200 to 250 lbs. females: 11 to 150 lbs. | 20 inches | 5 months to 1 year | null | 2-4 | Domesticated dogs, wolves, foxes, and coyotes | null | 20 inches | null | null | null | Europe | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spanish Mastiff | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | YellowFawnRedBlackBrindle | Hair | null | 10 to 12 years | 220 lbs. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Affectionate, laid-back, independent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sparrow | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Passeriformes | Passeridae | null | null | Africa | null | null | null | 1.6 billion | null | null | null | null | Countryside and woodland | Omnivore | null | Flock | null | null | null | There are 140 different species! | null | BrownGreyYellowBlueBlackWhiteTan | Feathers | 25 mph | 4 - 7 years | 13.4g - 42g (0.5oz - 1.5oz) | null | null | null | null | Cats, Snakes, Hawks | Bird | 11.4cm - 18cm (4.5in - 7in) | Small body size and rounded head | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | 8.3 inches | 10 to 14 days | null | 4 | null | null | Insects, Seeds, Berries | null | null | null | On or around buildings | 82 days | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Sparrowhawk | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Accipiter | Accipiter nisus | Africa | Birds, insects, rodents, and other mammals | null | null | Several million | Habitat loss | The barred plumage on the breast | Sparhawks | null | Forests and woodlands | Carnivore | null | null | Sparrowhawk | 20 | Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania | null | null | BrownBlackWhiteOrange | null | 50 mph | 10-20 years | Up to 1kg (2.5lbs) | null | null | null | null | Eagles, owls, falcons, goshawks, red foxes, and martens | Bird | Up to 50cm (20in) | null | null | null | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Up to 101cm (40in) | A month | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tall trees | 1-2 months | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spectacled Bear | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Ursidae | Tremarctos | Tremarctos Ornatus | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Coastal forests and deserts | Omnivore | 2 | Solitary | null | null | null | Native to the Andes mountains of South America! | null | GreyBlackWhite | Fur | 30 mph | 20 - 30 years | 130kg - 200kg (286lbs - 440lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Jaguar, Mountain lion | Mammal | 1.5m - 2m (4.9ft - 6.6ft) | Light spectacles on face and long claws | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Berries, Mice, Birds | null | null | null | null | null | Berries | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sperm Whale | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Physeteridae | Physeter | Physeter macrocephalus | Ocean | Squid, sharks, skates, fish | null | Pod/Solitary | 300,000 to 450,000 | Human activity, climate change | Size and huge head | Cachalot | 14 to 16 months | Ocean | Carnivore | 1 | null | Sperm Whale | 4 | null | Each tooth weighs 1kg! | null | GreyWhite | Smooth | 23 mph | Up to 60 years | 35 to 45 tons | 49 to 59 feet | null | null | null | Sharks, Humans, Killer Whales | Cetacean Common nam | null | Cone-shaped teeth and enormous body size | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | Squid | null | null | null | 6 - 9 | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spider | Animalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Spider Ball Python | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Pythonidae | Python | Python regius | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Carnivore | null | null | Ball python | null | null | null | null | Black | null | null | 20-50 years | null | 3-4.5 feet | null | null | 1-11 eggs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spider Monkey | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Primates | Atelidae | Ateles | Simia Paniscus | Central-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tropical jungle and rainforest | Omnivore | 1 | Troop | null | null | null | Found in the tropical jungles of South America! | null | BrownGreyBlackWhite | Hair | 35 mph | 15-27 years | 6.4-12kg (14-26lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Eagles, Jaguar | Mammal | null | null | null | null | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fruit, Nuts, Leaves | null | null | null | null | null | Fruit | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spider Wasp | Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hymenoptera | Pompilidae | null | null | Africa | Spiders | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Loose soil, rocks, or rotted wood. | Carnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | YellowBlueBlackOrange | Exoskeleton | null | null | 10 to 19 mg | null | null | null | null | mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians | null | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Spider-Tailed Horned Viper | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Viperidae | Pseudocerastes | Pseudocerastes urarachnoides | Asia | Prefers birds but will also eat lizards, rodents, and arthropods | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Carnivore | null | null | Iranian Spider Viper | null | null | null | null | GreyTan | Scales | null | null | Approx. 1 pound | About 20 inches | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spinner Shark | Animalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus | Carcharhinus brevipinna | Ocean | null | null | Group | Uncertain | Human exploitation, habitat loss | Jumping and spinning | Blacktip shark, longnose gray whaler | 11 to 15 months | Tropical and warm temperate waters | Carnivore | null | null | Spinner shark | null | null | null | null | GreyBlackLight-Brown | Tough | null | 15 to 20 years | 120 to 200 pounds | 6 to 9 feet | null | null | null | Humans | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | Small bony fish ponds, streams, ocean, etc | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spinone Italiano | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | BrownWhiteOrange | Hair | null | 12 – 14 years | 81 lbs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Good-natured, hard-working, and playful | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spiny Dogfish | Animalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Squaliformes | Squalidae | Squalus | Squalus acanthias | Ocean | Octopuses, crabs, squid, smaller sharks, jellyfish, shrimp, and sea cucumber | null | Pack | Biomass of 106.8 thousand metric tons in the Atlantic Ocean; 44,660,000 fish in the Pacific Ocean | Overfishing | null | Dogfish Shark, Spiky Dog, Piked Dogfish, Rock Salmon, Spring Dogfish, White-Spotted Dogfish Predators: Sharks, Seals, Orcas, Tuna, American Anglerfish, Humans | null | Oceans and seas | Carnivore | null | null | Spiny Dogfish | 2 | null | Found in ocean waters worldwide! | null | BrownGreyBlackWhite | Smooth | null | Average of 20 to 24 years, but can live up to 50 years | 8 pounds | Maximum length of 39 inches (male); maximum length of 49 inches (female) | null | null | null | Sharks, Whales, Humans | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | null | null | Fish, Squid, Crustaceans | Salt | null | null | null | null | Octopuses, crabs, squid, smaller sharks, jellyfish, shrimp, and sea cucumber | null | null | null | 6.5-8.5 | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spiny Hill Turtle | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Geoemydidae | Heosemys | Heosemys spinosa | Asia | null | Hatchling | Solitary | Unknown | Habitat destruction | Spiked shell | Cogwheel turtle | 100 - 145 days | Forest, rainforest, mountains, hills | Omnivore | null | null | Spiny turtle | 1 | Indo-Malaysia | null | null | BrownRedOrangeBeige | Scales | 3 mph | 20 years | 1.5 - 2kg (3 - 4.5lbs) | 175 - 220mm (.6 - .75ft) | null | null | 1 - 3 | humans | Reptile | 90 - 110 mm (.3 - .4ft) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, fruit, vegetation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spitting Cobra | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Elapidae | null | null | Africa | Small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects, eggs, birds. Some species scavenge. | null | Solitary | null | null | null | null | null | null | Carnivore | 2 to 23 eggs | null | Spitting cobra, ulupong | null | Africa and Asia | null | null | BrownGreyYellowRedBlueBlackGreenPink | Scales | null | 20 year lifespan in captivity | null | 2.29 to 8.9 feet | two or three years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spixs Macaw | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | Cyanopsitta | Cyanopsitta spixii | Extinct in the Wild | null | null | Flocks | At least 160 | Habitat Loss | Luxurious Blue Plumage | null | null | Desert Woodlands | Omnivore | null | Diurnal | Spix's Macaw | null | Brazil | One of earth's rarest animals! | Birds | null | Feathers | null | 20 to 40 years | 360g (12.7oz) | 56cm (22in) | null | null | null | Rats, feral cats, mongooses, and monkeys | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 26 days | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sponge | Animalia | Porifera | Demospongiae | null | null | null | Demospongiae | Ocean | null | null | Colony | unknown | Climate change, habitat destruction | Surface pores | null | null | oceans, seas, lakes | Omnivore | 1,000s | Sedentary | Sponge | null | Worldwide | There are more than 9,000 known species! | null | BrownYellowRedBlueGreenOrange | Porous | null | 15-30 years | 20lbs | 0.25m - 2m (0.8f - 6ft) | null | null | null | null | Metazoa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Plankton, Mollusks, Crustaceans | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spotted Gar | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Lepisosteiformes | Lepisosteidae | Lepisosteus | Lepisosteus oculatus | Central-America | null | null | Solitary | Unknown | Water pollution | Long, cylindrical body | Gar | 10-14 days | 6.0-8.0 | Carnivore | null | null | Spotted gar | 1 | null | null | null | BlackDull Olive | Scales | null | 216 months | 10lbs | 39in - 59in | null | null | null | Other types of gars | Lepisosteidae | null | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Minnows, mosquito larvae, blue crabs, larger fish | Fresh | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6.0-8.0 | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Spotted Lanternfly | Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Fulgoridae | Lycorma | Lycorma delicatula | Asia | null | Nymphs | Solitary | null | Humans | The pink or tan colored wings | Lanternmoth | 5 – 8 months | Trees | Herbivore | null | null | Spotted Lanternfly | null | Native to China, Vietnam, Taiwan, and India | null | null | YellowRedBlackWhiteTanPink | Exoskeleton | null | 1 year | Less than 1 gram | Up to 4cm (1.5in) | 2 - 4 months after hatching | null | 20 - 60 eggs | Wasps and other insects | Insect | null | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Springador | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Springbok | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Antidorcas | Antidorcas marsupialis | Africa | null | Calves | Herd | Up to 2.5 million | Hunting | The large curved horns on the top of the head | null | 4-6 months | Savannas and deserts | Herbivore | null | null | Springbok | 1 | Southern Africa | null | null | BrownBlackWhite | Hair | 55 mph | 7-9 years on average | 27-48kg (59-106lbs) | 1-1.5m (4-4.5ft) | 200-400 days | 4 months | 1-2 calves | Cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, caracals, jackals, wild dogs, and eagles | Mammal | 69-87cm (27-34in) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grasses, leaves, and flowers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Springerdoodle | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Squash Beetle | Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | Epilachna | Epilachna borealis | North-America | null | Nymphs | Colony | unknown | Pest control by humans | Shield-like body | Squash lady beetle, squash ladybugs | 10 days | Under plant debris, near buildings, near rocks, and other sheltered places | Herbivore | null | null | Squash beetle | 1 | North America | null | null | YellowBlack | Exoskeleton | null | 2-6 months | null | 3/8 inch | Less than 1 year old | null | 15-40 eggs | Tachinid fly, sceleonids, and praying mantises | Insect | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, vines, fruit | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Squid | Animalia | Mollusca | Cephalopoda | Teuthida | Oegopsina | null | Teuthida | Ocean | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cooler and temperate waters | Carnivore | 5 | Solitary | null | null | null | Some species are known to have 10 arms! | null | BrownGreyBlackWhite | Smooth | 18 mph | 5-30 years | 0.3-500kg (0.6-1,102lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Seal, Whales | Cephalopod | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fish, Crabs, Shrimp | null | null | null | null | null | Fish | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Squirrel | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Sciuridae | null | null | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Woodland and dense forests | Omnivore | 3 | Solitary | null | null | null | Small rodents found in woodlands worldwide! | null | BrownGreyRedBlackTan | Fur | 16 mph | 2-8 years | 250-1,000g (0.5-2.2lbs) | null | null | null | null | Snakes, Coyote, Weasels | Mammal | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fruit, Seeds, Insects | null | null | null | null | null | Fruit | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | South-America | null | null | null | null |
Squirrel Monkey | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Primates | Cebidae | Saimiri | Saimiri | Central-America | Fruit, Insects, Flowers | Infant | Troop | Not Known | Habitat loss | Longer tail than body used for balance | Deaths Head Monkey | 170 days | Dense, tropical jungle close to a stream | Omnivore | 1 | Diurnal | Squirrel Monkey | 5 | Central and South America | Lives in groups of up to 500 individuals! | Mammal | GreyYellowBlackOlive | Fur | 22 mph | 15 - 20 years | 0.75kg -1.1k g (1.7lbs - 2.4lbs) | null | 3 - 5 years | 4 months | null | Birds of Prey, Snakes, Humans | null | 25cm - 36cm (9.8in - 14in) | null | null | null | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Squirrelfish | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Holocentrus | Holocentrus adscensionis | Ocean | Meroplankton, shrimp | Fry | Social | null | Habitat loss | Large protuberant eyes | Soldierfish, striped squirrelfish | 48-72 hours | Tropical and subtropical reefs | Carnivore | null | Social | Squirrelfish | 70 | Atlantic Ocean | null | School | RedSilver | Scales | null | 2-4 years | null | 6-10 inches | 5 inches | null | 500-1,000 | Larger fish and sea birds | Fish | 1-2 inches | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8.1-8.4 | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sri Lankan Elephant | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Proboscidea | Elephantidae | Elephas | Elephas Maximus Maximus | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rainforest and tropical woodland | Herbivore | 1 | Herd | null | null | null | Now restricted to a few parks! | null | BrownGreyBlack | Leather | 27 mph | 55 - 70 years | 3,000kg - 5,000kg (6,500lbs - 11,000lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Tiger | Mammal | 2m - 3m (7ft - 10ft) | Long trunk and large feet | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grass, Fruit, Roots | null | null | null | null | null | Grass | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stabyhoun | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | Stabij, Stabijhoun, Fryske Stabij, Beike, Dutch Stabyhoun, Stabij, Frisian Pointer | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | Stabyhoun | null | null | null | null | BlackWhiteOrangeChocolate | Hair | null | 12 to 15 years | 55lbs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Gentle, sensitive, and active | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis Lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | null | null | Known for their loyalty to their family! | Mastiff | null | Hair | null | 14 years | 17kg (38lbs) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stag Beetle | Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Lucanidae | null | null | Europe | Rotting wood, fruits, and sap | Larvae | Solitary | null | Habitat loss | The massive mandibles of the male | null | A few days | Loose soil of deserts, forests, grasslands, and more | Herbivore | 100 | null | Stag Beetle | 1,200 | Europe, North America | null | null | BrownRedBlackGreen | Exoskeleton | null | 3-7 years | Up to 0.5 grams | 1cm – 12.3cm (0.5in - 5in) | null | null | 30 eggs | Mammals, bird, reptiles, amphibians, and insects | Insect | null | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Standard Schnauzer | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | BlackWhite | Hair | null | 13-16 | 30-50 | null | null | null | 4-8 pups | null | null | 18-20 | bristly eyebrows and a long mustache | Intelligent, playful, affectionate, loyal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Star-nosed mole | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Eulipotyphla | Talpidae | Condylura | Condylura cristata | North-America | Worms, mollusks, fish, and insects | Pups | Colony | Unknown | Habitat loss | The star-shaped sensory organ on the nose | null | 45 days | Marshes and wetlands | Carnivore | null | null | Star-Nosed Mole | 1 | United States and Canada | null | null | BrownBlackPink | Hair | 4 mph | 3-4 years on average | 55g (2oz) | 15-20cm (6-8in) | 10 months | 1 month | 2-7 pups | Foxes, weasels, minks, domesticated cats and dogs, skunks, owls, and hawks | Mammal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Starfish | Animalia | Echinodermata | Asteroidea | null | null | null | Asteroidea | Ocean | Mollusks | null | Solitary | unknown | coral reef destruction | Bumpy, spiny skin | Sea star | 4-8 weeks | coral reef | Carnivore | 1,000,000 | Solitary | Starfish | 2,000 | null | Has 2 stomachs to aid digestion! | null | BrownGreyRedBlueOrange | Spiky | 0.6 mph | 35 years | 0.1-6kg (0.2-13lbs) | null | null | null | null | Fish, birds, turtles, otters, carbs | Asteroidea | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Crustaceans, Worms, Sea Urchins | Salt | null | null | null | null | Crustaceans | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stargazer Fish | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Trachiniformes | Uranoscopidae | Uranoscopus | Uranoscopus scaber | North-America | Crustaceans, crabs, small fish | null | Solitary | Unknown | Diseases and parasites | Eyes on top of its head | Monkfish | 2 months | null | Omnivore | null | null | Stargazer fish | 4 | null | null | null | WhiteGreenDark Brown | Scales | null | Diseases and parasites | Eyes on top of its head | Monkfish | 2 months | Aggressive | null | null | Perciformes | These fish suck prey in like a vacuum or use a tentacle-like appendage | These fish suck prey in like a vacuum or use a tentacle-like appendage | null | null | Ocean | Oceania | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | High | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An organ on their heads helps these fish deter predators and disable prey with shocks | null | null |
Steelhead Salmon | Animalia | Chordata | null | Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Asia | Zooplankton, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, fish eggs, minnows, and other small fishes | null | Solitary | Unknown | Habitat loss and fishing | Streamlined, silvery body | steelhead trout, salmon trout | 3 to 4 weeks | null | Omnivore | null | null | Steelhead | 1 | null | null | null | Purple | Skin | null | null | 8 - 55 pounds | 16 - 45 inches | Steelhead live in freshwater rivers and streams for 1 to 2 years before migrating into the ocean | Unknown | null | Humans, fish, lampreys, birds, bears, otters and raccoons | Salmonid | null | null | null | null | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Steller’s Sea Cow | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Sirenia | Dugongidae | Hydrodamalis | Hydrodamalis Gigas | Ocean | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arctic Tundra | Herbivore | 1 | Herd | null | null | null | Hunted to extinction in 17 years! | null | BrownGreyBlack | Smooth | null | 50 - 80 years | 8000kg (8.8tons) | 8m - 9m (26ft - 30ft) | null | null | null | Large sharks and humans | Mammal | null | Enormous body size and toothless mouths | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sea Grasses, Algae, Flowers | null | null | null | null | null | Sea Grasses | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stick Insect | Animalia | null | Insecta | Phasmatodea | null | null | Phasmatodea | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Forest, jungles and woodland | Herbivore | 1,000 | null | Stick Insect | 3,000 | Worldwide | There are more than 3,000 different species! | null | BrownGreyTanGreen | Shell | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Birds, Rodents, Reptiles | null | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, Plants, Berries | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Stiletto Snake | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Lamprophiidae | null | null | Africa | small mammals, burrowing reptiles, frogs. | null | null | null | null | null | Southern stiletto snake, Bibron's stiletto snake, Side-stabbing snake, Bibron's burrowing asp, Bibron's mole viper. | null | fynbos, karoo scrub, semi-desert, savannahs, grasslands, woodlands, and forests | Carnivore | null | null | null | null | sub-Sahara Africa | null | null | BrownBlackWhitePurple | Scales | null | 12-22 years | null | 12-16 inches, though it may reach 21.75 inches | null | null | 2-17 eggs | null | null | null | null | null | null | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stingray | Animalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | null | null | null | Ocean | Snails, clams, and squids | null | Solitary | Not known | Sea lions, seals, sharks, and other large fish | null | null | Three months | Black and Mediterranean Seas | Carnivore | 8 | Solitary | Stingray | 200 | null | It's stinger is razor-sharp or serrated! | null | BrownGrey | Scales | 30 mph | 15 - 25 years | 25kg - 97kg (55lbs - 214lbs) | 50cm - 200cm (19.6in - 79in) | null | null | null | Sea lions, seals, sharks, and other large fish | Fish | null | Flattened body shape and venom filled tail | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Snails, clams, and squid | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stoat | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Mustelidae | Mustela | Mustela Erminea | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Moorland and woodlands | Carnivore | 8 | Solitary | null | null | null | Average adults weigh about 200 grams! | null | BrownBlackWhiteTan | Fur | 20 mph | 4-6 years | 200-500g (7-17.6oz) | null | null | null | null | Fox, Snake, Wild Cats | Mammal | null | null | null | null | Eurasia | Europe | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rabbits, Mice, Insects | null | null | null | null | null | Rabbit | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stone Crab | Animalia | Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Decapoda | Menippidae | Menippe | null | Ocean | Mollusk, oysters | null | null | Unknown | null | Two uneven but oversized claws | Florida stone crab | Up to two weeks | Waters off the Florida coast | Carnivore | null | null | null | 2 | null | null | null | BrownGreyRedTan | Exoskeleton | null | Males: 7 years Females: 8 years | null | Between 5½ to 6 inches at the carapace (the widest part of the crab) | null | null | null | Octopi, sea turtles | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Stork | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | null | null | Africa | Insects, amphibians, small mammals, bird eggs, fish, crustaceans. | null | null | 700,000+ | Agricultural changes and industrialization by humans. | long legs, long neck, and long bill | null | null | Open grasslands, light woodlands, marshes, wet meadows, rivers, ponds. | Carnivore | null | null | Stork | 19 | Australia, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, South America | null | null | RedBlackWhite | Feathers | 16 mph | 22 years in wild, 35 years in captivity | 6.2 to 7.3 lbs. | 39-45 inches | null | null | 1-7 eggs | American alligators, though eggs are attacked by small mammals. | Bird | 39-49 inches | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | Up to 10.5+ feet | 33-34 days | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cliff sides, trees, and on tops of homes | 11 months | null | null | Europe | 1 | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Striped Hyena | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Hyaenidae | Hyaena | Hyaena hyaena | Africa | Small insects and small animals | Cub or pup | Small families | 5,000 to 14,000 worldwide. | Humans and human activities | Stripes on their bodies | null | 90-92 days | Deserts, semi-deserts, woodlands, scrub forests, acacia bushlands, grasslands, tropical savannas, and rocky terrains | Omnivore | null | null | Striped Hyena | null | Africa, West India, the Middle East, and the Arabian Peninsula | null | Solitary or in pairs | GreyBlackBeige | Fur | 5 mph | 24 years in captivity | 57 to 90 pounds | 1 – 1.15 meters in length. Their tail measures about 12.5 inches | 2-3 years old | 8 months to 1 year | 2 to 4 cubs | Humans, lions, other big cats | Mammal | 1 – 1.15 meters in length. Their tail measures about 12.5 inches | null | null | null | Asia | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Striped Rocket Frog | Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Hylidae | Litoria | Litoria nasuta | Oceania | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Woodland swamps and ponds | Carnivore | null | Solitary | null | null | null | Long powerful hind legs! | null | BrownBlackTanGreen | Permeable | 5 mph | 10 - 15 years | 5g - 8g (0.17oz - 0.28oz) | 5cm - 5.5cm (1.9in - 2.1in) | null | null | null | null | Amphibian | null | Long legs and streamlined body | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 60 | null | null | Insects, Moths, Spiders | null | null | null | null | null | Insects | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sturgeon | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Acipenseriformes | Acipenseridae | null | null | Ocean | Shells, crustaceans, small fish | null | null | null | Overexploitation | Elongated body and plates | null | 8 to 15 days | Oceans, gulfs and lakes | Carnivore | null | null | Sturgeon | 29 | null | null | null | GreyBlackWhiteOlive | Smooth | null | 50 to 60 years | 200 to 1,800 pounds | Up to 22 feet long | null | null | null | null | Fish | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sucker Fish | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Catostomidae | null | null | null | Algae, zooplankton, insects, small invertebrates, crustaceans, and plants | null | null | null | Pollution and dams | null | null | Average of 10 days to eggs hatching | Freshwater streams and lakes | Omnivore | null | null | null | 79 | United States, Russia, and China | Commonly found throughout America! | null | null | Hair | null | Bigmouth buffalo can live up to 112 years! | Maximum of 80 pounds (bigmouth buffalo) | 1 to 3 feet | null | null | null | Trout, bass, catfish, and walleye | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fresh | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sugar Glider | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Diprotodontia | Petauridae | Petaurus | Petaurus breviceps | Asia | Insects, tree gum, sap | joey | Colony | null | Habitat loss | Web membranes | null | 15 Days | Forest, woodlands | Omnivore | null | null | Sugar glider | null | Australia, Indonesia | null | null | GreyBlackWhite | Fur | null | 120 months | 0.1kg-0.25kg (0.25lbs-0.5lbs) | 0.15m-0.22m (0.5ft-0.75ft) | 1 year | 3 months | 1-2 | Owls, cats, snakes | Marsupial | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sulcata Tortoise | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Testudinidae | Centrochelys | Centrochelys sulcata | Africa | null | Hatchling | Solitary | Unknown, but the animal is listed as vulnerable or endangered | Hunting, poaching, habitat destruction | Its size | African spurred tortoise | About 75 days | Desert, dry savanna | Herbivore | null | null | African spurred tortoise, spurred tortoise, African spur thigh tortoise | 1 | Southern part of the Sahara Desert | null | null | BrownYellow | Hard Shell | 0.3 mph | More than 70 years | 79 to 200 pounds | 30 inches | 15 years of age | null | 15 to 30 | Humans | Reptile | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sumatran Elephant | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Proboscidea | Elephantidae | Elephas | Elephas Maximus Sumatranus | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rainforest and tropical woodland | Herbivore | 1 | Herd | null | null | null | Less than 2,000 left in the wild! | null | BrownGreyBlack | Leather | 27 mph | 55 - 70 years | 3,000kg - 5,000kg (6,500lbs - 11,000lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human, Tiger | Mammal | 2m - 3m (7ft - 10ft) | Long trunk and large feet | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grass, Fruit, Roots | null | null | null | null | null | Grass | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sumatran Orang-utan | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Primates | Hominidae | Pongo | Pongo abelii | Asia | Fruits, Shoots, Insects | Infant | Solitary | 4,000 | Hunting and habitat loss | Long arms and long, orange hair | Red Ape, Forest Person | 9 months | Dense, tropical forest | Omnivore | 1 | Diurnal | Sumatran Orang-utan | 1 | Northern Sumatra | Known to make mental maps of the forest! | Mammal | BrownGreyRedOrange | Hair | 2.7 mph | 30 - 40 years | 30kg - 82kg (66lbs - 180lbs) | null | 12 - 15 years | 3 years | null | Sumatran Tiger, Humans | null | 1.25m - 1.5m (4ft - 5ft) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sumatran Rhinoceros | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Perissodactyla | Rhinocerotidae | Dicerorhinus | Dicerorhinus Sumatrensis | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tropical bushland, grassland and savannas | Herbivore | 1 | Solitary | null | null | null | The smallest species of rhino! | null | BrownGreyBlack | Leather | 30 mph | 30-45 years | 500kg - 800kg (1,100lbs - 1,760lbs) | 2m - 2.5m (6.6ft - 8.2ft) | null | null | null | Human, Wild cats | Mammal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grass, Fruit, Berries, Leaves | null | null | null | null | null | Grass | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sumatran Tiger | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | Panthera | Panthera Tigris Sumatrae | Asia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dense tropical forest | Carnivore | 3 | Solitary | null | null | null | The smallest species of tiger! | null | BlackWhiteOrange | Fur | 60 mph | 18 - 25 years | 80kg - 150kg (176lbs - 330lbs) | null | null | null | null | Human | Mammal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Deer, Cattle, Wild Boar | null | null | null | null | null | Deer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Sun Bear | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Ursidae | Helarctos | Helarctos malayanus | Asia | Fruits, Honey, Insects | Cub | Solitary | Unknown | Hunting and habitat loss | Yellow or orange U-shaped marking on chest | Malaysian Sun Bear, Malay Bear, Honey Bear, Dog Bear | 3 - 8 months | Primarily, lowland tropical forests | Omnivore | 2 | Diurnal/Nocturnal | Sun Bear | 2 | South-east Asia | The smallest species of bear in the world! | Mammal | BrownGreyYellowRedBlackWhiteOrange | Fur | 30 mph | 15 - 30 years | 30kg - 60kg (66lbs - 132lbs) | null | 3 - 4 years | 18 months | null | Tiger, Snakes, Birds of Prey | null | 1.2m - 1.5m (4ft - 5ft) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Surgeonfish | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | null | null | Central-America | null | null | SolitarySchool | Though the exact population of surgeonfish is not known, none of these fish appear to be endangered. The overall conservation status is not evaluated. | Climate change, pollution | Scalpel-like spines on the side of the tail that can deliver serious cuts | Tang, doctorfish | 24 hours | null | Herbivore | null | null | Surgeonfish | null | Warm seas around the world | null | null | null | Scales | null | null | 1.3 pounds | 6 inches to over 6 feet | null | null | null | Eels, larger fish, rays | Fish | null | null | null | null | North-America | Ocean | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Zooplankton | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Swai Fish | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Siluriformes | Pangasiidae | Pangasianodon | Pangasianodon hypophthalmus | Asia | Crustaceans, small fish, and plants | null | School | null | Fishing | Shark-style dorsal fin | Tra fish, iridescent shark, pangasius | null | Rivers | Omnivore | null | null | Iridescent shark | 1 | null | null | null | SilverBeige | Scales | null | null | 50 - 100 lbs | 2-4 ft | null | null | null | null | Pangasiidae | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fresh | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Swan | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | Cygnus | Cygnus atratus | Africa | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Large, shallow wetlands and open water | Omnivore | null | Flock | null | null | null | Populations have been affected by pollution! | null | GreyBlackWhiteOrange | Feathers | 50 mph | 8 - 12 years | 10kg - 15kg (22lbs - 33lbs) | 91cm - 150cm (36in - 60in) | null | null | null | Human, Wolf, Raccoon | Bird | null | Large, powerful wings and webbed feet | null | null | Asia | Central-America | Eurasia | 200cm - 350cm (79in - 138in) | null | null | 5 | null | null | Aquatic Plants, Insects, Small Fish | null | null | null | null | null | Aquatic Plants | null | Europe | null | null | North-America | Oceania | South-America | null | null | null |
Swedish Vallhund | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | Swedish Vallhund | null | null | null | null | BrownGreyYellowBlueDark Brown | Hair | null | 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No problems learning tricks and simple tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Syrian Hamster | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Cricetidae | Mesocricetus | Mesocricetus auratus | Asia | Insects | Pups | Largely solitary | Fewer than 2,500 mature individuals | Habitat loss | Typical golden-brown color | Golden hamster, teddy bear hamster, standard hamster, fancy hamster | 16 days | Plateaus, steppes, sand dunes, edges of deserts | Omnivore | null | null | Golden hamster | 4 | Syria and Turkey | null | null | Gold | Fur | null | 1-3 years | 100–225 grams (3.5–8 oz) | 5-7 in (12.7-17.78cm) | 30 days | 19-21 days | 8-20 | Owls, weasels, storks, jackals, wild cats, snakes | Rodent | null | null | null | null | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Taco Terrier | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | RedBlueBlackWhiteTanChocolate | Hair | null | 12-15 years | 8 lbs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Loyal, watchful, and playful | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Takin | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Budorcas | Budorcas taxicolor | Asia | null | Calves | Herd | 7,000-12,000 | Habitat loss and hunting | The curved horns and shaggy coat | Cattle chamois and gnu goat | 7–8 months | Alpine mountains and valleys | Herbivore | null | null | Takin | 1 | Eastern Himalayas | null | null | BrownGreyYellowBlackWhiteGold | Hair | null | Up to 20 years | Up to 350kg (770lbs) | 1.5-2.2m (5-7.3ft) | 30 months | 1-2 months | 1 (rarely 2) | Wolves, leopards, dholes, and bears | Hoofed Mammal | 1-1.14m (3.3-4.5ft) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, grasses, herbs, and twigs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Tamaskan | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Canis lupus | Europe | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Omnivore | null | null | Tamaskan | null | null | null | null | BrownGreyFawnBlackWhite | Hair | null | 12 to 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Loyal and Devoted | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Tang | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Acanthuridae | null | null | Ocean | null | null | School | null | Loss of coral reefs | The brightly colored body | Surgeonfish or unicornfish | A day or two | Coral reefs and open ocean | Omnivore | null | null | Tang | 75 | null | Found around shallow coral reefs! | null | YellowRedBlueBlackWhiteOrangePurpleSilverBlack-Brown | Scales | null | Up to 30 years | Up to 1 or 2 pounds | Up to 3 feet | null | null | null | Groupers, tuna, snappers, and barracuda | Ray-finned fish | null | Pointed snout and razor-sharp scalpel at the base of their tail | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 40,000 | null | null | Plankton, algae, and sometimes meat | Salt | null | null | null | null | Algae | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Tapanuli Orang-utan | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Primates | Hominidae | Pongo | Pongo tapanuliensis | Asia | Fruits, Shoots, Insects | Infant | Solitary | 800 | Habitat loss and hunting | Long arms and long, orange hair | Red Ape, Forest Person | 9 months | Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests | Omnivore | 1 | Diurnal | Tapanuli Orang-utan | 1 | northwestern Sumatra | Inhabits an isolated mountain range in northwestern Sumatra! | Mammal | BrownGreyRedBlackOrange | Hair | 2.7 mph | 30 - 40 years | 30kg - 82kg (66lbs - 180lbs) | null | 12 - 15 years | 3 years | null | Sumatran Tiger, Humans | null | 1.25m - 1.5m (4ft - 5ft) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Tapir | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Perissodactyla | Tapiridae | Tapirus | null | Asia | null | Calf | Solitary | Between 3,000 and 4,500 depending upon the species | Poaching for meat and hides / habitat loss. | Elongated snout and upper lip that is reminiscent of an aardvark’s nose. | Baird’s Tapir, Little Black Tapir, Wooly Tapir, Asian / Indian Tapir | 13 months | grasslands, swamps, mountains and forests. | Herbivore | 1 | Solitary | Central American Tapir, Kabomani Tapir, Mountain Tapir and the Malayan Tapir | 4 | Central America, South America and Asia | Most closely related to horses and rhinos! | null | BrownGreyRedBlackWhite | Hair | 30 mph | 20 to 30 years | 150-300kg (330-700lbs) | null | 3 to 5 years | Six to eight months. | 1 | Crocodiles, jaguars, tigers, cougars and other wild cats. | Mammal | Between 29 and 42 inches from the shoulder. | null | null | null | South-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leaves, grasses and other plants. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Tarantula Hawk | Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hymenoptera | Pompilidae | Pepsis | Pepsis albocincta | Africa | tarantulas | Larva | Solitary | null | Habitat destruction | Spider predation | Pepsis wasp, spider wasp | 3-4 days | Desert scrub, rainforests, grassland, open arid or semi-arid locations | Omnivore | null | null | Tarantula hawk | null | every continent except Europe and Antartica | null | solitary | BlackOrange | Shell | null | A few weeks to four to five months | 0.35 to 0.67 ounces | 2 inches | Soon after pupating | null | 1 | Roadrunners and bullfrogs | insect | null | null | null | null | Asia | Central-America | North-America | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Oceania | null | null | South-America | null | null | null | null | null |
Tarpon | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Elopiformes | Megalopidae | Megalops | null | Ocean | Fish and large invertebrates | null | School | null | Fishing, river damming, pollution | Large, silvery scales on sides | Silver king, grand ecaille, sabalo real | null | Bays, mangrove lagoons, coastal waters | Carnivore | null | null | Tarpon | 2 | null | null | null | BlueBlackGreenSilver | Scales | null | Males-30+ years; females-50+ years | 100 pounds+ | 6 feet | null | null | null | Sharks, porpoises, alligators | Fish | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Salt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |