Kyle's Creatures
Over 1,450 species and counting!
Monotremes
(Tachyglossus aculeatus lawesii)
Marsupials
(Macropus rufogriseus) Class: Mammalia Location: Eastern Australia Diet: Grasses, roots, leaves, weeds, brush, flowers, seed heads, shoots, herbs, shrubs, crops, roots, berries Lifespan in Wild: 15-18 years Number of Offspring: 1 Joey Conservation Status: Stable
(Bettongia penicillata)
(Macropus robustus)
(Macropus giganteus)
(Phalanger gymnotis)
(Phascolarctos cinereus) Class: Mammalia Location: Eastern Australia Diet: Eucalyptus leaves Lifespan in Wild: 13-18 years Number of Offspring: 1 Joey Conservation Status: Stable
(Dendrolagus matschiei)
(Macropus parma) Class: Mammalia Location: Southern New South Wales Diet: Grasses, herbs, sedges, shrubs, leaves, bark, fungi, stems, wood, reeds, fruits, veggies, grains Lifespan in Wild: 6-8 years Number of Offspring: 1 Joey Conservation Status: Stable
(Macropus rufus) Class: Mammalia Location: Australia Diet: Grasses, succulents, shrubs, leaves, bark, flowering plants, fruit, veggies Lifespan in Wild: 15-20 years Number of Offspring: 1 Joey Conservation Status: Stable
Xenarthans
(Bradypus variegatus)
(Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
(Choloepus hoffmanni)
(Tolypeutes matacus)
(Choloepus didactylus)
(Dasypus novemcinctus) Class: Mammalia Location: Ranges from the Southern U.S. all the way down to N.E. Argentina and Uruguay Diet: Invertebrates, grubs, maggots, invertebrate larvae, small reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, eggs, fruit, seeds, fungi, carrion, tubers, nuts, grains, berries, vegetable crops Lifespan in Wild: 12-15 years Number of Offspring: 4 Pups Conservation Status: Stable
(Chaetophractus vellerosus)
(Tamandua tetradactyla)
Elephants, Hyraxs and Manatees
(Loxodonta africana) Class: Mammalia Location: Most of Sub-Saharan Africa Diet: Grasses, herbs, leaves, fruit, bark, shrubs, trees, vegetables, vines, tubers, tree limbs, roots, twigs, branches, farm crops Lifespan in Wild: 60-70 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Threatened
(Trichechus manatus manatus)
(Elephas maximus) Class: Mammalia Location: Southern and Southeast Asia Diet: Grasses, herbs, leaves, fruit, farm crops, bark, vegetables, branches, twigs, bushes, roots, small plants, scrub, stems, legumes, palm fronds, bamboo Lifespan in Wild: 60-70 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Endangered
(Trichechus manatus latirostris)
(Procavia capensis) Class: Mammalia Location: Sub-Saharan and N.E. Africa, Western and southern coasts of Arabian Peninsula Diet: Grasses, herbs, stems, shrubs, buds, leaves, fruit, insects, grubs, lizards, birds’ eggs Lifespan in Wild: 12 years Number of Offspring: 1-4 Pups Conservation Status: Stable
(Heterohyrax brucei)
Rodents
(Hystrix cristata)
(Cynomys ludovicianus) Class: Mammalia Location: Great Plains and surrounding areas Diet: Seeds, stems, roots, leaves, forbs, grasses, weeds, insects, roots, shrubs, sedges, tubers, wood, grains, nuts, flowers, thistles, and blossoms. Occasional cases of cannibalism of pups Lifespan in Wild: 4 years Number of Offspring: 1-6 Pups Conservation Status: Stable
(Coendou prehensilis)
(Rattus norvegicus)
(Hystrix africaeaustralis)
(Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
(Dasyprocta punctata)
(Fukomys damarensis)
(Octodon degus)
Lagomorphs
(Oryctolagus Genus) Class: Mammalia Location: Worldwide Diet: Hay, greens, vegetables, fruit, berries, grapes, rabbit pellets, leaves, alfalfa, herbs, grasses, grains, roots, tubers, cecotropes (their own night droppings) Lifespan in Wild: 6 years Number of Offspring: 1-14 Kits Conservation Status: Domesticated
(Sylvilagus floridanus) Class: Mammalia Location: Much of the Eastern and Central U.S., with small pockets in connecting areas of Canada, small pockets of the Northwest U.S., small area of the Southwest connecting to Mexico. Diet: Bark, twigs, leaves, fruit, buds, flowers, grass seeds, sedge fruits, rush seeds, branches, stems, grasses, herbs, garden plants, berries, vegetables, clover, arthropods Lifespan in Wild: 3 years Number of Offspring: 1-12 Kits Conservation Status: Stable
Bats
(Pteropus vampyrus) Class: Mammalia Location: Southeast Asia Diet: Nectar, flowers, fruit, pollen, fruit juice, leaves Lifespan in Wild: 15 years Number of Offspring: 1-2 Pups Conservation Status: Stable
(Pteropus giganteus)
(Pteropus rodricensis)
Primates
(Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
(Colobus angolensis) Class: Mammalia Location: Congo Basin, N.E. Angola, N.W. tip of Zambia plus populations in S.E. tip of Kenya and parts of Tanzania Diet: Leaves, insects, fruit, seeds, shoots, bark, flowers, buds Lifespan in Wild: 20 years Number of Offspring: 1 Baby Conservation Status: Stable
(Varecia variegata)
(Lophocebus aterrimus)
(Alouatta caraya)
(Callicebus donacophilus) Class: Mammalia Location: Eastern Bolivia and a part of western Brazil Diet: Fruit, leaves, insects, seeds, spiders, buds, worms, bird eggs, small vertebrates (especially small birds), fruit pulp, nuts Lifespan in Wild: 20 years Number of Offspring: 1 Baby Conservation Status: Stable
(Pan paniscus)
(Pongo pygmaeus) Class: Mammalia Location: Borneo Diet: Fruit, leaves, shoots, bark, seeds, insects, eggs, flowers, lianas, nuts, honey, fish, small animals Lifespan in Wild: 40 years Number of Offspring: 1 Baby Conservation Status: Endangered
(Nomascus gabriellae)
(Lycaon pictus)
(Ursus arctos middendorffi)
(Panthera pardus orientalis) Class: Mammalia Location: Primorye region of southeast Russia and the Jilin province of northeast China Diet: Deer, wild pigs, wild goats, wild sheep, livestock, hares, badgers, raccoon dogs, carrion, gamebirds, rodents, bear cubs, foxes, hedgehogs Lifespan in Wild: 12-15 years Number of Offspring: 1-6 Cubs Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
(Panthera tigris altaica) Class: Mammalia Location: Amur-Ussuri region of eastern Siberia Diet: Ungulates, lagomorphs, lynx, canids, carrion, fish, rodents, birds, bears, and badgers. There have been cases of man-eaters. Lifespan in Wild: 15-20 years Number of Offspring: 1-7 Cubs Conservation Status: Endangered
(Tremarctos ornatus)
(Canis lupus arctos)
(Amblonyx cinerea) Class: Mammalia Location: Southern India, Southeast Asia, southern China, Philippines Diet: Crustaceans, mollusks, fish, frogs, snails, mussels, shellfish, insects, rodents, snakes, crayfish, eggs Lifespan in Wild: 10-15 years Number of Offspring: 1-7 Pups Conservation Status: Threatened
(Canis lupus dingo)
(Lynx lynx balcanicus)
Carnivores
(Tapirus bairdii)
(Equus quagga burchellii)
(Equus africanus asinus)
(Diceros bicornis michaeli)
(Equus quagga boehmi) Class: Mammalia Location: South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, and parts of Angola Diet: Grasses, roots, bark, stems, twigs, leaves, herbs, shrubs Lifespan in Wild: 20-25 years Number of Offspring: 1 Foal Conservation Status: Stable
(Equus grevyi) Class: Mammalia Location: Ethiopia and northern Kenya Diet: Grass, leaves, shrubs, browse from trees, fruit, bark Lifespan in Wild: 20-25 years Number of Offspring: 1 Foal Conservation Status: Endangered
(Equus zebra hartmannae)
(Rhinoceros unicornis) Class: Mammalia Location: Northern India and Nepal Diet: Grass, fruit, leaves, farm crops, aquatic plants, branches, berries Lifespan in Wild: 40 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Endangered
(Tapirus indicus)
Odd-Toed Ungulates
(Addax nasomaculatus) Class: Mammalia Location: North Africa Diet: Desert grasses and shoots, tubers, succulents, desert leaves and herbs Lifespan in Wild: 15 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
(Vicugna pacos)
(Cervus canadensis)
(Camelus dromedarius)
(Ammotragus lervia)
(Camelus bactrianus) Class: Mammalia Location: Wild form only found in Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts, domesticated form found worldwide with a feral population in Australia Diet: Tough grasses, herbs, thin branches, shrubs Lifespan: 30 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Wild form critically endangered, domesticated form stable
(Antilocapra americana peninsularis)
(Cervus elaphus barbarus)
(Cephalophus dorsalis) Class: Mammalia Location: West and central Africa Diet: Fruit, leaves, seeds, fungi, flowers, eggs, invertebrates, birds, carrion, berries, mushrooms, lizards, rodents Lifespan in Wild: 10 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf/Fawn Conservation Status: Stable
(Tursiops truncates) Class: Mammalia Location: Temperate, subtropical, and tropical waters worldwide Diet: Fish, cephalopods, crustaceans Lifespan in Wild: 40 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Stable
(Delphinapterus leucas)
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
(Orcinus orca) Class: Mammalia Location: Oceans worldwide Diet: Marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, fish up to the size of whale sharks, squid, octopus, moose Lifespan in Wild: 50-60 years Number of Offspring: 1 Calf Conservation Status: Stable
(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Even-Toed Ungulates
Cetaceans
(Orycteropus afer)
(Atelerix albiventris) Class: Mammalia Location: Central and Eastern Africa Diet: Insects, worms, fruit, veggies, eggs, grubs, slugs, snails, spiders, scorpions, carrion, seeds, frogs, lizards, small snakes, nestling birds, small mammals, peanuts, fungi, roots Lifespan in Wild: 3 years Number of Offspring: 2-10 Pups Conservation Status: Stable
(Rhynchocyon petersi)
(Tupaia belangeri)
Other Mammals
