User:EncycloPetey/Species of the week

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Species of the Week as featured on the Wikispecies main page
Date Species Classification Distribution
2012-05-24 Pan troglodytes (Chimpanzee) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Primates Africa (C)
2012-05-10 Puya raimondii (Queen of the Andes) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Poales South America
2012-04-26 Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera North America
2012-04-12 Balaenoptera musculus (Blue Whale) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Cetacea Cosmopolitan
2012-03-29 Cordylus cataphractus (Armadillo Girdled Lizard) Animalia - Vertebrata - Reptilia - Squamata Africa (S)
2012-03-15 Fulica alai (Hawaiian Coot) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Gruiformes Pacific O. (Hawaii)
2012-03-01 Oecophylla smaragdina (Asian Weaver Ant) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Hymenoptera Asia (S) & Australia
2012-02-15 Drosera capensis (Cape Sundew) Plantae - angiosperms - eudicots - Caryophyllales Africa (S)
2012-02-02 Pongo abelii (Sumatran Orangutan) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Primates Asia (Sumatra)
2012-01-20 Tuber melanosporum (Black Périgord Truffle) Fungi - Ascomycota - Pezizomycetes - Pezizales Europe
2012-01-06 Dasypeltis scabra (Common Egg-Eater) Animalia - Vertebrata - Reptilia - Squamata Africa
2011-12-22 Acrocephalus paludicola (Aquatic Warbler) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Passeriformes Eurasia, Africa
2011-12-08 Viscum album (European mistletoe) Plantae - angiosperms - eudicots - Santalales Eurasia
2011-11-24 Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Plantae - angiosperms - malvids - Myrtales Asia (W)
2011-11-11 Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal man) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Primates Eurasia
2011-10-27 Apis mellifera (Western honey bee) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Hymenoptera Cosmopolitan
2011-10-15 Melanocetus johnsonii (Humpback Anglerfish; Johnson's Blackdevil) Animalia - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Lophiiformes Cosmopolitan
2011-09-29 Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Japanese Murrelet) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Charadriiformes Asia (E)
2011-09-16 Prunus dulcis (Almond tree) Plantae - angiosperms - fabids - Rosales Asia (S, W)
2011-09-02 Bombyx mori (Domestic silkworm moth) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera Asia (E)
2011-08-18 Amazona barbadensis (Yellow-shouldered Amazon) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Psittaciformes South America (N)
2011-08-05 Birgus latro (Coconut crab) Animalia - Arthropoda - Malacostraca - Decapoda Pacific & Indian O.
2011-07-21 Raphus cucullatus (Dodo) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Columbiformes Indian O. (Mauritius†)
2011-07-08 Bagarius yarrelli (Giant Devil Catfish; Goonch Catfish) Animalia - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Siluriformes Asia (S)
2011-06-24 Scarabaeus sacer (Dung beetle; sacred beetle) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Coleoptera Mediterranean
2011-06-09 Tympanuchus cupido attwateri (Attwater's Prairie Chicken) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Galliformes North America (TX, LA)
2011-05-27 Mammillaria fraileana (Pincushion cactus) Plantae - angiosperms - eudicots - Caryophyllales North America (SW)
2011-05-13 Canis simensis (Ethiopian wolf) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Carnivora Africa (E)
2011-04-28 Melitaea athalia (Heath fritillary) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera Eurasia (N)
2011-04-15 Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Procellariiformes Atlantic (S)
2011-04-01 Saguinus oedipus (Cotton-top tamarin) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Primates South America (N)
2011-03-18 Ovis ammon (Argali; Mountain sheep) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Artiodactyla Asia (C)
2011-03-03 Crocodylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile) Animalia - Vertebrata - Reptilia - Crocodilia South America (N)
2011-02-18 Panthera pardus orientalis (Amur leopard) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Carnivora Asia (E)
2011-02-04 Histrio histrio (Sargassum anglerfish) Animalia - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Lophiiformes Cosmopolitan
2011-01-21 Chamaeleo melleri (Meller's chameleon) Animalia - Vertebrata - Reptilia - Squamata Africa
2011-01-07 Hapalemur griseus (Eastern lesser bamboo lemur) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Primates Africa (Madag.)
2010-12-24 Enteroctopus dofleini (North Pacific giant octopus) Animalia - Mollusca - Cephalopoda - Octopoda Pacific
2010-12-09 Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Desert warthog) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Artiodactyla Africa (E)
2010-11-26 Goliathus regius (Royal Goliath beetle) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Coleoptera Africa (C)
2010-11-12 Amorphophallus titanum (Titan arum) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Alismatales Asia (Sumatra)
2010-10-30 Istiophorus platypterus (Indo-Pacific sailfish) Animalia - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Perciformes Pacific & Indian O.
2010-10-18 Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Egyptian spine lizard) Animalia - Vertebrata - Reptilia - Saurischia Africa†
2010-10-03 Ornithoptera alexandrae (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing) Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera Australasia
2010-09-17 Canis lupus dingo (Dingo) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Carnivora Australasia
2010-08-22 Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle) Animalia - Vertebrata - Reptilia - Testudines Cosmopolitan
2010-08-04 Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia) Plantae - Pinophyta - Pinopsida - Pinales North America (CA)
2010-06-27 Diomedea exulans (Wandering Albatross) Animalia - Vertebrata - Aves - Procellariiformes Antarctic
2010-03-08 Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna) Animalia - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Perciformes Atlantic
2010-02-14 Ursus maritimus (Polar bear) Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Carnivora Holarctic

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Animalia
Species Classification
Andrias japonicus (Japanese giant salamander) Animalia - Vertebrata - Amphibia - Caudata
Astrapotherium magnum (Great lightning beast) † Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Astrapotheria
Cyanea capillata (Lion's mane jellyfish) Animalia - Cnidaria - Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae
Habrotrocha rosa (lit.: "rosy delicate wheel") Animalia - Rotifera - Bdelloidea‎ - Bdelloida
Helix aspersa (Garden snail) Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Heterobranchia
Macrauchenia patagonica (Patagonian "long-llama") † Animalia - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Litopterna
Metasepia pfefferi (Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish) Animalia - Mollusca - Cephalopoda - Sepiida
Phyllorhiza punctata (Australian or White-spotted jellyfish) Animalia - Cnidaria - Scyphozoa - Rhizostomae
Protoreaster nodosus (Horned or "Chocolate-chip" seastar) Animalia - Echinodermata - Asteroidea - Valvatida
Riftia pachyptila (Giant tube worm) Animalia - Annelida - Polychaeta - Canalipalpata
Plantae
Species Classification
Acetabularia acetabulum (Mermaid's wineglass) Plantae - Chlorophyta - Dasycladophyceae - Dasycladales
Agave americana (Century plant) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Anigozanthos manglesii (Red and Green Kangaroo Paw) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Commelinales
Calochortus sp? (Mariposa lily) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Liliales
Carludovica palmata (Panama hat palm) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Pandanales
Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor tree) Plantae - angiosperms - magnoliids - Laurales
Coryanthes sp? (Bucket orchid) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Crocus sativus (Saffron) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Cyperus papyrus (Papyrus sedge) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Poales
Dioscorea bulbifera (Air potato) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Dioscoreales
Drakaea sp? (Hammer orchid) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Fritillaria imperialis (Crown imperial) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Liliales
Heliconia rostrata (Lobster claw) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Zingiberales
Monstera deliciosa (Swiss-cheese plant) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Alismatales
Ophrys insectifera (Fly orchid) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Ravenala madagascariensis (Traveller's palm) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Zingiberales
Socratea exorrhiza (Walking palm) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Arecales
Tacca integrifolia (White bat flower) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Dioscoreales
Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Asparagales
Zostera marina (Common eelgrass) Plantae - angiosperms - monocots - Alismatales