User:EncycloPetey/Species of the week
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| 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 |
Suggestions[edit]
| 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 |
| 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 |