Animals

Cave World Animals

Texas Blind Salamander - Logan Stewart

Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: //Eurycea// Species:** **//E. rathbuni//**
 * Kingdom: Animalia

· size: 5 inches long · diet: snails, water fleas, cave shrimp, and other tiny crustaceans · habitat: water filled caves of the Edwards aquifer near San Marcos, Texas · range: Edwards plateau, Hays county, Texas · Reproduction: year around · Population: unknown · Breathes: has red external gills

Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat - Abby Dewyer Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat //( Cynopterus brachyotis) //


 * Kingdom: [|Animalia] **
 * Phylum: [|Chordata] **
 * Class: [|Mammalia] **
 * Order: [|Chiroptera] **
 * Family: [|Pteropodidae] **
 * Genus: [|//Cynopterus//] **

Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat also known as the Common Fruit Bat lives mainly in Asia. This bat can be seen in Sri Lanka through Burma, Thailand in addition to Indochina to Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia. Like all bats the Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat is nocturnal which means it needs a place to sleep during the day. At day time it perches itself under shaded trees, underneath a cover of epiphytic ferns, or in or near an entrance of a cave. It eats figs, the juices or pulp of small fruits, and nectar. Though most bats use echolocation, the Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat does not. It uses its large eyes and powerful sense of smell to navigate. Most fruit farmers think the Fruit bat destroys crops but that’s quite the opposite. The Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat helps pollinate crops along with many other plants. The bats number one threat is destruction of habitat. Deforestation of their habitat is used for oil palm plantations but luckily scientific and charitable groups have help raise awareness of the destruction of this bat’s habitat.

 Nelson Cave Spider -Alicia Kudrick


 * Kingdom: Animalia**[[image:allencentre:large-Nelson-cave-spider-with-egg-sack.jpg width="271" height="406" align="right" caption="Nelson Cave Spider"]]
 * Phylum: Arthropoda**
 * Class: Arachnida**
 * Order: Araneae**
 * Family: Gradungulidae**
 * Genus: Spelungula**

· Leg span is 13 cm · Body length is 2.4 cm · It’s found in limestone caves · Mottled light brown color and have very long claws on the first two pairs of legs · Extremely rare · Cave usage and rats are killing this spider · They feed on large grasshoppers and other insects · Produce large spherical egg sacs that suspends from the ceilings of the caves · Takes 3-5 years to be mature size · They have a low reproductive rate · It is being protected by the Wildlife Act 1953 · It’s an exoskeleton · They are facing high risk of extinction · Fewer than 250 mature spiders left · New Zealand’s largest spider · They live in complete darkness · Live in deep parts of the cave · This species is a startling sight in the limestone caves of the nelson region where is lives

Indiana Bat-Chandra Best


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· Weighs about 5-11 grams · The wingspan is about 240-267 mm. · The bat is on the IUCN red list of 2007 · Grayish chestnut color · Found in Midwest and eastern United states · They hibernate in limestone caves · Hibernate in abandoned mines · They live about 5-9 years · Can be found in Oklahoma, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Alabama, ect. · Also can be found in wooded areas during the summer · AKA: Indiana Myotis, social bat · Reduce numbers of insects · They like humid caves temps. Averaging to about 7 degrees Celsius · Weighs the same as about three pennies · The bat will be fully recovered by the year 2027 · Endangered species act of 1973

African Cave Spider-Lee Brown



· Also known as whip spider, Tailless whip scorpions, African cave spider, and to the people of Puerto Rico as the Guaba. · During the day they hide under logs, bark, rocks, or leaves. · Scientific name is Damon Dia Dema. · They eat crickets, small lizards, and frogs. · They have no venom but still are known to bite. · The Taino Indians were afraid of them. · They do not form webs. · They can grow up to 2 feet in diameter. · They can move faster than the eye can see. · Found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. · They are nocturnal · They prefer a humid environment · Whip spiders are not true spiders or true scorpions, but a distinct arachnid order. · They have a pair of median eyes at the front of the carapace, and three smaller eyes placed further back on each side. · Whip spiders have no silk glands. · Fossilized Whip spiders have been found dating back to the carboniferous period. · There are 16 different species of whip spiders.
 * __Kingdom:__ __Animalia__**
 * __Phylum:__ __Arthropoda__**
 * __Class:__ __Arachnida__**
 * __Order:__ __Amblypygi__**

 Raccoon-Timothy Lamont



Raccoon · The technical name for the Raccoon is Procyon Lotor. · The Raccoon generally lives in North America. · Procyon means before dog · Lotor means Washer · They are found wherever there is water · The raccoon is a warm blooded mammal · They are about as big as a medium sized dog · Distant relative to the bear · A raccoon babies do not open their eyes until after 3 weeks · Raccoons are actually very intelligent · Raccoons are nocturnal creatures · Habitats include Marsh, forests, prairies, cities, and suburbs · Raccoons live about 6 years · Raccoons are omnivore

Short Tailed Shrew-Sarah Wheaton



· Can live up to 3 years · Average lifespan is 2.5 years · Females care for young for 18 to 20 days · Build nests from shredded grass or leaves · Females have up to 3 liters of pups that have up to 10 pups · Nests are 150-250 mm long by 150-150 mm wide · Head and body lengths are 75-105 mm long · Tail is 17-30 mm long · Males are slightly larger than females · Live in nearly all terrestrial habitats · Are only native in the Nearctic region · Blarina Brevicauda is nearly as big as a meadow mouse · Females reach sexual maturity at 6 weeks and males at 12 weeks · Are effective climbers · Mark territories with a musky odor or scent · Make chirps, buzzes, twitters, etc. · Eat invertebrates, small vertebrates and plant material · Store food for winter · poisonous · many animals think of shrews as foul tasting · help humans by killing mice and snails

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