Catálogo Zoologico
Catálogo Zoologico
Non-Endemic Specie
Behaviour :
Like other tiger species, the white
tiger is a solitary animal, enabling it Conservation and Cultural
to sneak up on its prey more
effectively in the dense jungle. The Importance:
white tiger is diurnal (active during
the day), not nocturnal. The White Tiger is a Bengal Tiger which is a species
listed by the IUCN as Endangered and therefore
severely threatened in its surrounding
Nutrition : environment.
Fun facts :
Due to the inbreeding white tigers
can be born with a multitude of birth
defects including being blind or
deaf.
Behaviour :
They are shy and associate in groups
along the banks of lakes and rivers.
They normally feed in the morning and
evening and spend most of the day Non-Endemic Specie
resting under cover along the banks.
They are vegetarian and in cultivated Conservation and Cultural
areas sometimes become pests by
eating melons, grain, and squash. Importance:
They are a minor concern when talking about the
population of its specie and they usually inhabit near
lakes, ponds, rivers, marshes, or mangroves. They live
Nutrition : mostly on the plains, but also live at altitudes of up to
1,300 meters above sea level and they dont have a big
They eat approximately 3 kg/day cultural impact on society but they are very friendly with
fresh forage, mainly grasses and other animals and have lots of memes such as "Ok, I pull
they tend to be more selective when up" however they
more plant species available, 80% of graze the floodplain savannah. Therefore, its function
diet is only 5 species of grasses and within the ecosystem is to transform plant biomass
if near crops they raid cultivated
Fun facts :
the capybara, is the largest living
rodent in the world, growing up to
about 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) long and
weighing up to 79 kg (174 pounds).
Behaviour :
Spider monkeys have barks that are
much worse than their bites. Their
seemingly crazy behavior is designed
solely to frighten the intruder and is
merely a bluff. Thus, when their threats
Non-Endemic Specie
are not heeded, they tend to split into
smaller subgroups and move away from Conservation and Cultural
the danger in different directions.
Importance:
The destruction of tropical rainforests and threats
Nutrition : from hunting pose the greatest challenge to the
black spider monkey's survival. Because they prefer
The spider monkey is an omnivore,
mature tropical forests and seldom venture into
but is primarily a frugivore or fruit-
disturbed habitats, these monkeys are especially
eating animal most of the time, with
vulnerable to the effects of forest fragmentation.
fruit comprising about 83% to 90% of
their entire diet. However, depending
on fruit availability and time of year,
they will eat flowers, leaves, honey,
nuts, insects, bird eggs, sap and even
bark.
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Fun facts :
They are very intelligent and have robust
memories. They were named spider
monkeys because they look like spiders
as they hang upside down from their
tails with their arms and legs dangling.
Their genus name is Ateles, which means
“imperfect.” This refers to the fact that
they don't have thumbs.
Central and South America
Pecari
de collar "Dicotyles tajacu"
Nutrition
:
It mainly feeds on vegetables such
as berries, shoots, tubers and bulbs;
but just as well from larvae, worms,
and small vertebrates like snakes
and lizards.
Location:
Fun facts :
Collared peccary can reach 3 to 4 feet
in length and 35 to 55 pounds of
weight. Collared peccary has short,
coarse, dark grey coat. Hairs in the
neck area are lighter in color than the
rest of the body and they look like a
collar North, Central, and South America
Scarlet
Macaw
"Ara macao"
Behaviour :
It is a kind of diurnal habits since its
activity is focused on the mornings.
It is a very social species, grouping in Non-Endemic Specie
flocks in which they live together
most of the time. On the other hand, Conservation and Cultural
when they are in the breeding
season, they are usually kept in Importance:
pairs.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced
its decisions to list the northern subspecies of
Location:
Fun facts :
From the 16th century, following the
Conquest of America, European interest
in capturing various species of
psittacines, including this one,
appeared. The traffic of this and other
species grew due to their popularity as
pets, causing the Scarlet Macaw to
begin to disappear from its habitat in
some regions as of the 19th century. México,Venezuela,Colombia,Brazil
Asian
Elephant
"Elephas maximus"
Behaviour :
They are calm and very social Non-Endemic Specie
animals, although the males are
usually solitary and the mothers Conservation and Cultural
prefer to spend time only with their
young. They do not sleep much and Importance:
spend much of their time traveling The Asian elephant is classified as Endangered by
long distances to find food. the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature (IUCN). Its population has declined by an
estimated 50 percent over the past 75 years, and
Behaviour :
Wolves are very social animals. They
live in packs, which are complex
social structures that include the Non-Endemic Specie
breeding adult pair (the alpha male
and female) and their offspring. A Conservation and Cultural
hierarchy of dominant and
subordinate animals within the pack Importance:
help it to work as a unit.
The smallest subspecies of gray wolf in North
America, the Mexican gray wolf is also one of the
Nutrition :
rarest and most endangered mammals on the
continent.
Adult Mexican wolves weighing 22 to
32 kg should be fed approximately
1,300 to 1,800 kcal metabolizable
energy (ME) per day for
maintenance in a thermoneutral
environment with moderate activity.
Location:
Fun facts :
Mexican gray wolves are the
smallest of the Gray wolf subspecies,
being around half the size of North
American gray wolves. The Mexican
gray wolf is the world's most
endangered wolf. The fur of Mexican
gray wolves is a mixture of gray,
Chihuahuan desert, Sonoran desert
black, rust, and cream.
Bighorn
Sheep "Ovis canadensis"
Behaviour :
Experience seasonal movements. In Non-Endemic Specie
winter, herds remain at lower
elevations in valleys, flocking to large Conservation and Cultural
mountainous areas in summer. In
addition, they often fight with other Importance:
males for mating or dominance
rights. They are at lower risk but there are fewer than
70,000 bighorn sheep in North America whic is a
very small amount
Nutrition :
It is a selective herbivore, which
feeds on forages with high nutrient
value, its
suggested that it is an opportunistic
Location:
consumer, mainly of grasses
(grasses) and herbaceous.
Fun facts :
Bighorn sheep are most notable for
the massive horns for which they
are named, as well as their ability to
maneuver steep rocky cliffs.
Weighing 200-300 pounds, they are
one of the largest animals found in
the Los Padres National Forest. West zone United States, North zone México
African
Lion "Panthera leo"
Behaviour :
Lions are highly territorial, females
actively defend their territories
Non-Endemic Specie
against other females, while resident
males protect prides from rival
coalitions. Territory size depends on
Conservation and Cultural
prey abundance, as well as access to Importance:
water and denning sites.
Lions are vulnerable when talking about his
preservation and is protected and conserved by
Nutrition :
zoos, the Union for the Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. In some
Lions usually hunt and eat medium- parts of Africa, lions are classified as “critically
sized to large hoofed animals like endangered” because lion populations are still
wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes. plummeting at an unprecedented rate.
They occasionally also prey on larger
animals, especially sick or injured
Location:
ones, and eat found meat such as
carrion.
Fun facts :
Lions are believed to feed every
three or four days, and need on
average between 5kg and 7kg of
meat a day. But they can go without
food for more than a week and then
tear into prey, eating up to 50kg of
meat at a time – that's almost a
quarter of the animal's body weight.
Africa
Sea Lion "Otariinae"
Behaviour :
California sea lions are very social
animals groups often rest closely
Non-Endemic Specie
packed together at favorite haul-out
sites on land or float together on the
Conservation and Cultural
ocean's surface in groups called Importance:
"rafts."
sea lions are protected under both the Endangered
Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection
Act. The western distinct population segment (DPS)
Nutrition : is listed as endangered under the ESA and,
therefore, also designated as depleted under the
They eat a variety of prey—such as
MMPA.
squid, anchovies, mackerel, rockfish,
and sardines found in upwelling
areas. They also may take fish from
commercial fishing gear.
Location:
Fun facts :
Sea lions swim using their long,
powerful foreflippers and hind
flippers. Sea lions are strong
swimmers can reach speeds of
nearly 20 miles per hour in the
water.
California, Galápagos , Japan, Coast of Mexico,
Pacific Ocean
Coatíes "Panthera onca"
Location:
Fun facts :
it is confused with the badger and its
breeding season is in February and
March, they use vocal signals to
communicate and during the search
for food the care of the offspring is
in charge of nannies.
From southwestern Arizona to Ecuador
Gulf Spiny
Iguana
"Ctenosaura acanthura"
Location:
Fun facts :
It has robust and muscular limbs,
and strong claws that are used to
climb almost anything. It presents
sexual dimorphism, that is, the male
is relatively larger than the female
and has a dorsal crest formed by
long scales that begins on the neck
and reaches the base of the tail. Veracruz, Tamaulipas, México east cost
Pygmy
Viper
"Crotalus ravus"
Location:
Fun facts :
It looks like the rattlesnake except its
more fat, has more bigger stains, it
inhabits temperate and humid
climates it also has a twilight
behavior
Guerrero, Puebla, Oaxaca
Teporingo
"Romerolagus diazi"
Endemic Specie
Behaviour :
The teporingo can be active at any
time of the day or night, but they are Conservation and Cultural
more active in the twilight hours of
the day, emitting high-pitched Importance:
vocalizations related to their The 'Zacatuche', 'Teporingo', or Volcano rabbit
activities. (Romerolagus diazi) belongs to the family
Leporidae, is an endemic species restricted to the
Central part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt,
Fun facts :
It is one of the smallest rabbits in the
world, it only reaches 30cm in length and
weighs approximately 600 grams. The fact
that it is one of the smallest species that
exists does not make it totally defenseless;
Well, this one has incredible agility that
makes it a rather elusive being.
Pelado, Tláloc, Iztaccíhuatl, Popocatépetl
Mexican
Axolotl
"Ambystoma mexicanum"
Nutrition : adopt one you need to have high quality water and
a long aquarium, about 70-100 cm to be able to
The amphibian is carnivorous so its swim comfortably and its status is critically
diet consist of animal orgin protein endangered
that can be alive or dead, it also is
Fun facts :
Axolotls reach sexual maturity
approximately one year, however
there can be significant variations in
age depending on diet, water quality
and aquarium conditions.
Xotchimilco, México