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Joceline De la Torre's Notable Species
Project Name : Joceline De la Torre's Notable Species
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Most Invasive


The Harmonia Axyridis, often known as the "Asian Lady Beetle" originated from the region of Asia and immigrated to the U.S. primarily Kentucky in the 1980's. The Asian Lady Beetle grows to be a fourth in an inch long and tend to be oval shaped, and develop into a wide range of colors primarily shades of red and orange; on a average individual "Asian Lady Beetles" tend to live three years.
Within the U.S. they are found in agricultural crops, and fly in the afternoon near illuminated places. Around the months of September through November they infest buildings, and although they don't cause harm they often leave an unpleasant odor as well as a yellow stain upon their presence before dying.

Common Name: Asian Lady Beetle
Scientific Name: Harmonia Axyridis 
Where on Earth is it a problem: Within the United States and Canada, first sighting was in the 1980's in Kentucky.
Where did it come from?:  Primarily the  Asia Region of the world, such as China, Russia, Japan and Korea.

Most Endangered


 

The African Golden Cat is one of the few species in the cat family to be studied on. What is known about the African Golden Cat is its habitat, system of reproducing, variety, and importantly its reason to be endangered.
Coming in approximately around 24-30 pounds, the African Golden Cat is far from any relative within its cat family. Despite the fact that the African Golden Cat may look like a domestic pet, its far from domestic. The common meal for this cat involves small monkeys and on rare occasions bats.
The common habitat for the African Golden Cat is within the tropical forests in Africa. Most African Golden Cats begin reproducing between 12-24 months of age. Also, there are two colors of this species in which once lead to the believing that this species consisted of 2 species not only one; this species comes in both Red and Grey.
The reason why the African Golden Cat is to be endangered is through numerous reasons.
One is their meat and skin are used in the African market, meat for eating purposes and skin for religious uses as well as personal remedies. Another reason is they are prey of leopards and lastly their habitats of Tropical Rain Forests are being eliminated and destroyed.

Common Name: African Golden Cat
Scientific Name:
Caracal Aurata
Where does it live?:
Primarily in Equatorial Africa, within tropical rainforests.

Favorite Keystone


The Red-Naped Sapsucker is sometimes confused for a woodpecker. The Red-Naped Sapsucker's habitat all depends on the time of year it is but typically found within descidious forrest. They usually grow to be between 7-8 inches and to weigh 32-66 grams. The typical meal for the Red-Naped Sapsucker is sap, and ants. Most believe Red-Naped Sapsuckers suck when they actually Sip out the sap out of the orchids. Red-Naped Sapsuckers and bees are somewhat similar in that they help regulate pollen within the environment. 

Common Name: Red-Naped Sapsuckers
Scientific Name: Red-Naped Sapsuckers
Where does it live?: North America

Coolest Predator Adaptation


The Asian Black Bear has the characteristics of the common American black bear, but the Asian black bear seems to be more vicious with sharper claws and teeth.  The Asian Black Bear grows up to be between 4-6 feet and to weigh 110 to 275 pounds. They live to be around 30 years, and start reproducing when they are around 3 or 4 years old. Their habitat is within forrest therefore their eating habits usually consist of berries and acorns but sometimes they eat their prey.

Common Name: Asian Black Bear
Scientific Name:
Asiatic Black Bear
Where does it live?: Northern and Southern Asia.

Coolest Prey Adaptation

The Caribou is one of the most interesting Prey found on Earth. A Caribou upon its arrival on mother Earth may run up to 90 minutes within its few minutes of life. Caribou's are strong swimmers and may swim within the arctic ocean all due to their hair being thick. Also, Caribou's antlers reach up to almost 4 feet in length.
Caribou are related to Reindeers, but hold different qualities that you may tell them apart by. Caribou are often hunted by both man and animal nowadays. Common man hunts this animal for not only meat, but for fur and antlers. Animals hunt caribou to maintain their lifestyle and also animals hunt caribou all to end competition within.

Common Name: Caribou
Scientific Name: Caribou
Where does it live?:
Found within the Tundra
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