What
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
lopez_nDescription
I was parking to go see my friend and on one of the light poles there was a squirrel. The squirrel was quick and it was maybe the size of a football.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Sciuridae
What
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)Observer
lopez_nDescription
It seemed as if the rabbit/hare was accustomed to human interaction because it just froze and didn't really move. I found it on the hike for Mt. Baldy.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Photos / Sounds
What
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)Observer
lopez_nDescription
I believe it is a ram. It was not a domesticated sheep. It was minding it's own business. It looked pretty big. I didn't get close to it but I got great pictures.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Ovis
Species: O. canadensis
What
Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)Observer
lopez_nDescription
I was on a hiking trail and I noticed there was a log with ladybugs. They were all clumped in a bunch. The area seemed pretty alone and it had many critters.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Coccinellidae
What
Genus MantisObserver
lopez_nDescription
Not really sure if it was sick or if that was it's natural color. It was a tannish color and not green like most Mantis's are. It was maybe the size of my index finger.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Observer
lopez_nDescription
It's a darker color and has an oval-like shape. On the center of it, it has a flower-like design engraved on it. It was washed up by a wave. It was the size of a cookie and i found it on the beach when I went to Ensenada.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Super order: Gnathostomata
Order: Clypeasteroida
What
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)Observer
lopez_nDescription
The snail was brownish and it had two pairs of antenna like things popping out. One of the pairs was near the shell and the other pair was smaller and near the floor. When I touched it the whole body went inside of its shell. It's common name:land snail or it's latin name:Helix pomatia. The snail was maybe the size of a small bouncy ball. I found it on the cement of my driveway after it rained that day.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
What
Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)Observer
lopez_nDescription
Orange body including eyes, legs, and wings. From the observations above it is considered a flame skimmer(common name) and/or Libellula saturata(latin name). I found it in the backyard of my cousin's house.It was a pretty warm day.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species: L. saturata
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Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)Observer
lopez_nDescription
The sloth was a greenish blackish color. It took forever to cross the street and no one picked it up because it had long claw like toes. It's common name is sloth and it's Latin name is Bradypus variegates. It was in a humid area and it was maybe the size of an adult male torso.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infra class: Eutheria
Superorder: Xenarthra
Order: Pilosa
What
Ecuadorian Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)Observer
lopez_nDescription
The crabs were about 1-inch in size. One of them was a darker color and the other had a bit more red on its legs. They were stationed on a pineapple someone might've left on the beach. These little crabs are what people might know as Hermit crabs or as they're latin name: Coenobita variabilis.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Super Family: Paguroidea