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Atelerix African hedgehogs
plantigrade” gait and have their tibia and fibula fused into one. They have hairy tails and elongated muzzles. They also have small eyes and a small braincase. They have a dense coat of narrow spines that start at their head and cover their back. African hedgehogs range in body length from 5.5 inches to 10 inches and they weigh on average between 10.5 ounces and 17.5 ounces. Their tails range from a length of 0.8 inches to one inch. Overall, they all vary in looks, four-toed hedgehogs have a very pale
Myotis daubentonii Daubenton's myotis; Daubenton's bat
have short, gray-brown hair on the dorsal side and a pinkish ventral side. The ears and wing membranes are gray-brown. Some diagnostic characters of Daubenton’s bats include a large foot that is half the length of the tibia, a long and slender calcar that is about two-thirds the margin of the uropotagium, a plagiopatagium that inserts in the middle of the metatarsus, and a relatively broad penis that is not bulbous. Daubenton’s bats have a smooth and relatively flat and broad skull. The postorbital
Myotis lucifugus little brown bat
lucifugus lacks a saggital crest, has a shortened rostrum, 38 teeth, and a upslope profile of the forehead. In addition, the braincase is flattened and subcircular when observed dorsally.Myotis lucifugus does not possess a keel on the calcar and has a short tibia relative to the length of the hind foot (~55% of the tibial length). Myotis lucifugus lacks choroidal papillae and folded retinas, and therefore does not exhibit eye shine. Myotis lucifugus weighs between 5 and 14 g. The length varies between 60
Bovidae antelopes, cattle, gazelles, goats, sheep, and relatives
radius, while all that remains of the distal fibula is a knob on the tibia. Limb adaptations have allowed bovids to become adept at escaping predators via fast and efficient movement in a variety of habitat types. Finally, bovid skulls lack sagittal crests, the rear of the orbit is defined by a postorbital bar, and the lacrimal canals have a single opening, which lies within the orbit. Bovids display the characteristic long limbs and unique foot and unguligrade stance of artiodactyls. They are paraxonic, as
Pseudacris brimleyi Brimley's Chorus Frog
legs have a mix of large and small spots, and a dark line runs along the edge of the tibia. A lighter stripe is present from the upper jaw to the shoulders. Their iris is gold with reddish flecks. They have a darkly pigmented dorsal side and spots on both their throat and venter. They are tan in color and relatively small, with three brown dorsal stripes that may appear obscure in some individuals. A darker brown or black lateral stripe extends from the nostril, through the eye, and down to the groin region
Dasypodidae armadillos
described as homoiothermic. Most armadillos have short, thick limb bones that include expanded crests and processes for the attachment of muscles. The tibia and fibula are fused both proximally and distally. Digging habits and abilities are correlated with forelimb, but not hindlimb, morphology. Armadillo forelimbs have 3 to 5 toes, depending on the species, but their hindlimbs always have 5. The toes are armed with heavy, curved claws, which aid in digging and defense.The postcranial skeleton of armadillos
the sections are called: the prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax. Legs are mainly black except the feet-like tarsi are white, with the last tarsal segment slightly darker than the others. The basal half of the hind tibia is also white. Thoracic hairs consist of short, appressed silvery-white hairs and longer, more erect black hairs. The long, slender abdomen has five visible segments. Dorsally, segments are dull black, except the posterior margin of segment 1 and all of segment 2 having a pair of
bumble bees have thoraxes with two large forewings, two small hindwings, and three legs on either side. On their hind legs, the medial sides of their tibias lack hair and are grooved. These areas are called corbiculae, or pollen baskets, and function to transport pollen from flowers back to nests.Rusty patched bumble bees exist in sympatry with other bumble bee species that are similar in appearance, including common eastern bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) and American bumble bees (Bombus pensylvanicus