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Alpine marmot Common vole Yellow-necked mouse Eurasian harvest mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .
Display of Italian reptiles at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. The Italian reptile fauna totals 58 species (including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups (Sauria, Serpentes, and Testudines) in alphabetical order by scientific name.
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The Italian wolf, which inhabits the Apennine Mountains and the Western Alps, features prominently in Latin and Italian cultures, such as in the legend of the founding of Rome. [1] It is the national animal of Italy. [2] [3] The fauna of Italy comprises all the animal species inhabiting the territory of the Italian Republic and its surrounding ...
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Italian legendary creatures" ... out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent ...