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Species · Physcomitrium
Physcomitrium patens
Physcomitrium patens
Physcomitrium patens, also known as Spreading Earthmoss, is a small moss of temporarily exposed wet ground. The leafy plant is the haploid …
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Species · Ursus
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
The polar bear is an Arctic predator whose feeding ecology is closely tied to sea ice. Its relationship with ice makes habitat …
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Species · Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus marinus
Prochlorococcus marinus
Prochlorococcus marinus represents extraordinarily small photosynthetic cyanobacteria in the ocean. Closely related ecotypes differ in their responses to light and resources, so …
Species · Pyrococcus
Pyrococcus furiosus
Pyrococcus furiosus
Pyrococcus furiosus is a marine archaeon whose cells grow without oxygen at temperatures close to the boiling point of water. Its type …
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Species · Nyctereutes
Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
The raccoon dog is a canid despite its raccoon-like facial pattern. This profile follows the linked species concept; references that included Japanese …
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Species · Clathrus
Red Cage Fungus
Clathrus ruber
The red cage fungus is a stinkhorn that produces a hollow, lattice-like fruiting body. Its unusual architecture helps present a spore-bearing, odorous …
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Species · Vulpes
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
The red fox is a small canid with a pointed muzzle, large ears and a conspicuous tail. Its flexible feeding habits help …
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Species · Osphranter
Red Kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
The red kangaroo is a large Australian marsupial adapted to open, dry country. Powerful hind limbs and a muscular tail shape its …
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Species · Canis
Red Wolf
Canis rufus
The red wolf is a North American wolf with a complex conservation and taxonomic history. It should not be reduced to a …
Species · Rhizobium
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rhizobium leguminosarum links life in soil with nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in legume root nodules. Reaching a root, competing with neighboring microbes and surviving …
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Species · Prionailurus
Rusty-spotted Cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus
The rusty-spotted cat is a very small South Asian felid. It can be difficult to observe, and its small size should not …
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Species · Vulpes
Rüppell’s Fox
Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppell’s fox is a small canid of dry environments. Its combination of shelter use and flexible food choices illustrates that desert predators …