An Eco-sustainable World

Species Animal

Data sheets on animal species, with particular reference to the systematic classification, to the etymology of terms, to habitat, description of the species that have above all a relevance in the agro-forestry-pastoral sector or because they are animals at risk of extinction or threatened in their natural habitats.

Guido Bissanti


FishMammalsSpecies Animal

Tursiops truncatus

Tursiops truncatus The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu, 1821) is a cetacean belonging to the

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InsectsSpecies Animal

Solenopsis invicta

Solenopsis invicta The red imported fire ant or fire ant, RIFA (Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972) is an insect belonging to

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BirdsSpecies Animal

Rallus aquaticus

Rallus aquaticus The water rail (Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758) is a bird belonging to the Rallidae family. Systematic – From

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FishMammalsSpecies Animal

Steno bredanensis

Steno bredanensis The Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828) is a cetacean belonging to the Delphinidae family.

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InsectsSpecies Animal

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis The greenhouse thrips (Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis Bouché, 1833) is an insect belonging to the Thripidae family. Systematics – From

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FishSpecies Animal

Coryphaenoides mediterraneus

Coryphaenoides mediterraneus The Mediterranean grenadier (Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Giglioli, 1893) is a deep-sea fish belonging to the Macrouridae family. Systematics –

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BirdsSpecies Animal

Porphyrio porphyrio

Porphyrio porphyrio The Western Swamphen or Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus, 1758) is a bird belonging to the Rallidae family.

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