Animals

Articles about animal species, behavior and classification.

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Proceratosaurus

Proceratosaurus — a small Middle Jurassic tyrannosauroid

Procompsognathus

Procompsognathus: a small Late Triassic theropod

Procoptodon

Procoptodon: giant short-faced kangaroos of Pleistocene Australia

Procyonidae

Procyonidae: raccoons, coatis, kinkajous and relatives

Pronghorn

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

Propithecus

Propithecus (sifakas): lemurs of Madagascar

Protarchaeopteryx

Protarchaeopteryx: a small feathered maniraptoran from Early Cretaceous China

Protoceratops

Protoceratops — small horned dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous

Prototheria

Prototheria — historical grouping of early mammals

Protura

Protura: tiny soil-dwelling hexapods with unique sensory legs

Przewalski's horse

Przewalski's horse

Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)

A rare wild horse native to Central Asia, notable for its stocky build, erect mane and unique conservation recovery from near extinction through coordinated captive breeding and re

Pseudobufo subasper

Pseudobufo subasper — peat-swamp toad (monotypic genus)

Pseudoscorpion

Pseudoscorpion: small arachnids that prey on household pests

Psittacinae

Psittacinae: the subfamily of true parrots, parakeets and macaws

Psittacosaurus

Psittacosaurus: small beaked ceratopsian of the Early Cretaceous

Psocoptera

Pteranodon

Pteraspid

Pteraspids: Armoured Early Jawless Vertebrates of the Silurian–Devonian Seas

Pterodactyloidea

Pterodactylus

Pterodaustro

Pterois

Pterois (lionfish): venomous reef fishes of the genus Pterois

Pterosaur

Pterosaurs: Mesozoic flying reptiles

Pterygotus

Pufferfish

Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae): biology, behavior, toxins and human use

Puffin

Puffin: a concise guide to appearance, behaviour, and conservation

Puffinus

Puffinus — genus of shearwaters (small to medium seabirds)

Pug

Puli

Puli — Hungarian herding dog breed

Puma

Puma (Puma concolor): biology, behavior, range and conservation

Purebred dog

Purple frog

Pygmy cormorant

Pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus)

Pygmy hippopotamus

Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Pygmy killer whale

Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)

Pygmy marmoset

Pygmy marmoset: the tiny Amazonian monkey

Pygmy slow loris

Pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus): small nocturnal primate

Pyrenean Sheepdog

Pyrenean Sheepdog (Pyrenean Shepherd)

Pyrrharctia isabella

Pyrrharctia isabella (Isabella tiger moth)

Python

Python (snake): overview, biology, distribution and conservation

Python molurus

Python molurus (Indian python): overview, description, behavior and conservation

Pyxicephalidae

Pyxicephalidae: the African frog family

Qianzhousaurus

Qianzhousaurus: the long-snouted tyrannosaur from Late Cretaceous Asia

Qinlingosaurus

Qinlingosaurus — a fragmentary late Cretaceous sauropod from the Qinling Mountains

Quaesitosaurus

Quaesitosaurus: a Late Cretaceous long-necked sauropod

Quagga

Quagga (Equus quagga quagga) — extinct southern African plains zebra subspecies

Quail

Queen (butterfly)

Queen (butterfly) — Danaus gilippus