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Butterfly Fish Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chaetodontidae Common Name: Butterfly fish Scientific Name: Chaetodontidae Origin: Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 7cm ...

Butterfly Fish Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cho...

Butterfly Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Common Name: Butterfly Scientific Name: Papilionoidea Found: Worldwide Diet: Herbivore Size: 0.6-30cm (0.2-12in) Number of Species: 12,000 Average Life Span: 40 da...

Butterfly Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropo...

Bull Shark Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus Scientific Name: Carcharhinus Leucas Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Size (L): 2.1m - 3.5m (7ft - 11.5ft) Weight:...

Bull Shark Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordat...

Buffalo Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Syncerus Scientific Name: Syncerus Caffer Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Size (L): 1.7m - 1.8m (67in - 71in) Weight: 600kg - 907kg (1,323lbs - 2...

Buffalo Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata C...

Black Bear Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Scientific Name: Ursus americanus Common Name: Black Bear Other Name(s): American Black Bear Group: Mammal Number Of Species: 16 Locatio...

Black Bear Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordat...

Birds Of Paradise Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradisaeidae Scientific Name: Paradisaeidae Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Size (H): 15cm - 110cm (6in - 43in) Wing Span: 20cm - 120cm (7.9in - 47in) Weig...

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Bird Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Size (H): 5cm - 270cm (2in - 106in) Wing Span: 9cm - 300cm (4in - 118in) Weight: 0.002kg - 130kg (0.004lbs - 286lbs) Top Speed: 322km/h (200mph) Life Span: 1 - 100 ye...

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Beetle Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Endopterygota Family: Coleoptera Common Name: Beetle Scientific Name: Coleoptera Found: Worldwide Diet: Omnivore Size: 1-2.5cm (0.04-5in) Number of Species: 350,000 Average Lifes...

Beetle Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda ...

Bat Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Microchiroptera Genus: Emballonuridae Scientific Name: Chiroptera Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 3cm - 180cm (1.2in - 71in) Weight: 2g - 1,000g (0.07oz - 35...

Bat Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class...

Bear Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Scientific Name: Ursidae Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Size (H): 1.2m - 3.3m (4ft - 11ft) Weight: 27kg - 450kg (60lbs - 990lbs) Top Speed: 56km/...

Bear Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clas...

Ant Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae Common Name: Ant Scientific Name: Formicidae Found: Worldwide Diet: Omnivore Size (L): 2mm - 25mm (0.08in - 1in) Number of Species: 12,000 Average Lif...

Ant Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Cla...

Charon ( "KAIR en" ) is Pluto's largest satellite: orbit: 19,640 km from Plutodiameter: 1206 kmmass: 1.52e21 kg Charon is named for the mythological figure who ferried the dead across the River Acheron into Hades (the underworld).(Though officially n...

Charon ( "KAIR en" ) is Pluto's largest satellite:...

Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune (usually). It is much smaller than any of the official planets and now classified as a "dwarf planet". Pluto is smaller than seven of the solar system's moons (the Moon, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan a...

Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune (usually)...

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest (by diameter). Neptune is smaller in diameter but larger in mass than Uranus. orbit: 4,504,000,000 km (30.06 AU) from Sundiameter: 49,532 km (equatorial)mass: 1.0247e26 kg In Roman myth...

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the ...

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest (by diameter). Uranus is larger in diameter but smaller in mass than Neptune. orbit: 2,870,990,000 km (19.218 AU) from Sundiameter: 51,118 km (equatorial)mass: 8.683e25 kg Careful pronun...

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the ...

In 2006, the IAU decided to create a new classification category for solar system objects called "dwarf planets" that is distinct from "planets". Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. At present there are only four other members of this category,...

In 2006, the IAU decided to create a new classific...

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest: orbit: 1,429,400,000 km (9.54 AU) from Sundiameter: 120,536 km (equatorial)mass: 5.68e26 kg In Roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture. The associated Greek god, Cronus, was th...

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the se...

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest. Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined (the mass of Jupiter is 318 times that of Earth). orbit: 778,330,000 km (5.20 AU) from Sundiameter: 142,984 km (e...

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by fa...

Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons. It is one of the smallest known moons in the solar system. orbit: 23,459 km from Marsdiameter: 12.6 km (15 x 12.2 x 11)mass: 1.8e15 kg In Greek mythology, Deimos is one of the sons o...

Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of...

Phobos ("FOH bus") is the larger and innermost of Mars' two moons. Phobos is closer to its primary than any other moon in the solar system, less than 6000 km above the surface of Mars. It is also one of the smallest moons in the solar system. orbit: ...

Phobos ("FOH bus") is the larger and innermost of ...

Are there planets orbiting other stars beyond our solar system? We do not know for sure, but with the recent discoveries about 51 Pegasi, 70 Virginis and 47 Ursae Majoris the weight of evidence is now so strong that only a "devil's advocate" denies t...

Are there planets orbiting other stars beyond our ...