Red-spotted Assassin Bug

Invertebrates > True Bugs

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red-spotted Assassin BugScientific Name: Platymeris rhadamanthusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: True BugsSize: Body length: 1.2–1.6 in (3.0–4.0 cm); Wingspan: 2.0–2.4 in (5.0–6.0 cm)Weight: 0.05–0.12 oz (1.5–3.5 g); one of the largest...

Meller’s Chameleon

Reptiles > Chameleons

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Meller’s ChameleonScientific Name: Trioceros melleriCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: ChameleonsSize: Total length 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in); record specimens up to 65 cm (26 in)Weight: 350 to 600 g (12 to 21 oz; largest chameleon in...

Harvey’s Duiker

Mammals > Antelopes & Bovids

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Harvey’s DuikerScientific Name: Cephalophus harveyiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Antelopes & BovidsSize: Shoulder height 38 to 45 cm (15 to 18 in); head-and-body length 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35 in)Weight: 10 to 16 kg (22 to 35...

Heart-nosed Bat

Mammals > Bats

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Heart-nosed BatScientific Name: Cardioderma corCategory: MammalsSubcategory: BatsRange: Eastern Africa, native to Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, eastern Uganda, Tanzania, and northeastern SudanHabitat Type: Arid and semi-arid lowlands, thorn scrub...

Maned Rat

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Maned RatScientific Name: Lophiomys imhausiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: Eastern Africa, restricted to montane and submontane regions of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, South Sudan, and DjiboutiHabitat Type: Montane cloud...