Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly

Invertebrates > Insects

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Delhi Sands Flower-loving FlyScientific Name: Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalisCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: InsectsSize: Body length 25 to 30 mm; wingspan 45 to 50 mmWeight: 0.2 to 0.4 gLifespan: Adults live for only a few days to two...

Northern Three-toed Jerboa

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Northern Three-toed JerboaScientific Name: Dipus sagittaCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: Central Asia, widespread from the northern Caucasus and Kazakhstan through Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, southern Russia, and Mongolia to northern...

Weathered Earthstar

Fungi > Earthstars & Puffballs

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Weathered EarthstarScientific Name: Geastrum corollinumCategory: FungiSubcategory: Earthstars & PuffballsRange: Temperate and Mediterranean Europe, North America, and parts of Asia, occurring locally in warm, dry continental and coastal...

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Greater Egyptian GerbilScientific Name: Gerbillus pyramidumCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa, across the northern Sahara Desert from Mauritania, Morocco, and Mali east through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and northern...