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Tiburón Island Mule Deer
The Tiburón Island mule deer (''Odocoileus hemionus sheldoni'') or Sheldon's mule deer, is a subspecies of the mule deer (''Ococoileus hemionus'') that is native to Tiburón Island, Sonora, Mexico. Anatomy The Tiburón Island mule deer differs from mainland populations by its variation in color, size, and dental measurements. Other changes may or may not be evident on the subspecies. Distribution and habitat The Tiburón Island mule deer is native to Tiburón Island, Sonora, Mexico, where it lives in entirely semi-arid to arid zones. Its range is within the Islas del Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve, which covers over 200 islands off the coast of western Mexico. Classification and conservation The Tiburón Island mule deer is also called the "Tiburon Island mule deer" in most English speaking countries, for the acute accent is not needed. It is still undecided if the Tiburón Island mule deer is a valid subspecies or not, for it may be a synonym of either the burro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subspecies
In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species have subspecies, but for those that do there must be at least two. Subspecies is abbreviated as subsp. or ssp. and the singular and plural forms are the same ("the subspecies is" or "the subspecies are"). In zoology, under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the subspecies is the only taxonomic rank below that of species that can receive a name. In botany and mycology, under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, other infraspecific name, infraspecific ranks, such as variety (botany), variety, may be named. In bacteriology and virology, under standard International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes, bacterial nomenclature and virus clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Countries By English-speaking Population
The following is a list of English language, English-speaking population List of sovereign states, by country, including information on both First language, native speakers and second language, second-language speakers. List * The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total English-speaking population of the European Union and the United Kingdom combined (2012) is 256,876,220 (out of a total population of 500,000,000, i.e. 51%) including 65,478,252 native speakers and 191,397,968 non-native speakers, and would be ranked 2nd if it were included. English native speakers amount to 13% of the whole population of the EU and the UK, while the percentage of people that speak English "well enough in order to be able to have a conversation", either as first (32%), second (11%) or third (3%) foreign language, was 38%. * When taken from this list and added together, the total number of English speakers in the world adds up to around 1,430,000,000. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
