Thursday, May 16, 2013

rabbit


Common name: Rabbit
Scientific name: Oryctolagus cuniculus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leoridae
Genus: Oryctolagus
Species: cuniculus


Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Almost done with the blog! Hope everyone has enjoyed! :)

Sunday, May 12, 2013

twirtleee


Common name: Three-toed box turtle
Scientific name: Terrapene carolina
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptillia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species: carolina

Saturday, May 11, 2013

moth



Common Name: One-eyed sphinx
Scientific Name: Smerinthus cerisyi
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Insecta
Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Genus: Smerinthus
Species: cerisyi

another froggy


Common name: Dwarf American Toad
Scientific name: Anaxyrus americanus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: americanus

froggy




Common name: Green tree frog
Scientific name: Hyla cinerea
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species: cinerea

Thursday, May 9, 2013

golden retriever!


Scientific Name: Canis familiaris
Common Name: British Golden Retriever (or Beaux)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: familiaris

caterpillar🐛


Scientific Name: Malacosoma americanum 
Common Name: Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Malacosoma
Species: americanum

tick



Scientific Name: Amblyomma americanum
Common Name: Tick
kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Arachnida
order: Acari
family: Ixodidae
genus: Ixodes
species: americium

bumblebee🐝


Common Name: American Bumblebee
Scientific Name: Bombus pennsylvanicus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidea
Genus: Bombus
Species: pennsylvanicus

the ging in her natural habitat



Common Name: ging
Scientific Name: north american red head

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Hello blog readers! Hope y'all have been enjoying the Purtle's research so far! Not too many left to gather!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

possum!



Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana
Common Name: Possum
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordota
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Didelphus
Species: virginiana

lizard!



scientific name: Sceloporus consobrinus
common name: prairie lizard
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Phrynosomatidae
Genus:Sceloporus
Species:consobrinus

mallard duck!



Common name: Mallard
Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anas
Species: platyrhynchos


Wednesday, March 20, 2013

white crab!



Scientific Name: Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Common Name: Sand Crab
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Genus: Ocypode
Species: ceratophthalmus

Monday, March 18, 2013

tree!







Common name: Eastern redcedar
scientific name: Juniperus virginiana
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species: virginiana

pigeon!



Scientific Name: Columba livia
Common Name: Pigeon
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordota
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: livia

bug!



Scientific Name: Polistes carolina
Common Name: Red Wasp
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Genus: Polistes
Species: carolina

jellyfish!



Scientific Name: Aurelia aurita
Common Name: Jellyfish
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order:  Semaeostomeae
Family: Ulmaridae
Genus: Aurelia
Species: aurita

sea gulls!



Scientific Name: Larus occidentalis
Common Name: Seagull 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordota
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: occidentalis

Monday, March 11, 2013

cranefly!



Scientific Name: Tipula simplex


Common Name: Cranefly
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Species: simplex

cardinal!




Scientific Name: Cardinalis cardinalis
Common Names: Northern Cardinal or Redbird
Kingdom: Metazoa 
Phylum: Chordata 
Class: Aves 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Cardinalis
Species: cardinalis

    shelf fungi!




    Scientific Name: Ganoderma applanatum
    Common Name: Bracket or Shelf Fungi
    Kingdom: Fungi
    Phylum: Basidiomycota
    Class: Agaricomycetes
    Order: Polyporales
    Family: Polyporaceae
    Genus: Laetiporus
    Species: Laetiporus

    Thursday, February 28, 2013

    mushroom! (fungus)







    scientific name: Psilocybe stuntzii
    common name: baeos
    kingdom: Fungi
    phylum: Basidiomycota
    class: Agaricomycetes
    order: Agaricales
    family: Strophariaceae
    genus: Psilocybe
    species: stuntzii

    ponderosa pine!





    Scientific Name: Pinus ponderosa
    Common name: Ponderosa Pine
    Kingdom: Plantae
    Phylum: Coniferophyta
    Class: Pinopsida
    Order: Pinales
    Family: Pinaceae
    Genus: Pinus
    Species: pinus

    dandelion!




    Scientific Name: Taraxacum officinale
    Common name: Dandelion
    Kingdom: Plantae
    Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
    Order: Asterales
    Family: Asteraceae
    Species: Taraxacum
    Genus: taraxacum

    sap sucker!



    Scientific Name: Melanerpes carolinus
    Common name: Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Piciformes
    Family: Picidae
    Genus: Sphyrapicus
    Species: varius

    squirrel!



    Scientific Name: Sciuridae carolinensis
    Common Name: Grey Squirrel
    Kingdom: Anamalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Rodentia
    Family: Sciuridae
    Genus: Sciurus
    Species: carolinensis

    robin!



    Scientific Name: Turdus migratorius
    Common Name: Robin
    Kingdom Animalia
    Phylum: chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Passeriformes
    Family: Turdidae
    Genus: Turdus
    Species: migratorius

    Thursday, February 21, 2013

    goose!



    Scientific Name: Branta canadensis
    Common name: Canadian goose
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Anseriformes
    Family: Anatidae
    Genus: Branta
    Species: canadensis

    duck!



    (we're classifying the one on the far left. the others are just there:))
    Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
    Common Name: mallard duck
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Anseriformes
    Family: Anatidae
    Genus: Anas
    Species: Platyrhynchos

    Sunday, February 3, 2013

    Gunther the Fish


                                                                   Scientific Name: Carassius auratus
    Common name: goldfish
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopterygii
    Order: Cypriniformes
    Family: Cyprindae
    Genus: Carassius
    Species: auratus

    Tuesday, January 29, 2013

    Welcome to our blog! Many pictures and info to come! :)