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Caprellids
There are many species of caprellids, and it is difficult to differentiate one from the other.
ClassCrustaceaOrderAmphipodesFamilyCaprellidae -
Capybara
A capybara, the world's largest rodent, looks like a giant guinea pig. It has a large rectangular head with large brown eyes and a blunt muzzle.
ClassMammaliaOrderRodentsFamilyHydrochoeridae -
Cedar waxwing
The cedar waxwing is a brown bird with a black crest and mask. It has a yellow line at the base of the tail and two waxy red spots at the tip of the wings in the adult.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyBombycillidae -
Chestnut-sided warbler
The male can be recognized by its greenish-yellow cap, bordered in black, and by the broad, brown-coloured stripe down each side of the body.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyParulidae -
Common earthworm
The common earthworm has a long body, divided into segments by transverse rings along its entire body.
ClassOligochaetaOrderHaplotaxidaeFamilyLumbricidae -
Common eider
Common eider males (winter and nuptial plumage) have black bellies and white backs, a black cap and a green wash on the nape. The female resembles a large brownish duck.
ClassBirdsOrderAnseriformesFamilyAnatidae (geese and ducks) -
Common house gecko
The common house gecko, also called the Asian house gecko, is a small lizard that is usually gray or pale brown. Its body is marked with small iridescent green dots, and its belly is white.
ClassReptiliaOrderSquamataFamilyGekkonidae -
Common marmoset
The common marmoset is a small monkey whose head has two tufts of long white hair at ear level. It has a white blaze on its forehead and a black-and-white banded tail.
ClassMammaliaOrderPrimatesFamilyCallichthyidae -
Common murre
This bird has dark chocolate brown plumage on its back, neck and head, and white undersides. Its bill is slender and pointed. It stands erect, like a penguin, when on land.
ClassBirdsOrderCharadriiformesFamilyAlcidae -
Common pillbug
The pillbug has a grey, segmented, oval body, with seven pairs of legs and two pairs of antennae. This arthropod is a terrestrial crustacean.
ClassCrustaceaOrderIsopodaFamilyArmadillidiidae