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Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptillia
Family: Crocodylidae
Order: Crocodillia
Genus: Crocodylus
Species: Crocodylus niloticus
Subspecies: None
Evolution
Evolution
Existence, living relative, ancestors
Existence
Existence
The Nile Crocodile has been around for five to seven million years.
Living relative
Living relative
The closest living relative to the nile crocodile is the American crocodile
Thorbjarnarsoni
Thorbjarnarsoni
A Crocodillian ancestor from Kenya which was a human hunter
Anthropophagus
Anthropophagus
A crocodillian ancestor from Tanzania, competed with thorb for human flesh
Aetosaurus
Aetosaurus
The ancestor of the nile crocodile which ate plants and was found in germany
Key Characteristics
Key Characteristics
They are opportunistic apex predators which means they can scavenge if needed
Nile Crocodiles have the strongest bite of Lands animals at 5000 PSI, 70 times more than a human and 8 times more than a Lion.
Nile Crocodiles are one of the few species on earth which eats humans due to their opportunistic behavior.
Physical descriptionÂ
Physical descriptionÂ
The Nile Crocodile is a large reptile with four short legs and a muscular tail. The hide is rough and scaled to increase its durability. Adults are often darker than the young Nile crocodiles.
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