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The only indigenous mammals are fruit bat Pteropus seychellensis and three insectivorous bats Taphozous mauritianus, Triaenops furculus and Tadarida pusilla.
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Erharta pusilla and Eragrostis nindensis as the dominant species.
Succulent Karoo 2008
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Globally threatened endemic seabirds include the Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis VU), Chatham Island snipe (Coenocorypha pusilla VU), Chatham Island petrel (Pterodroma axillaris CR).
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Notable among these are scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) and semi-palmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla).
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(Fenusa pusilla), neem extract seemed to perform as well as the registered commercial pesticide Diazinon@.
5 Effects on Insects 1992
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_Blasia pusilla_, which occurs commonly by ditches and streams, affords a transition to the foliose types.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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It is only necessary here to mention one anomalous form, _Enoicyla pusilla_, in which the mature female is wingless and the larva is terrestrial, living in moss or decayed leaves.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The Wood-Sparrow (_Fringilla pusilla_) is somewhat less than a Canary, with a chestnut-colored crown; above of a grayish brown hue, and dusky white beneath.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various
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Gentiana pusilla, compose the sward chiefly; in the drier parts of it there is a very fine Carduacea, which appears very local.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Polygoni sp., pusilla repens hirsuit foliis cordata ovatis, vel reniformibus subtus purpurescent, Salvia nubicola?
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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