Northern Hopping Mouse

Mammals > Rodents

The Northern Hopping Mouse (Notomys aquilo) is an agile bipedal rodent native to the pristine coastal dune belts and heathlands of northern Australia. Endemic primarily to Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria and remnant mainland enclaves, this endearing rodent...

Spade-toothed Whale

Mammals > Cetaceans

The Spade-toothed Whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is universally regarded as the rarest and most enigmatic large mammal on planet Earth. For over 140 years, this deep-diving beaked whale was known only from a few skeletal bone fragments discovered in New Zealand and...

Hova Mole Tenrec

Mammals > Tenrecs

The Hova Mole Tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the Rice Tenrec, is an extraordinary, subterranean afrotherian mammal endemic strictly to the lush, mist-shrouded rainforests and wetland valleys of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the endemic Malagasy family...

Van Zyl’s Golden Mole

Mammals > Golden Moles

Van Zyl’s Golden Mole (Cryptochloris zyli) is an exceptionally rare, subterranean mammal endemic to a fragile, narrow coastal corridor of Western Cape, South Africa. Belonging to the ancient African mammalian lineage Afrotheria, this tiny fossorial creature is...

Northern Marsupial Mole

Mammals > Marsupials

The Northern Marsupial Mole (Notoryctes caurinus), known to Indigenous Martu people as the ‘Kakarratul,’ is an astonishing, subterranean burrowing marsupial endemic to the vast red sand deserts of northwestern Australia. Completely blind and possessing...

Seri’s Tree-kangaroo

Mammals > Marsupials

Seri’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus stellarum) is a rare, thick-coated arboreal marsupial endemic to the cloud-draped mountain crests of the Central Range of western New Guinea. Long treated as a subspecies of the Doria’s tree-kangaroo, taxonomic and...

Siau Island Tarsier

Mammals > Primates

The Siau Island Tarsier (Tarsius tumpara) is one of the world’s most critically endangered primates, an exquisite nocturnal jewel confined entirely to a tiny, active volcanic island in northeastern Indonesia. Scientifically described in 2008, this diminutive...

Madidi Titi

Mammals > Primates

The Madidi Titi (Callicebus aureipalatii), also known as the Golden Palace monkey, is a charismatic Neotropical primate discovered during a 2004 biological expedition to Madidi National Park in northwestern Bolivia. Famed across the scientific world for its unique...

Walia Ibex

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Walia Ibex (Capra walie) is a majestic wild goat species endemic exclusively to the precipitous volcanic peaks and Afro-alpine gorges of the Simien Mountains in northern Ethiopia. Revered as a national wildlife treasure of Ethiopia and featured prominently on...

Australian Snubfin Dolphin

Mammals > Cetaceans

The Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni), affectionately known as the ‘snubby,’ holds the distinction of being the first new dolphin species scientifically described in more than fifty years, officially recognized in 2005. Endemic to the...