Mammals > Macroscelididae & Elephant Shrews
The Four-toed Elephant Shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus), commonly referred to by its indigenous name sengi, is an agile Afrotherian mammal inhabiting dense understory corridors across central and southeastern Africa. Distinct from true shrews, sengis belong to the...
Mammals > Erinaceidae & Gymnures
The Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus), frequently termed the lesser gymnure, is an enigmatic, ancient small mammal inhabiting the dense, misty montane forests of Southeast Asia. Belonging to the family Erinaceidae alongside true spiny hedgehogs, this compact...
Mammals > Dipodidae & Desert Jerboas
The Long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) is an extraordinary, nocturnal bipedal rodent inhabiting the harsh, wind-swept expanses of the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in Central Asia. Frequently described as the ‘Mickey Mouse of the desert,’ this tiny mammal...
Mammals > Cercopithecidae & Colobine Monkeys
The Zanzibar Red Colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii), locally celebrated as Kirk’s red colobus or kima punju, is a strikingly patterned, arboreal primate found nowhere else on Earth outside the tropical island of Unguja in Zanzibar. Named in honor of Sir John Kirk,...
Mammals > Capromyidae & Caribbean Hutias
The Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium), locally known in Hispaniola as the Zagouti, is one of only two surviving native non-volant land mammals on the entire island of Hispaniola (alongside the Hispaniolan Solenodon). Representing the sole extant member of its...
Mammals > Cetaceans & Coastal Dolphins
The Franciscana Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), also celebrated along South American shores as the La Plata dolphin, is one of the most distinctive and biologically fascinating odontocetes in the southern hemisphere. While phylogenetically grouped within the river...
Mammals > Marsupials & Macropods
The Tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae), also revered locally as Scott’s Tree Kangaroo, is among the most critically endangered and enigmatic marsupials inhabiting our planet. Endemic exclusively to a tiny fragment of mist-shrouded montane rainforest high in the...
Mammals > Marsupials & Potoroids
Gilbert’s Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) holds the poignant title of Australia’s most critically endangered mammal and one of the rarest marsupials on the planet. Presumed extinct for an incredible 120 years following its last historical collection in the...
Mammals > Primates & Colobines
The Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri), affectionately known locally as the ‘snubby’ or ‘monkey with an upturned nose,’ was discovered scientifically in 2010 in the rugged mountains of Kachin State, Myanmar. Renowned worldwide...
Mammals > Primates & Guenons
The Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is a striking Old World monkey scientifically discovered in 2007 and formally described in 2012, representing only the second new African primate species identified in nearly three decades. Endemic to the dense, remote...
