Mammals > Marsupials
The Admiralty Island Cuscus (Spilocuscus kraemeri) is an enigmatic arboreal marsupial found exclusively within the isolated tropical rainforests of the Admiralty archipelago in Papua New Guinea. Recognized by its compact build, exceptionally dense woolly pelage, and...
Mammals > Diprotodonts
The Northern Greater Glider (Petauroides minor) is Australia’s smallest species of greater glider, officially recognized as a distinct species in 2020 through genomic analysis that separated greater gliders into three unique taxonomic species. Inhabiting the...
Mammals > Dasyuromorphs
The New Guinea Quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus), also known as the New Guinea native cat, is the second-largest extant carnivorous marsupial native to the island of New Guinea. Inhabiting the mist-draped, mossy canopies and tangled understories of the Central...
Mammals > Rodents
The Lesser Blind Mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) is an extraordinary subterranean mammal and an ancient relict of Europe’s prehistoric steppe ecosystems. Found across fragmented pockets of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula, this subterranean engineer...
Mammals > Bats
The Gilded Flying Fox (Eropeplus canus) is one of the most enigmatic and least frequently observed fruit bat species on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the isolated, misty mountain peaks of central and southeastern Sulawesi in Indonesia, this monotypic megabat...
Mammals > Bats
The Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat (Otomops martiensseni) is an extraordinary, aerodynamic chiropteran celebrated for its bizarre facial morphology and exceptional high-altitude flight dynamics. Inhabiting volcanic lava tubes and vast limestone subterranean systems...
Mammals > Primates
The Blonde Capuchin (Sapajus flavius) is one of the most remarkable and enigmatic primates in the Americas. Originally described by naturalist Georg Marcgrave in 1648, this distinctive monkey was considered a lost or mythical species for over three centuries until...
Mammals > Bats
The Hairy-legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata) is one of only three extant mammal species on Earth adapted to feed entirely on blood (obligate hematophagy). Unlike its famous and ubiquitous cousin, the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), which targets sleeping...
Mammals > Carnivorans
The Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale interrupta) is a nimble, highly acrobatic small carnivoran native to the vast grassland prairies and savannah valleys of central North America. Recently recognized as a distinct species following detailed genomic revisions of the...
Mammals > Macropods
The Spectacled Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) is a swift, solitary macropod endemic to the sun-scorched spinifex plains and savannah woodlands of northern Australia. Named for the striking, vibrant rings of orange-rufous fur encircling its large dark eyes,...
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