Baiji

Mammals > Cetaceans

The Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), revered historically across the Yangtze River as the ‘Goddess of the Yangtze,’ is a graceful freshwater river dolphin distinct in lineage from marine cetaceans. Characterized by its elongated, upturned beak, rounded melon,...

Visayan Spotted Deer

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Visayan Spotted Deer (Rusa alfredi), locally known as the Philippine spotted deer or ‘larwan,’ is one of the rarest and most critically imperiled cervids on Earth. Endemic to the West Visayan biogeographic region of the central Philippines, this...

San Martin Titi Monkey

Mammals > Primates

The San Martin Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe), also known as the Rio Mayo titi monkey, is an extraordinarily rare primate restricted entirely to the Alto Mayo river valley within the San Martín region of northern Peru. Celebrated for its expressive facial mane,...

Annamite Striped Rabbit

Mammals > Lagomorphs

The Annamite Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is one of the world’s most enigmatic and recently described mammals, first discovered by biological researchers in 1996 in the rugged Annamite Range spanning Vietnam and Laos. Exhibiting striking dark brown or...

Scaly-tailed Possum

Mammals > Marsupials

The Scaly-tailed Possum (Wyulda squamicaudata) is a specialized nocturnal marsupial endemic to the impenetrable sandstone ramparts of the Kimberley in Western Australia. Famous for its naked, sandpaper-textured tail covered in overlapping scales, this elusive animal...

Three-striped Dasyure

Mammals > Dasyurids

The Three-striped Dasyure (Myoictis melas) is an agile, carnivorous marsupial native to the dense primary rainforests of New Guinea. Celebrated for its striking tri-striped pelage and bright chestnut-orange head, this diurnal hunter prowls fallen logs and tree roots...

Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum

Mammals > Marsupials

The Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum (Petropseudes dahli) is a uniquely adapted marsupial endemic to the rugged sandstone escarpments and canyon country of northern Australia. Unlike its tree-dwelling ringtail relatives, this hardy folivore has evolved to navigate...

Yellow Golden Mole

Mammals > Golden Moles

The Yellow Golden Mole (Calcochloris obtusirostris) is a specialized fossorial afrotherian mammal native to the coastal sand dunes and lowland forests of southeastern Africa. Not closely related to true Eurasian or American moles, golden moles belong to the ancient...

Hainan Gymnure

Mammals > Gymnures

The Hainan Gymnure (Neohylomys hainanensis), also known as the Hainan moonrat, is a rare and archaic insectivorous mammal belonging to the hedgehog family (Erinaceidae). Confined entirely to the mountainous tropical rainforests of Hainan Island, China, this ancient...

Patagonian Opossum

Mammals > Marsupials

The Patagonian Opossum (Lestodelphys halli) holds the distinction of being the southernmost living marsupial in the world. Native strictly to the windswept, cold desert scrublands and steppes of Argentine Patagonia, this small didelphid is uniquely adapted to survive...