Hourglass Dolphin

Mammals > Dolphins & Whales

The Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) is a small, energetic cetacean native to the tempestuous waters of the Southern Ocean. Named for the conspicuous white hourglass marking spanning its flank, it is one of the only oceanic dolphins adapted to thrive in the...

Bearded Seal

Mammals > Seals & Sea Lions

The Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest species of true seal inhabiting the circumpolar waters of the Arctic Ocean. Taking its common name from a dense, sweeping mustache of curly sensory whiskers, this hefty pinniped plays an indispensable role in...

Ribbon Seal

Mammals > Seals & Sea Lions

The Ribbon Seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is one of the most visually distinctive and enigmatic pinnipeds inhabiting the northern circumpolar seas. Characterized by striking contrasting bands across a chocolate-brown or black torso, this medium-sized phocid seal spends...

Pemba Free-tailed Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Pemba Free-tailed Bat (Mops bakarii) is a specialized, fast-flying insectivorous mammal found nowhere else on Earth except Pemba Island in the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. Named in honour of prominent Zanzibari conservationist Bakari Asseid,...

Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa

Mammals > Rodents

The Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotulus michaelis) is among the most miniature mammalian marvels on Earth. Shared with the African pygmy mouse for the title of the world’s smallest rodent, this astonishing bipedal desert specialist is endemic exclusively to...

Silver-haired Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is one of the most distinctive and solitary tree bats inhabiting North America’s temperate woodlands. Easily recognized by its dark chocolate-brown to jet-black coat frosted with shimmering silver-tipped hairs,...

South African Springhare

Mammals > Rodents

The South African Springhare (Pedetes capensis) is one of the most distinctive and anatomically unusual rodents on the African continent. Despite its common name and superficial resemblance to a kangaroo or oversized hare, this nocturnal mammal is neither a lagomorph...

Greater Chinese Mole

Mammals > Eulipotyphla

The Greater Chinese Mole (Euroscaptor grandis) is a specialized subterranean mammal native to the mist-shrouded montane forests and high-elevation valleys of southwestern China. Belonging to the true mole family (Talpidae), this fossorial insectivore represents one of...

Small-toothed Ferret-badger

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Small-toothed Ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), affectionately known in East Asia as the Chinese ferret-badger, is an agile, nocturnal mustelid native to the verdant hill forests and wooded valleys of southern China and Southeast Asia. Combining the slender,...

Edentate Shrew Rat

Mammals > Rodents

The Edentate Shrew Rat (Paucidentomys vermidax), discovered on the mist-shrouded slopes of Mount Gandangdewata in Sulawesi and formally described in 2012, is one of the most astonishing evolutionary anomalies within the mammalian order Rodentia. While rodents are...