Mammals > Primates
The Udzungwa Red Colobus (Piliocolobus gordonorum) is a striking, highly specialized arboreal monkey endemic entirely to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Confined largely to the mist-shrouded montane rainforests of the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, this...
Mammals > Macroscelidea
The Cape Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus edwardii), also known as the Cape rock sengi, is a small, cursorial insectivore endemic to the rocky mountainous terrain and arid fynbos shrublands of South Africa. Despite its common moniker, the sengi is not a true shrew;...
Mammals > Primates
The Buffy-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix aurita), also known as the buffy-tufted-ear marmoset, is a distinctive arboreal callitrichid primate endemic exclusively to the misty mountain rainforests of southeastern Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Instantly recognizable by...
Mammals > Rodentia
The Bavarian Pine Vole (Microtus bavaricus) is an extraordinarily rare fossorial rodent native to the Northern Limestone Alps of Central Europe. Thought to be completely extinct after its only known Bavarian type locality was paved over for hospital construction in...
Mammals > Chiroptera
The Alcathoe Bat (Myotis alcathoe) is a diminutive cryptic vesper bat native to the ancient, damp deciduous woodlands of Europe. Only formally described by science in 2001, this elusive mammal is among Europe’s smallest bats. Because of its close morphological...
Mammals > Pilosa
The Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is the largest and most ecologically distinctive member of the ancient xenarthran order Pilosa. Native to the diverse grasslands and savannas of Central and South America, this unmistakable mammal is instantly recognized by...
Mammals > Monotremes
The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an extraordinary semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, renowned as one of only five surviving species of monotremes—mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. With its supple, leathery duck-like...
Mammals > Insectivores
The Russian Desman (Desmana moschata) is an ancient, semiaquatic mammal belonging to the mole family (Talpidae) and represents one of the most specialized wetland insectivores on Earth. Endemic to the expansive floodplain river systems of Eastern Europe, this relict...
Mammals > Bats
The Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary mammals on Earth. Belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae, this small Neotropical frugivore is instantly distinguished by its naked, intricately convoluted...
Mammals > Carnivorans
Hose’s Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei) is one of the most enigmatic and least-understood carnivorans in Southeast Asia, endemic strictly to the cool, mist-shrouded montane forests along the mountainous backbone of northern and central Borneo. Named in honor of...
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