Mediterranean Water Shrew

Mammals > Shrews

The Mediterranean Water Shrew (Neomys anomalus), also recognized as Miller’s water shrew, is a secretive, semi-aquatic mammal endemic to waterways and damp meadows across southern and central Europe. Characterized by its dense velvet bicolored coat, specialized...

Moloney’s Mimic Bat

Mammals > Bats

Moloney’s Mimic Bat (Mimetillus moloneyi), also known as the narrow-winged bat, is one of the most aerodynamically specialized microbats in tropical Africa. Belonging to the family Vespertilionidae, this miniature aerial predator is renowned for possessing the...

Aye-aye

Mammals > Primates

The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is universally acclaimed by evolutionary biologists as one of the most astonishingly specialized mammals on Earth. The sole surviving representative of the family Daubentoniidae, this nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar...

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Mammals > Marsupials

The Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the tiger quoll, is mainland Australia’s largest surviving native carnivorous marsupial. Second only in size among dasyurids to the Tasmanian devil, this ferocious yet elegant predator commands ancient...

North Sulawesi Babirusa

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary wild suids on the planet. Known historically as the ‘deer-pig’ (from the Malay words ‘babi’ for pig and ‘rusa’ for deer), this bizarre...

Guyanan Broad-nosed Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Guyanan Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus guianensis) is a captivating New World leaf-nosed bat belonging to the diverse family Phyllostomidae. Native to the pristine rainforests of the ancient Guiana Shield in northern South America, this compact frugivore is...

Dryad Shrew Tenrec

Mammals > Tenrecs

The Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas) is an elusive, miniaturized afrotherian mammal endemic strictly to the high-elevation cloud forests of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the ancient and morphologically diverse family Tenrecidae, this diminutive insectivore...

Northern Sportive Lemur

Mammals > Lemurs

The Northern Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis), or Sahafary sportive lemur, is a critically imperiled nocturnal primate native exclusively to the extreme northern tip of Madagascar. Standing among the rarest and most critically endangered mammals on the...

Seminole Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) is a handsome, medium-sized insectivorous vesper bat endemic to the warm temperate forests and wetlands of the southeastern United States. Closely related to the eastern red bat, this specialized canopy hunter is distinguished by...

Robinson’s Mouse Opossum

Mammals > Marsupials

Robinson’s Mouse Opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is an agile, nocturnal marsupial belonging to the family Didelphidae, widely distributed across the tropical dry forests, coastal woodlands, and savannah gallery systems of Central America and northern South America....