West African Potto

Mammals > Primates

The West African Potto (Perodicticus potto) is a secretive, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate inhabiting the high rainforest canopies of the Upper Guinea forest belt. Moving with deliberate, silent, unbroken deliberation along moss-covered tree limbs, the potto...

Four-horned Antelope

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), known in Hindi as the ‘chousingha,’ is a miniature, shy bovid endemic to the dry deciduous woodlands of the Indian subcontinent. It holds the singular distinction of being the only wild mammal on Earth...

Sumatran Striped Rabbit

Mammals > Lagomorphs

The Sumatran Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) is one of the rarest, most enigmatic, and least-understood mammals on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the remote, cloud-shrouded Barisan Mountains of western Sumatra, this reclusive lagomorph was documented only a...

Mountain Paca

Mammals > Rodents

The Mountain Paca (Cuniculus taczanowskii) is a large, stocky hystricognath rodent endemic strictly to the high-elevation cloud forests and cold páramo fringes of the northern and central Andes. Adapted to freezing tropical alpine temperatures, it is distinguished...

Bharal

Mammals > Bovids

The Bharal (Pseudois nayaur), widely renowned as the ‘Himalayan Blue Sheep,’ is a surefooted caprine native to the towering mountain peaks and barren plateaus of Central Asia. Neither a true sheep nor a true goat, the Bharal occupies an evolutionary...

Dingiso

Mammals > Marsupials

The Dingiso (Dendrolagus mbaiso), also revered locally by the indigenous Moni people as ‘bondegezou’—meaning ‘man of the forest’—is a distinctive, high-altitude tree-kangaroo endemic strictly to the misty Sudirman Range of West Papua,...

Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey

Mammals > Primates

The Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus) is one of the world’s most critically endangered primate species, an enigmatic and ethereal colobine monkey native exclusively to a few isolated limestone karst forests of northern Vietnam. Once feared...

Asian Black Bear

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus), affectionately known as the Moon Bear due to the prominent, cream-colored crescent blaze adorning its chest, is an iconic forest mammal of Asia’s mountain wilderness. Adapted to rugged montane slopes from the...

Spotted Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) is widely regarded by mammalogists as one of the most visually stunning and charismatic bats on the continent. Instantly identified by its plush, jet-black fur adorned with three stark, snowy-white dorsal spots and its colossal,...

Walter’s Duiker

Mammals > Antelopes & Gazelles

Walter’s Duiker (Philantomba walteri) is a charming, miniature forest antelope native to the unique ecological corridor of the Dahomey Gap in West Africa. Formally recognized and described by science in 2010 after researchers discovered distinct genetic...