Red River Hog

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus), also known as the Tufted Pig, is universally recognized as the most flamboyantly colored and charismatic wild suid on Earth. Native to the dense, steamy rainforests of the Congo Basin and West Africa, this striking wild pig...

Lowland Anoa

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), often called the Dwarf Buffalo or Midget Buffalo, is the smallest living species of wild cattle in the world. Endemic strictly to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, this compact, reclusive bovid is an evolutionary living...

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Mammals > Carnivores

The Stripe-necked Mongoose (Urva vitticolla) holds the title of the largest and most robust mongoose species on the Asian continent. Endemic to the lush, biodiverse hill forests of southern India’s Western Ghats and the tropical lowlands of Sri Lanka, this...

Fat Sand Rat

Mammals > Rodents

The Fat Sand Rat (Psammomys obesus) is an extraordinarily specialized desert rodent native to the saline flats, salt marshes, and dry wadis of North Africa and the Middle East. Despite its somewhat unflattering common name, this stout, chubby member of the gerbil...

Large Indian Civet

Mammals > Carnivores

The Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha) is one of the largest, most formidable, and most exquisitely patterned members of the civet family Viverridae native to the dense forests of South and Southeast Asia. Weighing up to 11 kilograms, this solitary, nocturnal...

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Mammals > Rodents

The Greater Egyptian Gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum), celebrated since the era of the Pharaohs and named for its abundance around the Great Pyramids of Giza, is an exquisitely adapted desert rodent native to the vast sand seas of North Africa. Built for survival in...

Maned Sloth

Mammals > Pilosa

The Maned Sloth (Bradypus torquatus), known locally in Brazil as the ‘Preguiça-de-coleira,’ is one of the rarest, most specialized, and most threatened xenarthrans on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the fragmented remnants of Brazil’s Atlantic Coastal...

Golden-headed Lion Tamarin

Mammals > Primates

The Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is one of the most visually stunning and critically imperiled primates of South America. Native exclusively to the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Coastal Forest of Bahia, Brazil, this miniature canopy dweller...

Four-toed Hedgehog

Mammals > Eulipotyphla

The Four-toed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), also widely known as the African Pygmy Hedgehog or White-bellied Hedgehog, is an endearing and resilient insectivore native to the sun-baked savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Distinguished from its European cousins by...

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Mammals > Rodents

The Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is one of the most astonishingly specialized bipedal desert rodents on Earth. Inhabiting the unforgiving, sun-scorched gravel plains and sandy wastes of the Sahara and Arabian deserts, this tiny, nocturnal creature looks...