Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Eurasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus), affectionately recognized across European natural history as the Pygmy Shrew, is an astonishingly tiny, hyperactive, and biologically extreme soricid mammal native to the temperate woodlands, meadows, and heaths of the...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Eastern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus nanus) is an enchanting, palm-sized, and biologically extraordinary nocturnal marsupial native to the coastal heaths, temperate rainforests, and eucalyptus woodlands of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Belonging to the family...
Mammals > Bats
The Hammer-headed Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), also known as the Big-lipped Bat or Hammer-headed Fruit Bat, is a colossal, visually surreal, and biologically extraordinary megachiropteran native to the steaming tropical rainforest canopies of equatorial Africa....
Mammals > Rodents
The Garden Dormouse (Eliomys quercinus), celebrated across European natural lore as the ‘Masked Dormouse’ or Lérot, is a strikingly marked, highly agile, and biologically extraordinary glirid rodent native to the deciduous woodlands, orchards, and rocky...
Mammals > Rodents
The Field Vole (Microtus agrestis), universally known across British and European natural history as the Short-tailed Vole, is an extraordinarily abundant, compact, and ecologically foundational microtine rodent native to the moist, rough grasslands and open woodlands...
Mammals > Rodents
The Djungarian Hamster (Phodopus sungorus), world-famous in chronobiology, natural history, and global pet culture as the Winter White Dwarf Hamster, Siberian Hamster, or Russian Dwarf Hamster, is a charming, miniature, and biologically remarkable rodent native to the...
Mammals > Rodents
The Siberian Chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus), also known across Eurasia as the Asiatic Chipmunk, is an iconic, energetic, and visually striking ground-dwelling sciurid rodent native to the vast boreal taiga forests spanning from European Russia to the Pacific coast of...
Mammals > Treeshrews
The Common Treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is an athletic, squirrel-like, and evolutionary prominent placental mammal native to the lush, steaming lowland rainforests and plantations of Southeast Asia. Belonging to the ancient order Scandentia, this energetic forest dweller...
Mammals > Bats
Pallas’s Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricina), named in honor of the renowned German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas, is an agile, miniature, and biologically astonishing phyllostomid nectar-feeding bat native to the diverse tropical ecosystems of Central and...
Mammals > Rodents
The Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is an iconic, industrious, and endlessly charismatic terrestrial sciurid rodent native to the mature deciduous woodlands and rocky glades of eastern North America. Instantly recognized by its reddish-brown fur, a creamy-white...
