Common Ringtail Possum

Mammals > Marsupials

The Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) is an enchanting, arboreal marsupial native to the lush coastal forests, temperate woodlands, and leafy urban suburbs of eastern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. Belonging to the ringtail possum...

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), also known as the Brazilian free-tailed bat, is one of the most ecologically consequential and aerodynamically astonishing mammals on Earth. Belonging to the free-tailed bat family Molossidae, this medium-sized...

Pygmy Slow Loris

Mammals > Primates

The Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus, formerly Nycticebus pygmaeus) is an enchanting, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate endemic to the dense tropical forests of eastern Indochina, east of the Mekong River. Belonging to the loris family Lorisidae, this...

North American Porcupine

Mammals > Rodents

The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is the second-largest rodent in North America, surpassed only by the North American beaver. Belonging to the New World porcupine family Erethizontidae, this heavily built, arboreal vegetarian is celebrated for its...

Cacomistle

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti), also known as the Central American cacomistle, is an exquisite, slender, arboreal procyonid native to the dense tropical rainforests and misty cloud forests of Mesoamerica. Belonging to the family Procyonidae and closely...

Norway Lemming

Mammals > Rodents

The Norway Lemming (Lemmus lemmus) is an iconic, brightly colored subarctic rodent endemic to the windswept alpine fellfields and mountain tundra of northern Fennoscandia and the Kola Peninsula. Belonging to the family Cricetidae, this compact, pugnacious herbivore is...

Siberian Flying Squirrel

Mammals > Rodents

The Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans), historically classified as the clawed jird, is a remarkably adaptable, social burrowing rodent native to the harsh continental steppes and semi-deserts of Mongolia, northern China, and southern Siberia. Belonging to the...

Feathertail Glider

Mammals > Marsupials

The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also affectionately known as the pygmy gliding possum or flying mouse, is an extraordinary, miniature arboreal marsupial native to the towering eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. Belonging to the family Acrobatidae,...

Chinese Water Deer

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis), colloquially celebrated worldwide as the ‘vampire deer’, is an extraordinary, primitive ungulate native to the fertile river floodplains and coastal reed beds of east-central China and the Korean Peninsula....

Mongolian Gerbil

Mammals > Rodents

The Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), historically classified as the clawed jird, is a remarkably adaptable, social burrowing rodent native to the harsh continental steppes and semi-deserts of Mongolia, northern China, and southern Siberia. Belonging to the...