Mule Deer

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a quintessential, majestic big-game herbivore whose presence defines the rugged, open topography of western North America. Belonging to the deer family Cervidae, this highly adaptable ruminant represents an evolutionary offshoot...

Mountain Goat

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known colloquially as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is an iconic, exceptionally sure-footed alpine bovid that reigns as the undisputed monarch of North America’s sheerest vertical cliffs. Despite its common name, the...

Eurasian Otter

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra), also recognized as the European or Common River Otter, is an iconic semi-aquatic mustelid revered across the continents of Europe and Asia as a flagship sentinel of freshwater wetland ecosystems. Belonging to the specialized...

Reindeer

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), designated as the caribou in North America, is a keystone ungulate that has undergone exceptional evolutionary specialization to dominate the harsh tundra and taiga biomes of the circumpolar north. Diverging from ancestral cervids...

South American Coati

Mammals > Carnivorans

The South American Coati (Nasua nasua), also universally recognized as the ring-tailed coati, is an energetic, highly inquisitive diurnal carnivoran belonging to the raccoon family (Procyonidae). Native to the lush tropical rainforests, gallery woodlands, and...

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Mammals > Rodents

The Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is a highly social, burrowing ground squirrel belonging to the squirrel family (Sciuridae), native to the expansive shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies of the North American Great Plains. Celebrated in ethology for...

Egyptian Fruit Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is an extraordinary, highly gregarious megachiropteran mammal belonging to the Old World fruit bat family (Pteropodidae). Ranging from the humid river valleys and savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa through the Nile Basin to...

European Hamster

Mammals > Rodents

The European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus), universally famous as the black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is a surprisingly large, strikingly colorful rodent belonging to the family Cricetidae. Native to the rich loess soils and expansive steppes of Central and...

Fisher

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Fisher (Pekania pennanti), historically referred to as the fisher cat or pekan, is a ferocious, medium-sized carnivorous mammal belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae), native exclusively to the continuous mature boreal and montane forests of North America....