Birds > Passeriformes
The Taita Apalis (Apalis fuscigularis) is one of the rarest passerine birds on the planet and one of Africa’s most severely threatened avian species. Restricted entirely to a few isolated mountain crest fragments in southeastern Kenya’s Taita Hills, this...
Mammals > Primates
The Niger Delta Red Colobus (Piliocolobus epieni) is one of the most endangered and localized primate species on the African continent. Discovered scientifically in 1993, this charismatic arboreal monkey is confined entirely to a fragile, flood-prone mosaic of...
Invertebrates > Decapoda
The Swamp Forest Crab (Parathelphusa reticulata) is a critically endangered, jewel-like freshwater crab endemic entirely to the island nation of Singapore. Discovered and described in 1990, this micro-endemic decapod lives exclusively within the tranquil,...
Amphibians > Anura
The Reticulate Leaf Frog (Pithecopus ayeaye) is a rare and exquisitely colored phyllomedusine frog endemic to the high-elevation Cerrado highlands and Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range of southeastern Brazil. Rather than jumping like typical frogs, this arboreal...
Birds > Strigiformes
The Grand Comoro Scops Owl (Otus pauliani) is one of the world’s most critically threatened raptors, confined entirely to a fragile, narrow belt of old-growth cloud forest wrapping around the active Mount Karthala volcano on Grande Comore. Unrecorded by science...
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