Long-footed Potoroo

Mammals > Marsupials

The Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) is a secretive, rabbit-sized marsupial that ranks among the rarest and most elusive mammals in Australasia. Cloaked in dense, grizzled grey-brown fur, this quiet forest floor wanderer was only recognized by modern science in...

Smoky Mouse

Mammals > Rodents

The Smoky Mouse (Pseudomys fumeus), known traditionally to Indigenous peoples as the Konoom, is a critically endangered, soft-furred native rodent endemic to the cool, high-elevation mountain landscapes of southeastern Australia. Despite its humble rodent lineage, the...

Stocky Galaxias

Fish > Galaxiids

The Stocky Galaxias (Galaxias tantangara) is one of the rarest and most critically imperiled freshwater fishes on Earth. Described as a distinct species in 2014, this small, cold-adapted native galaxiid survives in an extraordinarily precarious geographic refuge: a...

Regent Honeyeater

Birds > Honeyeaters

The Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) is one of Australia’s most spectacularly plumaged and critically imperiled woodland birds. Serving as a flagship ambassador for the conservation of Australia’s temperate woodland ecosystems, this striking nectar...

Southern Corroboree Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

The Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) is one of Australia’s most visually iconic and severely threatened amphibian species. Endemic entirely to a tiny subalpine tract within Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, this miniature,...