Rodrigues Flying Fox

Mammals > Pteropodidae & Flying Foxes

The Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis), affectionately dubbed the ‘golden bat,’ is an extraordinary megabat endemic solely to the remote volcanic island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. Renowned for its rich golden-blonde mantle and intelligent,...

Junin Grebe

Birds > Podicipedidae & Grebes

The Junin Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii), known locally as the ‘Zambullidor de Junín,’ is one of the rarest and most critically imperiled waterbirds on Earth. Confined strictly to a single high-altitude lake—Lake Junín (Chinchaycocha) at over 4,000 meters...

Marsh Heath

Plants > Ericaceae & Heaths

The Marsh Heath (Erica verticillata) is one of the world’s most celebrated botanical resurrection stories, a magnificent fynbos shrub native strictly to the wetland sand flats of Cape Town, South Africa. Declared Extinct in the Wild by the mid-20th century due...

Desperate Leaf Chameleon

Reptiles > Chameleons

The Desperate Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia desperata) is one of the smallest, rarest, and most critically imperiled reptiles on planet Earth. Discovered by herpetologist Frank Glaw and his research team in 2012, this miniature marvel is micro-endemic strictly to an...