Sumatran Pitcher Plant

Plants > Nepenthaceae & Pitcher Plants

The Sumatran Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes aristolochioides) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary and critically endangered carnivorous plants in the world. Endemic exclusively to two mist-enshrouded volcanic mountain peaks in central Sumatra, this unique climbing...

Helmeted Curassow

Birds > Cracidae & Guans

The Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi), also known as the northern helmeted curassow, is an extraordinarily majestic, turkey-sized gamebird restricted to the steep, cloud-draped mountain slopes of the northern Andes. Instantly recognizable by the immense, pale...

Anderson’s Salamander

Amphibians > Ambystomatidae & Mole Salamanders

Anderson’s Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni), locally known in Mexico as the achoque de Zacapu, is an extraordinary, permanently paedomorphic amphibian endemic strictly to Lake Zacapu and adjacent spring channels in Michoacán, Mexico. Close relative of the famous...

Tenkile

Mammals > Marsupials & Macropods

The Tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae), also revered locally as Scott’s Tree Kangaroo, is among the most critically endangered and enigmatic marsupials inhabiting our planet. Endemic exclusively to a tiny fragment of mist-shrouded montane rainforest high in the...

Gilbert’s Potoroo

Mammals > Marsupials & Potoroids

Gilbert’s Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) holds the poignant title of Australia’s most critically endangered mammal and one of the rarest marsupials on the planet. Presumed extinct for an incredible 120 years following its last historical collection in the...