Hooded Grebe

Birds > Podicipediformes

The Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi), known locally in Spanish as the ‘Macá Tobiano’, is one of the most visually stunning, elusive, and critically endangered waterbirds in the Americas. Discovered by science only in 1974 on the desolate volcanic basalt...

Cat Ba Langur

Mammals > Primates

The Cat Ba Langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), also known as the Golden-headed Langur, is one of the rarest primates on Earth and a world-renowned flagship species for island conservation. Confined entirely to the dramatic, jagged karst limestone cliffs of Cat Ba...

Red-crested Tree Rat

Mammals > Rodents

The Red-crested Tree Rat (Santamartamys rufodorsalis), also known as the Santa Marta Toro Toro, is one of the most mysterious and legendary rodents on Earth. Classified in its own monotypic genus, this nocturnal, guinea-pig-sized arboreal mammal was known only from...

Gibraltar Campion

Plants > Caryophyllales

The Gibraltar Campion (Silene tomentosa) is one of the most celebrated ‘Lazarus species’ in the botanical world. Native exclusively to the towering limestone precipices of the Rock of Gibraltar, it was believed to have gone entirely extinct by 1992 after...

Partula Snail

Invertebrates > Gastropods

The Partula Snail (Partula nodosa), also known as the Moorean Tree Snail, is an internationally celebrated icon of evolutionary biology and captive conservation. Often referred to as the ‘Darwin’s Finches of the snail world’, the Partula tree snails...