Pink Fairy Armadillo

Mammals > Cingulata

The Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus), affectionately called the ‘pichiciego’ in its native Argentina, is the smallest armadillo species in the world and one of the most anatomically peculiar mammals alive. Perfectly adapted for a subterranean...

Small-toothed Mole

Mammals > Eulipotyphla

The Small-toothed Mole (Euroscaptor parvidens) is a secretive, highly specialized subterranean insectivore native to the misty highland cloud forests of the Annamite Range in Vietnam and Laos. Exhibiting anatomical adaptations refined for a life spent entirely...

Alcathoe Bat

Mammals > Chiroptera

The Alcathoe Bat (Myotis alcathoe) is a diminutive cryptic vesper bat native to the ancient, damp deciduous woodlands of Europe. Only formally described by science in 2001, this elusive mammal is among Europe’s smallest bats. Because of its close morphological...

Sunda Long-eared Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Sunda Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus heran) is a rare and poorly understood vespertilionid microbat endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. Described in 1991 from specimens collected on the island of Lembata, with subsequent records on Flores and Sumba, it...

Paintpot Cuttlefish

Invertebrates > Cephalopods

The Paintpot Cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi), also referred to as the Japanese flamboyant cuttlefish, is an exquisitely patterned and biologically captivating cephalopod native to the continental shelf waters of the Western Pacific. Closely related to Metasepia...