Mammals > Chiroptera
The Chocó Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus chocoensis) is an ecologically vital frugivore restricted strictly to the humid rainforests of the Chocó biogeographic region in Colombia and Ecuador. Renowned for its bold facial markings and distinctive spear-shaped noseleaf,...
Plants > Cactaceae
Peyotillo (Pelecyphora aselliformis), also known as the woodlouse cactus or hatchet cactus, is one of the most distinctive and highly prized botanical gems of the Chihuahuan Desert. Native strictly to limestone outcrops in central Mexico, this diminutive geophytic...
Fish > Squaliformes
The Bramble Shark (Echinorhinus brucus) is an extraordinary and rarely seen deep-water squaliform shark inhabiting the bathyal slopes of the global ocean. Named for the conspicuous, thorn-like denticles scattered irregularly across its body, this sluggish...
Plants > Succulents
The Santa Barbara Island Liveforever (Dudleya traskiae) is an exceedingly rare succulent perennial belonging to the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae), native exclusively to a single tiny volcanic landmass off the coast of Southern California. Named in honor of...
Fish > Catfish
The Chucky Madtom (Noturus crypticus) is one of the rarest freshwater fishes in North America. Formally described as a distinct species in 2005, this diminutive catfish belonging to the Ictaluridae family is known from only two creek systems in eastern Tennessee....
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