Bay Cat

Mammals > Wild Cats

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia), also known as the Bornean Bay Cat, is one of the rarest, most secretive wild felids on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the pristine tropical rainforests of Borneo, this elusive, chestnut-red forest predator was so infrequently observed that...

Blue-spotted Tree Monitor

Reptiles > Monitors & Lizards

The Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei) is widely celebrated as the most visually spectacular monitor lizard in the world. Described by science in 2001 and endemic exclusively to a single tiny island in the remote Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia, this...

Egyptian Vulture

Birds > Vultures & Raptors

The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), reverently known as the ‘Pharaoh’s Chicken’ and immortalized in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs as the letter ‘A’, is one of the most intelligent and culturally celebrated raptors on Earth....

Woundfin

Fish > Minnows & Carps

The Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) is a critically imperiled, highly specialized desert river minnow endemic to the turbid, swift-flowing currents of the Virgin River in the American Southwest. A true living relict of the ancient Colorado River basin, this...

Spikedace

Fish > Ray-finned Fish

The Spikedace (Meda fulgida) is a dazzling, stream-dwelling desert minnow endemic to the rugged Gila River basin of the American Southwest. Sole member of the monotypic genus Meda, this slender, flashing fish is renowned for its glistening, mirror-like silver flanks...