Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus), often called the Common Shrew of North America, is a tiny, hyperactive dynamo that ranks among the smallest and lightest mammals on the continent. Possessing a furnace-like metabolic rate that requires it to consume up to three times...
Mammals > Bats
The Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) is a delicate, agile woodland bat celebrated for its exceptionally large, pointed ears that extend well past its snout when folded forward. A specialized forest-interior hunter, this small insectivore navigates...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Common Dunnart (Sminthopsis murina) is a fierce, miniature carnivorous marsupial native to the eucalyptus woodlands and coastal heaths of eastern Australia. Resembling a tiny mouse but armed with the razor-sharp teeth and predatory drive of a Tasmanian devil, this...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a hyperactive, shrew-like carnivorous marsupial native to the temperate mountain forests and eucalypt woodlands of southeastern Australia. Described as a distinct species in 1998 after genetic analysis separated it from...
Mammals > Bats
The Mauritian Tomb Bat (Taphozous mauritianus) is one of the most distinctive and visually striking microbats of the African continent and western Indian Ocean islands. Belonging to the sheath-tailed bat family Emballonuridae, it defies the stereotypical nocturnal bat...
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