Red-crested Tree Rat

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red-crested Tree RatScientific Name: Santamartamys rufodorsalisCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsSize: Head-and-body length 20 to 22 cm; tail length 28 to 32 cmWeight: 250 to 450 gLifespan: 4 to 7 yearsDiet: Herbivorous (nocturnal arboreal...

Canterbury Knobbled Weevil

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Canterbury Knobbled WeevilScientific Name: Hadramphus tuberculatusCategory: Invertebrates (Weevils)Range: Endemic exclusively to the Canterbury Plains of the South Island, New Zealand; historically thought extinct for 80 years before being...