Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes), also known as the Gracile Shrew Mole, is an extraordinary, ancient evolutionary relict in the mole family Talpidae. Endemic to the misty, cloud-shrouded montane forests of southwestern China, it represents the most...
Mammals > Bats
The Yellow-winged Bat (Lavia frons) is one of the most uniquely colorful, daylight-active, and behaviorally fascinating bats in the world. Belonging to the false vampire bat family Megadermatidae, this African savanna specialist defies almost every conventional...
Mammals > Primates
The White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia), also known as the Guianan Saki or Golden-faced Saki, is a charismatic, medium-sized platyrrhine monkey in the saki family Pitheciidae. Inhabiting the lush, high-canopy rainforests of the Guiana Shield in northern South...
Mammals > Primates
The Bemaraha Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei), also known as Cleese’s Woolly Lemur, is a rare and critically endangered strepsirrhine primate in the woolly lemur family Indriidae. Named in honor of the British comedian and conservation advocate John Cleese for his...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Long-tailed Planigale (Planigale ingrami) holds the extraordinary zoological distinction of being the smallest living marsupial in the world, often weighing less than a single teaspoon of sugar. Belonging to the carnivorous marsupial family Dasyuridae, this...
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