Suni

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Suni (Neotragus moschatus) is one of Africa’s smallest, most enchanting, and secretive dwarf antelopes. Standing barely 35 centimeters high at the shoulder and weighing less than a domestic cat, this diminutive bovid is an expert in the art of forest...

Large Flying Fox

Mammals > Bats

The Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus), also known as the Malayan Flying Fox or Greater Fruit Bat, is one of the grandest and most ecologically pivotal mammals of Southeast Asia. Boasting a colossal wingspan that can reach nearly 1.7 meters, this majestic...

Giant Golden Mole

Mammals > Afrosoricida

The Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is an enigmatic and extraordinarily specialized subterranean mammal endemic to the ancient afrotemperate forests of South Africa’s Eastern Cape. As the largest member of the family Chrysochloridae (an ancient...

Banded Linsang

Mammals > Carnivores

The Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) is an exquisitely patterned, arboreal carnivore native to the lush tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. While historically classified alongside civets and genets in the family Viverridae, recent genomic research has revealed...

Mauritian Tomb Bat

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...