Mammals > Rodents
The White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) is one of the most abundant, ecologically influential small mammals in North American deciduous forests. Renowned for its large, soulful black eyes, exceptionally soft fawn-brown coat, and immaculate snowy-white underbelly...
Mammals > Carnivorans
The Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is an acrobatic, weasel-like carnivoran celebrated for its extraordinary and dramatic defensive threat display: performing a vertical handstand on its front paws before spraying. Far more agile and fast-moving than the...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Granite Night Lizard (Xantusia henshawi) is a master of extreme architectural crypsis, exquisitely adapted to a life spent entirely inside narrow cracks of exfoliating granite boulders in the mountains of Southern California. With its remarkably flattened,...
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 > Bats
The Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus), celebrated historically as one of the most abundant and beloved small mammals in North America, is the delicate, glossy-furred aerial guardian of northern lakes and summer evening skies. Weighing less than a single coin, this...
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