Forest Soft-furred Mouse Praomys rostratus
ALT Forest Soft-furred Mouse Praomys rostratus It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia. It occurs in lowland and montane forest. image by Elena Reljic
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Leadbeater’s Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
ALT Leadbeater’s Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri A critically endangered possum largely restricted to small pockets of alpine ash, mountain ash, and snow gum forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. Studies show the availability of suitable habitat is critical: forest must be neither too old nor too young, with conservation efforts for Leadbeater’s possums involving…
Stripe-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus quinquestriatus
ALT Stripe-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus quinquestriatus A squirrel found in Yunnan, China, and Myanmar. It lives alone or in small family groups. Nests are built of twigs, and placed on the outer branches of small trees. The diet consists of vegetation and a fair proportion of insects. image by ayuwat
African Giant Shrew Crocidura olivieri
ALT African Giant Shrew Crocidura olivieri It has a wide distribution in sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Nile Valley. This species was first described from mummified specimens, found at Sakkara in Ancient Egyptian tombs. To the ancient Egyptians, the shrew represented the nocturnal side of Horus. image by Josh and Dani
Tibetan Argali Ovis ammon hodgsoni
ALT Tibetan Argali Ovis ammon hodgsoni A subspecies of argali, mountain sheep, found across India, Nepal, Bhutan and China. In Tibet, the argali must regularly compete with other grazing species for pasture, including Tibetan antelope, bharal, Thorold’s deer and wild yaks. Competition is most serious with livestock, especially domestic yaks and domestic sheep, with which argali are…
Major’s Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus majori
ALT Major’s Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus majori An insectivorous bat from Madagascar. image by pfaucher
Red Silky Anteater Cyclopes rufus
ALT Red Silky Anteater Cyclopes rufus This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, where it occurs in the western Amazon basin, between the Rio Madeira and Rio Aripuanã. It is probably affected by deforestation of its habitat. image by Vincent A. Vos
Rennell Flying Fox Pteropus rennelli
ALT Rennell Flying Fox Pteropus rennelli It is only known from Rennell Island, which is part of the Solomon Islands. It is under threat from extinction due to habitat destruction and mining. image by jqrichmond
Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat Dobsonia moluccensis
ALT Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat Dobsonia moluccensis It is found in Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Its wings attach at the back along the spine rather than along the sides of the body. image by Venkat Sankar
Lusitanian Pine Vole Microtus lusitanicus
ALT Lusitanian Pine Vole Microtus lusitanicus It is endemic to the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain and Portugal. This vole species appears to have monogamous pair bonds. Lusitanian pine voles prefer agricultural landscapes with significant habitat diversity, especially traditional Mediterranean agriculture characterised by small fields and abundant hedgerows. image by Joao…
Pale Shrew Tenrec Microgale fotsifotsy
ALT Pale Shrew Tenrec Microgale fotsifotsy A tenrec from Madagascar. It is a terrestrial, forest dependent species that occurs in the eastern humid forests. image by Harald Schütz
Beecroft’s Anomalure Anomalurus beecrofti
ALT Beecroft’s Anomalure Anomalurus beecrofti A flying squirrel with a wide distribution in West and Central Africa. They spend the day in nests composed of leaves and twigs high up in the canopy. At dusk they leave these and glide down to lower parts of the trees to forage for nuts, fruit, seeds, leaves and bark. image by Ben Schweincraft
Dusky Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ater
ALT Dusky Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ater A bat found from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, New Guinea and Northern Australia. In the Philippines this species is found in rainforests and rests in caves in both forests and agricultural areas. In Australia it sleeps in the daytime in caves, mines and sometimes tree holes, preferably in dark, warm and moist places. image by Dan Ashdown
Unadorned Rock Wallaby Petrogale inornata
ALT Unadorned Rock Wallaby Petrogale inornata Found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is paler than most of its relatives and even plainer, hence its common name. The unadorned rock-wallaby is patchily distributed in coastal ranges from around Rockhampton to near Townsville. image by wingspanner
Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica
ALT Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica It is one of the most poorly studied cetaceans, partly due to its remote range in the Southern Ocean. Researchers have uncovered spectacled porpoise remains within the kitchen middens of the canoe people who lived in Tierra del Fuego between 6000 and 1400 years ago. image source
Russet Free-tailed Bat Mops russatus
ALT Russet Free-tailed Bat Mops russatus It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and Kenya. It is generally considered to associated with tropical forest habitats, with animals roosting in trees. image by Jakob Fahr
El Carrizo Deer Mouse Peromyscus ochraventer
ALT El Carrizo Deer Mouse Peromyscus ochraventer This species is endemic to Mexico and occurs in moist forests east of the Sierra Madre Oriental. These mice live mainly on the ground, but are also skilled climbers and are mainly nocturnal. They make their burrows between rocks and near fallen logs and are frequently found in rocky sites with little vegetation. They are threatened by habitat loss…
Abyssinian Hare Lepus habessinicus
ALT Abyssinian Hare Lepus habessinicus A hare found in the Horn of Africa, including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Sudan. It lives in semi-arid regions, deserts, savannahs, grasslands, and steppes, preferring regions with sparse vegetation that it uses for shade and protection from predators. image by John Sterling
Northern Lion Panthera leo leo
ALT Northern Lion Panthera leo leo The nominate subspecies of lion found in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. Asia’s sole lion population lives in and around Gir National Park, India. The West African lion population is geographically isolated and numbered fewer than 250 mature individuals in 2014. This population is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. image…
Pond Bat Myotis dasycneme
ALT Pond Bat Myotis dasycneme It is found in Eurasia from France to Russia and Kazakhstan. The species is endangered. A large decline in numbers has occurred in the west of its range, especially in the Netherlands, where many nursery sites have been lost. Most summer nursery roosts are in human buildings, typically in areas such as attics and church steeples. Occasionally, pond bats also roost in…