Angelshark

Squatina squatina

The Angelshark is an ambush predator, relying on camouflage to surprise its prey.

Pig-nosed Turtle

Carettochelys insculpta

The pig-nosed turtle is prehistoric. This turtle diverged from all other species more than 140 million years ago.

Chinese Giant Salamander

Andrias davidianus

The largest amphibian in the world, this salamander can grow to the size of an adult human.

Pillar Coral

Dendrogyra cylindrus

Pillar coral possesses one of the most distinct morphologies of any coral.

Pygmy Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus pygmaeus

The smallest of the all the sloth species, the pygmy sloth was only described in 2001

Philippine Eagle

Pithecophaga jefferyi

The Philippine Eagle is one of the world’s largest, most powerful birds of prey.

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Mountain pygmy possum

Burramys parvus

The mountain pygmy possum is the largest of the pygmy possums, and the only Australian mammal restricted to alpine habitat.

Conservation Attention

Good

Aye-aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis

The highly distinctive aye-aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate.

Conservation Attention

Low

Leadbeater’s possum

Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

The Leadbeater’s possum was not sighted for 50 years and was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1961.

Conservation Attention

Good

Cuban solenodon

Atopogale cubana

Solenodons are one of the few venomous mammals, with venom in their saliva.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Numbat

Myrmecobius fasciatus

The numbat is a highly distinctive carnivorous marsupial.

Conservation Attention

Good

Philippine pangolin

Manis culionensis

It wasn’t until 1998 that the Philippine pangolin was recognised as a separate species to its close relative the Sunda pangolin.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Philippine Pangolin Philippine Pangolin

Chinese pangolin

Manis pentadactyla

Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world, and the Chinese pangolin may be the most endangered of them all.

Conservation Attention

Low

Chinese Pangolin, Manis pentadactyla Chinese Pangolin, Manis pentadactyla

Sunda pangolin

Manis javanica

Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammal.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Sunda Pangolin Sunda Pangolin

New Zealand greater short-tailed bat

Mystacina robusta

The New Zealand greater short-tailed bat is the largest of New Zealand’s three remaining bat species. It remains enigmatic; with no confirmed sightings of the species since 1967.

Conservation Attention

Low

Sumatran rhinoceros

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

The Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest and most threatened of the five living rhinoceros species.

Conservation Attention

Low

Pearson’s long-clawed shrew

Solisorex pearsoni

Pearson’s Long-clawed Shrew (Solisorex pearsoni) is the only living species in its genus, and is incredibly poorly-known.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Red panda

Ailurus fulgens

The scientific name of this rare and beautiful species literally means ‘fire-coloured cat’.

Conservation Attention

Good

Red ruffed lemur

Varecia rubra

The red ruffed lemur is one of the largest species of lemur.

Conservation Attention

Good

Red ruffed lemur Red ruffed lemur

Black-and-white ruffed lemur

Varecia variegata

The black-and-white ruffed lemur is one of two ruffed lemur species in the Varecia genus.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Black-and-white ruffed lemur Black-and-white ruffed lemur

Indian pangolin

Manis crassicaudata

The Indian pangolin or thick-tailed pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow moving, nocturnal mammal,

Conservation Attention

Medium

Indian pangolin Indian pangolin

Indri

Indri indri

Indri simply means ‘there it is’ in the Malagasy language.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Long-tailed big-footed mouse

Macrotarsomys ingens

The little-known long-tailed big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) is one of only three species in its genus, and one of the few rodents native to Madagascar.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Fijian monkey-faced bat

Mirimiri acrodonta

The Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) is the only species in its genus and is Fiji’s only endemic megabat.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Western long-beaked echidna

Zaglossus bruijnii

The western long-beaked echidna is one of the most mysterious mammals on Earth.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna

Zaglossus attenboroughi

Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, also known as Sir David’s Long-beaked Echidna, is the smallest and probably most threatened of the three long-beaked echidna species. Echidnas and platypus are the only mammals to lay eggs.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna

Yangtze river dolphin

Lipotes vexillifer

The baiji is probably the most threatened marine mammal in the world; with some saying that it is ‘functionally extinct’.

Conservation Attention

Low

New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat

Mystacina tuberculata

The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat is one of the most terrestrial bats, foraging on the forest floor much more frequently than any other species.

Conservation Attention

Low

New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat

Hainan gymnure

Neohylomys hainanensis

The Hainan gymnure is the only member of its genus Neohylomys, with only 8 species of gymnure in total.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Hainan Gymnure Hainan Gymnure

Riverine rabbit

Bunolagus monticularis

The riverine rabbit lives along seasonal rivers, in one of the few areas of the Karoo Desert, South Africa, suitable for conversion to agriculture – and as a result has lost virtually all its habitat to farming.

Conservation Attention

Low

Okinawa spiny rat

Tokudaia muenninki

The Okinawa spiny rat also know as Muennik’s spiny rat resembles a large vole, the spiny rat has grooved spines protruding from its short, thick body fur.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Okinawa Spiny Rat Okinawa Spiny Rat