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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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

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

The black rhinoceros has four subspecies, one of which was declared extinct in 2011, with two others critically endangered.

Conservation Attention

Good

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

Wild Camel

Camelus ferus

The Wild Camel, known locally as Khavtgai, can withstand drought, food shortages, and even radiation from nuclear weapons testing.

Conservation Attention

Low

Bactrian Camel Bactrian Camel

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

Pygmy Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus pygmaeus

The pygmy three-toed sloth is the smallest of the three-toed sloths, and was only recognised as a distinct species in 2001.

Conservation Attention

Low

Baird’s Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

Baird’s tapir is the largest indigenous mammal in Central America. Tapirs are a ‘primitive’ group that resemble the ancestor of rhinos and horses, and have remained morphologically similar for the last 35 million years.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Baird's Tapir Baird's Tapir

Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur

Cheirogaleus sibreei

Sibree’s dwarf lemur was believed extinct following the destruction of its first recorded forest habitat, though they were found in their high altitude habitat on Mount Maharira in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, as well as in Tsinjarivo, where it may be restricted by rivers.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

The pygmy hippo is the smaller, reclusive and nocturnal cousin to the more widely known common hippo.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Pygmy Hippopotamus Pygmy Hippopotamus

Chacoan Peccary

Catagonus wagneri

The Chacoan peccary is a pig-like mammal with a long, flexible snout and a coat of grey brown bristly fur, and is the largest of the three living species of peccary.

Conservation Attention

Low

Chacoan peccary Chacoan peccary

Hirola

Beatragus hunteri

Perhaps the world’s rarest and most endangered antelope, the hirola is the sole survivor of a formerly diverse group, and is often referred to as a living fossil.

Conservation Attention

Low

Hirola Hirola

Red Slender Loris

Loris tardigradus

The red slender loris has extremely thin arms and legs and is arboreal (tree dwelling).

Conservation Attention

Low

Red Slender Loris Red Slender Loris

Northern Giant Mouse Lemur

Mirza zaza

This unassuming nocturnal lemur has the largest testes to body ratio of all mammals.

Conservation Attention

Medium

Northern Giant Mouse Lemur Northern Giant Mouse Lemur

Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat

Natalus primus

The Cuban greater funnel-eared bat is the largest Caribbean representative of a small, ancient family of cave-dwelling bats that evolved in the West Indies.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

Cuban greater funnel-eared bat Cuban greater funnel-eared bat