The Asian needle ant originally hails from Japan and mainland Asia. These ants are capable of medically significant stings and are considered a highly invasive species. They are a widely distributed ecological threat
The little spotted kiwi, aka little grey kiwi or kiwi pukupuku, is the smallest species of kiwi. This flightless bird hails only from a few restricted small offshore islands and mainland New Zealand reserves and is protected by
The desert hedgehog is 1 of the smallest species of hedgehog, after the African pygmy hedgehog. They dwell in northern Africa and the Middle East. These little critters face the threats of habitat loss and
It seems that wherever you go something is trying to kill bees. The European beewolf is no exception. These predatory wasps hail from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. They may be predatory
The mud salamander can be found, with a little luck, among seeps, streams, swamps, and underneath leaves, logs, & rocks in the eastern United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss
The maned rat, aka African crested rat, is the world’s only known poisonous rodent. They are a long-haired, bushy-tailed east African rodent that kind of resembles a porcupine at first glance. These large critters face
The cutthroat trout is actually a clade of 4 species of the family Salmonidae that are native to the cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin in North America. They face the threats of
The titan beetle is touted as 1 of the largest known insect species and 1 of the largest known beetles. These giants live in South America. More specifically in north-central Brazil, Colombia,
The garden slender salamander, aka Southern California slender salamander, is a diminutive salamander that hails from northern Baja California in Mexico and Southern California in the United States.
The Barbary sheep, aka aoudad, mouflon, waddan, or arwi (in the Berber languages), hails from Africa but has been introduced to North America and Europe. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction
