The great desert skink, aka Kintore’s egernia or tjakura, hails from the western half of Australia. They create burrows and are social as well. These lizards face the threats of predation by invasive feral cats and red foxes
The reticulated leaf frog, aka reticulate leaf frog, hails from Brazil. They prefer tropical woodland-savannas and Atlantic semi-deciduous forests. These frogs face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The European sea sturgeon, aka Atlantic sturgeon or common sturgeon, were once abundant and found in coastal habitats all over Europe. Now they can only be seen in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea. They face the threats of
The swamp harrier, aka Australasian marsh harrier, Australasian harrier, or kāhu, hails from Australasia, Australia, and New Zealand. These raptors face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The black-tailed rattlesnake, aka green rattler or northern black-tailed rattlesnake, dwells in Mexico and southwestern United States. These rattlers face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The red mangrove crab, as you would imagine, dwells in and among mangroves. They are ecologically important as they bury and consume leaf litter. These crustaceans are not currently evaluated by the IUCN,
The Cuvier’s beaked whale, aka goose-beaked whale or ziphius, the most widely distributed of the beaked whales, is smaller than most baleen whales, and the larger toothed cetaceans; like sperm whales or orcas
The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse, aka Sinhala: ගස් මීයා, hails from southern and southeastern Asia. These mice face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging,
The California tiger salamander was previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander, however these salamanders were recently designated as a separate species again. They face the threats of
The imperial shag, aka imperial cormorant, is native to southern South America, islands of the Subantarctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula, mostly among rocky coastal regions, but also locally around large inland lakes.
