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The Broadley’s flat lizard, aka Augrabies flat lizard, is a species of spinytailed lizard that hails from South Africa. These highly colorful lizards face the threat of viticulture which has expanded as an agro-industry along the Orange River in the last few decades. They also face the threat of poaching […]

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The Australian gannet, aka Australasian gannet or tākapu, is a sizable seabird from the booby and gannet family. They hail from Australia and New Zealand. These seabirds face the ongoing threat of overfishing, which can not only potentially out compete with these birds for food, but can also result in […]

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The wood mouse, aka long-tailed field mouse, field mouse, common field mouse, and European wood mouse, hails from Europe, Asia, and Africa. These little critters are often considered a pest species due to their taking up residence in homes and commercial buildings. They face the threat of chemical pollution by […]

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The rock monitor, aka white-throated monitor, is 1 of the largest species of lizard in Africa. They hail from the eastern and southern parts of Africa. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments. Their microhabitats are also […]

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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 destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments. Habitat division is another […]

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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 threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of logging and infrastructure development. […]

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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 at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, and wood collection. Poaching for meat and leather is […]

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The giant girdled lizard, aka sungazer, giant dragon lizard, ouvolk, and/or giant zonure, dwells in South Africa. These lizards, that appear to look more like dragons than lizards, face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming of products such as maize and sunflowers. They are […]

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The varied carpet beetle is a globally distributed pest beetle that can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. They can be found anywhere from bird’s nests to inside homes. These beetles are considered an invasive species, even though they occur naturally in some locales. Therefore, the IUCN does not […]

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The Sudan plated lizard, aka western plated lizard, great plated lizard, or Broadley’s rough-scaled plated lizard, hails from eastern and central Africa. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential developments, farming, and ranching. They are also collected for the pet trade, which […]

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