And the title for world’s smallest known squirrel goes to the African pygmy squirrel. These tiny squirrels can be found in western and central Africa. They prefer tropical rainforests
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The Hoffmann’s 2-toed sloth is not exactly a study in speed. These slow and patient critters spend their entire lives in trees. 2-toed sloths have just that, 2 toes on their forefeet and
The black-headed spider monkey is a New World monkey that hails from Central and South America. They prefer humid forests, cloud forests, and dry forests. There are 2 subspecies of
Looking like a miniature version of the famous snow leopard, the marbled cat hails from Nepal, south-eastern Asia, northern India, Sumatra, and Borneo. They prefer mixed deciduous-evergreen forests
The spotted linsang hails from India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Southern China. They prefer evergreen forests and shrublands. They also go by the name Oriental linsang
The pygmy slow loris is an adorable critter that can be found near the Mekong River, in eastern Cambodia, Laos, and the Yunnan province in the south of China. They prefer primary and secondary
The Siamang gibbon is is the largest of the 14 known gibbon species and they are sometimes referred to as lesser apes. They can be found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand
The emerald tree boa, aka green tree boa or emerald boa, hails from the Guianan regions and the Amazon River basin in South America and prefer the tropical rainforest lifestyle
The gray fox, aka tree fox or common grey fox, can be found from Canada all the way down to the northern part of South America. They like deciduous forests with bushy, woodland areas
The olingo, aka olinguito (although the olinguito is a separate species) or bushy-tailed olingo, who’s closest relatives are kinkajous, raccoons, and coatis, can only be found in Central America and northern South America.