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The bank vole is a small species of vole that can be found throughout Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East. These voles have been accidentally released into Ireland as well. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction in the form of deciduous forests being replaced by coniferous […]

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The green salamander is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae, and are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides. They hail from the eastern half of the United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The South American tapir, aka Brazilian tapir, Amazonian tapir, maned tapir, lowland tapir, anta, or la sachavaca, is the largest remaining native terrestrial mammal left in the Amazon. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, and logging; hunting […]

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The lion-tailed macaque, aka wanderoo, is a primate that hails from Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu in India. These monkeys face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and logging; hunting; trapping; and ecosystem modifications. They numbered only a mere 2,500 individuals as of 2015, […]

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The Amazon weasel, aka tropical weasel, is the largest of the 3 South American weasels. They hail from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia (uncertain), Ecuador, and Peru. These weasels likely face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging (both legal and illegal), dams, and water […]

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The southern flying squirrel, aka assapan, is just 1 of 3 flying squirrel species found in North America. They are native to southeastern Canada, eastern United States, the high country of Mexico, and Central America. While these critters face the threat of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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Hailing only from the island of Borneo, it’s the Bornean orangutan. Bornean orangutans happen to be the largest of the 3 species of orangutans. Unfortunately, they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, logging, mining, quarrying, fires, and fire suppression; hunting; […]

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The grey-faced sengi may look like a rodent, but they are actually more closely related to elephants, manatees, aardvarks, and hyraxes. These critters are a species of elephant shrew, and are found in the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania. Unfortunately, these critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction […]

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The silky sifaka, aka silky simpona or simpona, is among the rarest mammals on earth. They are only found in Madagascar, from Marojejy south down to Makira and the Antainambalana River. These primates prefer high elevation montane and mid-altitude rainforests; more specifically sclerophyllous forests and low ericoid bushes. Due to […]

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The wood turtle hails from northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Based on the season, they can be found dwelling in slow-moving streams with a sandy or muddy bottom and/or along heavily vegetated banks. They can also be found around bogs, grasslands, wet meadows, forests, fields, and even beaver ponds. […]

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