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The rufous owl, aka rufous boobook, can be found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. But having a wide range they are still uncommon to find. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction in the form of the clearing of native forests and woodlands for agriculture, pasture […]

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The Tous is a newly rediscovered species of gliding marsupial that was recently found by a plantation worker in the rainforests of Indonesian Papua. These marsupials were once thought to be extinct for about 6,000 years. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, […]

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The flatback sea turtle, aka Australian flatback sea turtle, is the only sea turtle listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN. These turtles hail from northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; over-collection […]

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The Tapanuli orangutan can only be found in South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. They are 1 of 3 orangutan species. As of 2018, there were only an estimated 800 individuals remaining in the wild. This makes them the most endangered of all the world’s great apes. […]

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The common treeshrew, aka tree shrew or banxring, despite their namesake are not true shrews. They are native to the tropical forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging; hunting; and trapping. However, they are abundant […]

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The great argus, aka greater argus or Kuang raya (the great pheasant), is a large pheasant known for their amazing plumage and courtship behavior. These birds hail from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. They are now extinct from Singapore. Due to habitat loss and destruction at the hands […]

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The common Indian toad, aka Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, Asian common toad, common sunda toad, or Javanese toad, can be found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, India, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Even though they face […]

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The bleeding toad, aka fire toad or Indonesian tree toad, hails only from western Java, the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park area, and from Mount Halimun Salak National Park. They prefer boundary zones between the moist lowland regions and mountainous forests. Sadly, these toads face the threats of habitat loss […]

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The Javan rhinoceros, aka Javan rhino, lesser one-horned rhinoceros, or Sunda rhinoceros, are perhaps the rarest large land mammal on earth. They can only be found on the island of Indonesia. None exist in captivity. They prefer grasslands, dense, lowland rainforests, and reed beds packed with rivers, large floodplains, or […]

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The mangrove snake, aka gold-ringed cat snake, hails from Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam. These snakes prefer lowland rainforests and mangrove forests, close to water. Even though they face the threat of habitat destruction, these snakes have a stable population and are listed as Least […]

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