The common spotted cuscus, aka white cuscus, can be found in New Guinea, the Cape York area of Australia, and surrounding smaller islands. They prefer rainforests, hardwood, mangroves, and eucalypt forests. While they are
The Amami rabbit, aka Amami wild black rabbit, Amami no-kuro-usagi, or Ryukyu rabbit, hails only from the 2 small islands of Amami Ōshima and Toku-no-Shima. They prefer young and mature forests with access to pampas grass and
The cacomistle hails from Mexico to Central America. They prefer wet, tropical, evergreen woodlands, as well as mountain forests. Sometimes they can also be found in drier deciduous forest habitats. Even though they face the
The red slender loris can only be found in the south-western portion of Sri Lanka. They prefer lowland rainforests, tropical rainforests, and inter-monsoon forests. There are 2 known subspecies: L. t. nycticeboides
The potto, aka softly-softly or Bosman’s potto, is a strepsirrhine primate (belonging to the same family as lemurs, lorises, and galagos) that hails from Guinea, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, and north of the Democratic Republic
The woylie, aka brush-tailed rat kangaroo or brush-tailed bettong, can only be found in western and southern Australia, as well as New South Wales. They prefer woodlands with a low clumped understory of tussock grasses,
The Etruscan shrew, aka pygmy Etruscan shrew or pygmy white-toothed shrew, can be found from north Africa, to Europe, all the way to Malaysia. They prefer damp and warm habitats with plenty of shrubs for cover from air-based
The striped owl can be found throughout Central and South America. They prefer marshes, riparian woodlands, savannas, open grassy regions, tropical rainforests, wooded suburban habitats, and agricultural lands. As mentioned,
The Japanese marten can be found in the Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku regions of Japan and potentially in the southern Korean Peninsula. They prefer broad-leaved forest habitats, but can also be found in suburban
The striped hyena can be found, in spotty patches, from northern and eastern Africa, to Central Asia, into the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and also the Caucasus. These critters are often called the scourge
