The North American least shrew is 1 of North America’s smallest known mammals. While they look like rodents, they are actually members of the order Eulipotyphla. They can be found
The monito del monte, aka colocolo opossum, is considered a living fossil, as it’s the only living member of Microbiotheria. Which is an otherwise extinct order. They can be found in
The African golden cat hails from equatorial Africa from western Sierra Leone to central Africa and even as far east as Kenya. Their preferred habitats are moist forests
The swift fox hails from North America and is only about the size of a large house cat. They can be found among the Great Plains region of North America, in places like Colorado
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 Pyrenean desman is related to shrews and moles, is semi-aquatic, and oh so odd looking. They can be found in the northern and central parts of Spain and Portugal, French Pyrenees
Welcome the Malayan tapir, aka the Asian tapir or Malay tapir. These are the only surviving species of Old World tapirs. They can be found, although severely fragmented, from south-eastern
The Andean mountain cat, aka Andean cat or mountain cat, is an extremely rare feline species found in Bolivia and southern Peru over to northwestern Argentina, as well as northern Chile
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 African dwarf crocodile, aka African broad-nosed crocodile, broad-snouted crocodile, bony crocodile, or black crocodile, hails from sub-Saharan regions to west-central Africa. They can also
