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The northern red-backed vole can be found in Alaska, Canada, Europe, and Russia. These slender voles are known to cause damage to fruit trees and grains. They face the threat of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of habitat clearing and certain modern forestry practices which reduce essential ground […]

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The Barbary sheep, aka aoudad, mouflon, waddan, or arwi (in the Berber languages), hails from Africa but has been introduced to North America and Europe. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, and wood collection. Poaching for meat and leather is […]

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The Fowler’s toad can be found throughout most of the eastern United States and parts of southeastern Canada. They were once thought to be a subspecies of Woodhouse’s toad. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as beach […]

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The varied carpet beetle is a globally distributed pest beetle that can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. They can be found anywhere from bird’s nests to inside homes. These beetles are considered an invasive species, even though they occur naturally in some locales. Therefore, the IUCN does not […]

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The Colorado potato beetle, aka Colorado beetle, ten-striped spearman, ten-lined potato beetle, and potato bug, is an agricultural pest that can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. As you would imagine, they are notorious for infesting and damaging potato crops. They are not evaluated by the IUCN. Colorado […]

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The African sharptooth catfish is a highly invasive species of air breathing catfish hailing from Africa. However, they have been introduced to Europe, Asia, South America, and North America. Often living in unsanitary conditions, they face the threats of parasites and disease from trematodes, nematodes, and cestodes. They also face […]

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The bristlemouth, aka bristlefish or anglemouth, get their name from their sharp, bristle-like teeth. These are the most abundant fish in the ocean. However, they are rarely seen due to dwelling at depths of around 1,000 feet. They face the threats of climate change, that can cause deoxygenation (increased oxygen […]

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The Chinese mitten crab, aka Shanghai hairy crab, is a mid-sized burrowing species of crab that is named for their furry claws that look like mittens. They originally hail from rivers, estuaries, and other coastal habitats of east Asia; from Korea in the north to Fujian in the south. They […]

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The Bermuda petrel, aka cahow, is a gadfly petrel and is the 2nd rarest seabird on the planet, after the magenta petrel. These seabirds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; hunting; trapping; invasive species, such as cats, dogs, pigs, and […]

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The spotted salamander, aka yellow-spotted salamander, is a species of mole salamander that hails from eastern Canada and eastern United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of deforestation from the logging industry; roads and railroads that divide their territory and can result […]

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