The zone-tailed hawk is a medium-sized species of hawk that hails from southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America
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Among the most primitive known families of frogs, the tailed frog comprises 2 known species in the genus Ascaphus which is the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae. These frogs face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the
The Wyoming toad, aka Baxter’s toad, is a toad species from the family Bufonidae. These critters are extremely rare and only exist in captivity within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming in the United States
The eastern subterranean termite is the most commonly found and most economically significant termite in North America. They are found as far north as southern Ontario. Originating in southeastern United States they are considered to be invasive in
The rock squirrel, 1 of the largest members of the family Sciuridae, is native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. These rodents are a common sight in and around the Grand Canyon. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The boreal toad is a subspecies of the western toad. These critters are found in northern New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, and Southeast Alaska. Boreal toads are threatened by
The southern devil scorpion, aka southern unstriped scorpion, can be found in southeastern United States. They belong to the family Vaejovidae (comprising 25 genera and over 230 species, and found in North America).
The Grand Canyon pink rattlesnake, aka Grand Canyon rattlesnake or canyon bleached rattlesnake, hails only from the Grand Canyon region of Arizona and Utah in the United States. These snakes face the threats of
Thought of as the handsomest of the hare species, it’s the antelope jackrabbit, aka Allen’s hare, from Mexico and Arizona. These lagomorphs are among the last mammals discovered in North America. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands
The Attwater’s prairie-chicken, a subspecies of the greater prairie-chicken, hails only from a few counties in Texas in the United States. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, and