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Mammal
Phocoena sinus
The world's rarest marine mammal. This tiny porpoise has dark rings around its eyes and lips, giving it a distinctive appearance.
Mammal
Panthera pardus orientalis
One of the rarest big cats on Earth. Adapted to cold climates with a thick, pale coat and widely-spaced rosettes.
Mammal
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
The smallest and most ancient rhino species, covered in reddish-brown hair. The only Asian rhino with two horns.
Mammal
Manis javanica
The world's most trafficked mammal. Covered in protective keratin scales and can curl into a tight ball when threatened.
Mammal
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Called the 'Asian unicorn,' this forest-dwelling bovine was only discovered in 1992. One of the rarest large mammals on Earth.
Mammal
Rhinoceros sondaicus
One of the rarest large mammals on Earth, existing in a single population. Has a single horn and armor-like skin folds.
Mammal
Panthera uncia
The 'ghost of the mountains' â a powerful yet elusive big cat perfectly adapted to the cold, harsh mountain environments of Central Asia.
Mammal
Ailurus fulgens
A small arboreal mammal with reddish-brown fur and a striped bushy tail. Despite its name, it is not closely related to the giant panda.
Mammal
Okapia johnstoni
The only living relative of the giraffe, with zebra-striped legs and a long prehensile tongue. Endemic to the Congo rainforest.
Mammal
Saiga tatarica
Recognizable by its extraordinary bulbous nose that filters dust and regulates blood temperature. A living Ice Age relic.
Amphibian
Ambystoma mexicanum
A neotenic salamander that retains its larval features throughout life, including external gills. Famous for its regenerative abilities.
Mammal
Monodon monoceros
The 'unicorn of the sea' â a medium-sized toothed whale with a long spiral tusk that is actually an elongated canine tooth.
Mammal
Mustela nigripes
North America's most endangered mammal. Once thought extinct, a small population was rediscovered in 1981 and has been bred in captivity.
Mammal
Lynx pardinus
The world's most endangered cat species. Distinguished by its tufted ears, spotted coat, and facial 'beard' of fur.
Mammal
Bradypus pygmaeus
The smallest and most endangered sloth species, found only on a single tiny island off Panama's coast. About 40% smaller than mainland sloths.
Mammal
Canis simensis
Africa's most endangered carnivore and the world's rarest canid. A slender, long-legged wolf adapted to high-altitude rodent hunting.
Mammal
Lasiorhinus krefftii
One of Australia's rarest mammals, larger than the common wombat with soft, silky fur and a broader, more 'squashed' nose.
Mammal
Gorilla gorilla diehli
The rarest great ape subspecies, separated from the nearest western lowland gorilla population by about 300 km.
Mammal
Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
The only freshwater porpoise in the world. Known for its 'smiling' expression and intelligence. Replaced the extinct Yangtze river dolphin.
Mammal
Daubentonia madagascariensis
The world's largest nocturnal primate. Uses echolocation-like tapping and a skeletal middle finger to find and extract insect larvae from trees.
Bird
Strigops habroptilus
The world's only flightless, nocturnal parrot. The heaviest parrot species, it smells like honey and can live over 90 years.
Bird
Pithecophaga jefferyi
One of the world's largest and most powerful eagles, with a distinctive shaggy crest. The national bird of the Philippines.
Bird
Calidris pygmaea
A tiny wading bird with a unique spatula-shaped bill. One of the most threatened birds on Earth with a rapidly declining population.
Bird
Gymnogyps californianus
North America's largest flying bird with a 3-meter wingspan. Nearly went extinct (22 birds in 1987) but has been brought back through captive breeding.
Bird
Balaeniceps rex
A prehistoric-looking bird with a massive shoe-shaped bill. Stands motionless for hours while hunting, then strikes with lightning speed.
Bird
Apteryx mantelli
A flightless, nocturnal bird with whisker-like feathers and nostrils at the tip of its long bill. New Zealand's national symbol.
Bird
Rhinoplax vigil
The only hornbill with a solid casque (helmet). Its skull-like headgear is carved into luxury items, driving it toward extinction.
Bird
Podiceps gallardoi
A striking grebe with a vivid orange crest and elaborate courtship dance. Discovered only in 1974 in remote Patagonian lakes.
Bird
Harpia harpyja
One of the most powerful eagles in the world. Its talons are as large as a grizzly bear's claws, used to snatch monkeys and sloths from trees.
Bird
Ardeotis nigriceps
One of the heaviest flying birds, standing over a meter tall. A flagship grassland species critically close to extinction.
Bird
Ara glaucogularis
A stunning turquoise and gold macaw with a distinctive blue throat patch. One of the rarest macaws, found in only a small area of Bolivia.
Bird
Athene blewitti
A small, stocky owl rediscovered in 1997 after being thought extinct for 113 years. One of India's rarest birds.
Bird
Fregata andrewsi
A seabird with an enormous wingspan that breeds only on Christmas Island. Males inflate a bright red throat pouch to attract mates.
Reptile
Gavialis gangeticus
A unique crocodilian with an extremely narrow, elongated snout. Males develop a bulbous growth (ghara) on the tip of their snout.
Reptile
Varanus komodoensis
The world's largest living lizard. A fearsome apex predator with venomous saliva, powerful claws, and serrated teeth.
Reptile
Eretmochelys imbricata
A critically endangered sea turtle with a beautiful patterned shell. Its narrow, pointed beak reaches into crevices to eat sponges on coral reefs.
Reptile
Sphenodon punctatus
A living fossil â the sole survivor of an order that thrived 200 million years ago alongside the dinosaurs. Not a lizard, despite appearance.
Reptile
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
The world's only seagoing lizard. Feeds on underwater algae and can dive to 9 meters. Sneezes out excess salt through special nasal glands.
Reptile
Alligator sinensis
One of only two alligator species in the world and the most endangered crocodilian. Much smaller than its American cousin.
Reptile
Astrochelys radiata
One of the most beautiful tortoises with a high-domed shell featuring stunning yellow and black star patterns.
Reptile
Dermochelys coriacea
The largest of all sea turtles and the fourth-heaviest living reptile. Unique among turtles for its leather-like shell without bony plates.
Reptile
Lanthanotus borneensis
A bizarre, semi-aquatic lizard with no visible ear openings. The only species in its family and extremely poorly known.
Reptile
Cyclura lewisi
A striking blue-colored rock iguana endemic to Grand Cayman. Was down to just 10â15 individuals in 2002 before a breeding program.
Reptile
Casarea dussumieri
One of the rarest snakes on Earth, found only on a tiny island. It can split its jaw bones apart more than any other snake to swallow prey.
Reptile
Crocodylus siamensis
One of the most endangered crocodilians. A relatively docile freshwater species with a distinctive bony ridge behind its eyes.
Amphibian
Phyllobates terribilis
The most toxic animal on Earth. A single frog contains enough poison to kill 10 adult humans. Indigenous ChocÃģ people use its toxin on blowdarts.
Amphibian
Andrias davidianus
The world's largest amphibian. A flat-headed, wrinkly 'living fossil' that breathes partly through its skin and can live 60+ years.
Amphibian
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
A tiny translucent frog whose internal organs, including the heart, are visible through its transparent belly skin.
Amphibian
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
A bizarre, bloated, purple-colored frog that lives underground for most of the year, surfacing only for 2 weeks to breed during monsoon.
Amphibian
Proteus anguinus
A blind, pink cave salamander that lives its entire life in darkness. Has external gills, can survive 10 years without food, and may live 100+ years.
Amphibian
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
North America's largest salamander, nicknamed the 'snot otter' for its mucus-covered body. Breathes through folds of skin on its sides.
Amphibian
Atelopus varius
A spectacularly colorful toad once common in Central American streams. Devastated by chytrid fungus, it was feared extinct until rediscovery.
Amphibian
Rhinoderma darwinii
A tiny leaf-shaped frog discovered by Charles Darwin. The male broods tadpoles inside his vocal sac until they emerge as fully formed froglets.
Amphibian
Agalychnis lemur
A gorgeous lime-green tree frog with huge silvery eyes that turn dark at night. Named for its lemur-like large eyes.
Fish
Latimeria chalumnae
A 'living fossil' thought to have gone extinct 66 million years ago â until a live specimen was caught in 1938. Has lobed fins that move like limbs.
Fish
Rhincodon typus
The largest fish in the sea, yet a gentle filter-feeder that eats plankton. Covered in a unique pattern of pale spots and stripes.
Fish
Pristis pristis
A ray with a chainsaw-like snout studded with teeth. Uses its saw to slash through schools of fish and to dig in sand for prey.
Fish
Cheilinus undulatus
The largest living member of the wrasse family, with a distinctive prominent forehead bump. Can live over 30 years.
Fish
Cyprinodon diabolis
Possibly the rarest fish on Earth, living in a single limestone pool in the Nevada desert that's only 3.5 m à 22 m. Isolated for 10,000â20,000 years.
Fish
Totoaba macdonaldi
A large fish whose swim bladder is worth more than gold on the black market. Its illegal fishing is also driving the vaquita to extinction.
Fish
Pangasianodon gigas
One of the world's largest freshwater fish, reaching 300 kg. A gentle vegetarian giant that migrates huge distances up the Mekong River.
Fish
Thymichthys politus
A bizarre fish that 'walks' on the seafloor using hand-like pectoral fins. One of the rarest fish on the planet.
Fish
Psephurus gladius
Known as the 'panda of the Yangtze,' this enormous paddle-snouted fish was declared extinct in 2020. One of the largest freshwater fish ever known.
Fish
Pristis pectinata
Once found throughout the Atlantic, this sawfish has lost 95% of its range. Its saw has both mechanical and electrical sensing functions.
Insect
Danaus plexippus
Famous for its epic 4,800-km migration from Canada to Mexico. Larvae feed exclusively on milkweed, which makes them toxic to predators.
Insect
Dryococelus australis
Called the 'tree lobster,' this huge stick insect was thought extinct for 80 years until a tiny population was found on a barren sea stack.
Insect
Attacus atlas
One of the largest moths in the world. Has no mouth and cannot eat â it survives on energy stored as a caterpillar for its 1â2 week adult life.
Insect
Ornithoptera alexandrae
The largest butterfly in the world. Females have brown wings spanning up to 31 cm while males display iridescent blue-green wings.
Insect
Dynastes hercules
The longest beetle in the world, famous for its enormous horn used in male combat. Can lift up to 850 times its own body weight.
Insect
Megachile pluto
The world's largest bee, rediscovered in 2019 after not being seen for 38 years. Has massive jaws used to collect tree resin for its nest.
Insect
Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis
The first fly to be listed under the US Endangered Species Act. Lives only in a specific type of fine sand dune habitat mostly paved over.
Insect
Deinacrida heteracantha
One of the heaviest insects in the world, weighing as much as three mice. A prehistoric insect that evolved before the dinosaurs went extinct.
Insect
Bombus affinis
A bumblebee once common across 28 US states, now critically endangered. Named for the rusty-colored patch on its second abdominal segment.
Insect
Morpho menelaus
Famous for its stunning iridescent blue wings, which aren't actually pigmented â the color comes from microscopic scales that reflect light.
Marine
Nautilus pompilius
A living fossil that has survived virtually unchanged for 500 million years. Its beautiful spiral shell contains gas-filled chambers for buoyancy control.
Marine
Balaenoptera musculus
The largest animal to have EVER lived on Earth â larger than any dinosaur. Its heart is the size of a small car and its tongue weighs as much as an elephant.
Marine
Tridacna gigas
The largest living bivalve. Has a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic algae in its mantle, giving it vibrant colors.
Marine
Acropora palmata
Once the dominant reef-building coral in the Caribbean, forming dense thickets in shallow water. Has declined by 97% since the 1980s.
Marine
Enteroctopus dofleini
The largest octopus species with an arm span of up to 6 meters. Highly intelligent, can solve puzzles, open jars, and change color instantly.
Marine
Limulus polyphemus
A 450-million-year-old living fossil. Not a true crab â closer to spiders and scorpions. Has blue, copper-based blood used to test vaccine safety.
Marine
Pycnopodia helianthoides
The largest and fastest sea star, with up to 24 arms. A keystone predator that keeps sea urchin populations in check, protecting kelp forests.
Marine
Clione limacina
A tiny, ethereal swimming sea slug that looks like a transparent angel with wing-like appendages. A predator of sea butterflies.
Marine
Gecarcoidea natalis
Famous for their spectacular annual migration when 50 million crabs march from forest to sea to spawn, turning roads and beaches red.
Marine
Macrocheira kaempferi
The largest living arthropod with a leg span reaching 3.7 meters. Despite its frightening appearance, it is a gentle scavenger.
Plant
Amorphophallus titanum
Bears the world's largest unbranched flower structure, which blooms for only 24â48 hours and smells like rotting flesh to attract pollinators.
Plant
Dendrophylax lindenii
A leafless, rootless-looking orchid that appears to float in mid-air. Has no leaves and photosynthesizes through its roots.
Plant
Wollemia nobilis
A 'living fossil' tree discovered in 1994, previously known only from 200-million-year-old fossils. Its exact location is a state secret.
Plant
Dionaea muscipula
The most famous carnivorous plant. Its jaw-like traps snap shut in 0.1 seconds when trigger hairs are touched, trapping insects.
Plant
Rafflesia arnoldii
Produces the largest individual flower in the world (up to 1 m across). A parasitic plant with no leaves, stems, or roots.
Plant
Welwitschia mirabilis
A bizarre desert plant that produces only two leaves in its entire life â which grow continuously and can live for over 2,000 years.
Plant
Strongylodon macrobotrys
Produces stunning turquoise claw-shaped flowers that glow in the dark due to their unique pigment. Pollinated by bats.
Plant
Araucaria araucana
A prehistoric conifer with sharp, armored leaves that overlap like scales. A living fossil from the Jurassic period, 200+ million years old.
Plant
Dracaena cinnabari
An alien-looking tree with an umbrella-shaped canopy that bleeds crimson red sap. Found only on the remote island of Socotra.
Plant
Adansonia grandidieri
The tallest and most iconic of Madagascar's six baobab species. Its swollen trunk can store up to 120,000 liters of water.
Plant
Amorphophallus titanum
Produces the tallest flower structure in the plant kingdom with a spathe that unfurls to reveal a dark, velvety interior.
Plant
Nepenthes attenboroughii
One of the largest carnivorous pitcher plants, capable of trapping rats. Named after Sir David Attenborough. Discovered in 2007.