Climate change mammals
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Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
The Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a desert living antelope and is well adapted to its harsh…
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Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)
This large, high-shouldered antelope is one of the grazing mammals that formerly ranged in huge…
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Guatemalan black howler (Alouatta pigra)
Howlers are among the largest monkeys in the Americas, and the Guatemalan black howler (Alouatta…
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Clarke's gazelle (Ammodorcas clarkei)
Information on the Clarke's gazelle (Ammodorcas clarkei) is currently being researched and written…
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Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
The Barbary sheep has the distinction of being the only wild sheep species in Africa , and the only…
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Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakari)
Although the Arabian tahr is relatively small, its strength and agility should not be underestimated…
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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
The scientific name of the Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) comes from Greek words…
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Tree bat (Ardops nichollsi)
The sole member of the genus Ardops, the tree bat (Ardops nichollsi) is a little-known mammal so…
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Southern water vole (Arvicola sapidus)
A rare, threatened vole of Iberia and France , the southern water vole (Arvicola sapidus) is a small…
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Hog deer (Axis porcinus)
Once widespread and relatively abundant, the hog deer has suffered dramatic declines, and now…
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Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
The bowhead whale is so-called because of its bow-shaped mouth and is black in colour with a…
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Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
The smallest of the rorqual whales, the common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is also the…
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Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
The Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is one of the smallest and most abundant of the…
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Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal to have ever lived, being almost as big…
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Hirola (Beatragus hunteri)
Numbers of this rare antelope have recently drastically declined and the species is now in danger of…
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Arnoux’s beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii)
One of the largest beaked whale species, Arnoux’s beaked whale is almost identical in appearance to…
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Baird’s beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)
Baird’s beak whale (Berardius bairdii) is a deep-diving cetacean belonging to a group known as the…
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Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)
The burrowing bettong is a marsupial and the only burrowing member of the kangaroo family though…
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American bison (Bison bison)
The American bison, the largest mammal in North America, once roamed the continent in vast herds and…
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Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)
The wonderfully peculiar Namdapha flying squirrel is the only species in the genus Biswamoyopterus…
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Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
This surprisingly shy and secretive deer is actually the largest native deer species in South…
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Mountain pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus)
The largest of the pygmy-possums, the mountain pygmy-possum was only known from fossil records until…
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Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) belongs to the family known as ‘eared seals’ (Otariidae)…
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West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
The West Caucasian tur is a large, robust goat with a long and deep body . In summer, its coat is…
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Eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis)
Information on the Eastern tur is currently being researched and written and will appear here…
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Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)
This relatively small ibex is most easily recognised by the impressive, backward-arching horns of…
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Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
A shy and secretive mammal, the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) has distinctively short ears and…
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Guadeloupean big-eyed bat (Chiroderma improvisum)
The Guadeloupean big-eyed bat (Chiroderma improvisum) is the largest of the six species in the…
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Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens)
The rare, herbivorous, social Utah prairie dog is not, as its name suggests, a dog, but is in fact a…
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Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
The hooded seal owes its name to the striking nasal appendage that adorns the head of sexually…