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Threatened Mammals

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Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
Information on the aardvark is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	20 Images	0 Videos

Abbott's duiker (Cephalophus spadix)
This secretive, forest-dwelling antelope was first photographed in the wild as recently as 2003, with the aid of a camera trap.... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
The Addax is a desert living antelope and is well adapted to its harsh habitat; the hooves are splayed to enable them to travel... More	15 Images	4 Videos

African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
The strong and imposing African buffalo is Africa's only wild cattle species, and one of the ‘Big Five' mammals that were once... More	75 Images	10 Videos

African caracal (Caracal caracal)
Information on the African caracal is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	34 Images	0 Videos

African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis)
Information on the African clawless otter is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	11 Images	0 Videos

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
One of the most emotive of the megafauna and the largest living terrestrial animal, African savanna elephants inspire awe at their... More	48 Images	32 Videos

African golden cat (Profelis aurata)
The African golden cat is little known by science, but is the subject of much tribal superstition in many parts of Africa. Pygmy... More	8 Images	1 Video

African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)
The African manatee is the least known of all the Sirenians; the unique group of manatees and dugongs that are the only herbivorous... More	2 Images	0 Videos

African wild ass (Equus africanus)
The African wild ass is the ancestor of the domestic donkey, and has a similar stocky body shape. The short, smooth coat is a light... More	6 Images	3 Videos

African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
The African wild dog is one of the world's most social and distinctive canids. The short, wiry coat is coloured in blotches... More	25 Images	12 Videos

Agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis)
Information on the agile mangabey is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Alaotran gentle lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis)
The Alaotran gentle lemur has a woolly, dense, dark-grey coat, with a chestnut tinge on the crown. The head is rounded, the muzzle... More	11 Images	2 Videos

Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis)
The Aldabra flying fox is one of only four mammals found on Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. Its fur is pale brown on the back... More	1 Image	1 Video

Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi)
The Amami rabbit is a unique member of the rabbit family, having evolved in isolation over the millennia. The dense fur is dark... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
The Amazonian manatee is a most bizarre-looking aquatic mammal, and was first described as a curious combination of a hippopotamus... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
The Amur leopard is considered to be one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with just 35 remaining in the... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Andean cat (Oreailurus jacobita)
The Andean cat is considered to be one of the most endangered wild cats in the world and perhaps the rarest South American... More	1 Image	1 Video

Andean hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus nationi)
Armadillos are one of the oldest groups of mammals. Once thought to be closely related to turtles because of their tough protective... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Anderson's mouse opossum (Marmosa andersoni)
Only seven individuals of this small marsupial have ever been found, all from a small region of southern Peru. Anderson's mouse... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr)
The Arabian leopard is the largest and most powerfully built of all Arabian cats, but is thought to be the smallest of the... More	4 Images	1 Video

Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
At one time extinct in the wild, this desert antelope can once again be seen wandering the dry Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian oryx... More	21 Images	9 Videos

Arabian tahr (Hemitragus jayakari)
Although the Arabian tahr is considered to be the smallest of all tahr species (Hemitragus), its strength and agility should not... More	2 Images	2 Videos

Argali (Ovis ammon)
The argali is the largest of the wild sheep, and the males have impressive horns that are highly prized by hunters. Currently... More	2 Images	9 Videos

Asia Minor spiny mouse (Acomys cilicius)
The Asia Minor or Turkish spiny mouse is critically endangered. They are so-called as the back of both males and females are... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
At up to more than a tonne in weight, the Asian buffalo is a massive, powerful animal, with a wider horn span than any other bovid.... More	16 Images	4 Videos

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Asian elephants are smaller than their African savannah relatives (Loxodonta africana) and have many other physical features that... More	40 Images	19 Videos

Asian short-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
This charismatic mammal, equally at home in the water and on land, is the smallest of the world's otters. As well as its size, the... More	15 Images	0 Videos

Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus)
Its unmistakable two-tone pattern distinguishes the Asian tapir, the only Old World tapir, from the other three tapir species... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus)
There are five subspecies of Asian wild ass at present; the Syrian wild ass Equus hemionus hemippus became extinct in 1927. Asian... More	25 Images	18 Videos

Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
This Asiatic bear has a similar appearance to its better-known American relative (the American black bear, Ursus americanus) with... More	14 Images	4 Videos

Atlantic humpbacked dolphin (Sousa teuszii)
Information on the Atlantic humpbacked dolphin is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Atlantic spinner dolphin (Stenella clymene)
One of the most recently recognised species of dolphin, the Atlantic spinner dolphin remains among the least known of the... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Often observed in the clear, shallow waters surrounding the Bahamas, the Atlantic spotted dolphin is said to be an intermediate... More	35 Images	6 Videos

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
The bizarre aye-aye is one of the most unusual primates on the planet, so much so that it was originally classified as a rodent.... More	17 Images	7 Videos

Babirusas (Babyrousa spp)
The taxonomy of babirusas is controversial, but advisors to the IUCN have recently settled on the division of the Babyrousa genus... More	13 Images	10 Videos

Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer)
After an intensive, but fruitless, search for this rare cetacean in 2006, it is now believed that the baiji may be extinct; which... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica)
The Baikal seal is remarkable for being the only pinniped that is restricted solely to a freshwater habitat. Like other pinniped... More	16 Images	0 Videos

Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
Baird's tapir is the largest of the American tapirs and the largest indigenous mammal in Central America. Tapirs are well known for... More	11 Images	6 Videos

Bald-headed uakari (Cacajao calvus)
These bizarre-looking monkeys have bright crimson bald faces. For South American primates they have particularly short tails and... More	11 Images	9 Videos

Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus)
The banded hare-wallaby is the only survivor of a group of at least 20 ‘short faced kangaroos' (subfamily Sthenurinae) that once... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Banteng (Bos javanicus)
The handsome banteng largely resembles domestic cattle both in size and colour, but also demonstrates considerable sexual... More	14 Images	3 Videos

Barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii)
These medium-sized deer have particularly large antlers on the males which may grow up to one metre in length. They have... More	16 Images	8 Videos

Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus)
This species' alternative names, the Barbary ape or rock ape are misleading; for though it lacks a tail, as do apes, it is in fact... More	20 Images	19 Videos

Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
The Barbary sheep has the distinction of being the only wild sheep species in Africa, and the only species in the genus Ammotragus.... More	16 Images	1 Video

Bates' pygmy antelope (Neotragus batesii)
Information on Bates' pygmy antelope is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii)
This rare deer, which exists on only one island, is a short-legged and bushy-tailed species. Its coarse hair is uniformly brown... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis)
Duikers are small, shy antelopes which, while they do their best to avoid encountering humans, are being impacted by the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas)
With a head of thick, black hair and a dense beard framing the face, bearded sakis are highly distinctive monkeys. The coat... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
The snow-white beluga whale is one of the most distinctive of all cetaceans (a group that includes, dolphins, whales and... More	18 Images	0 Videos

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