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Threatened Mammals

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Pacarana (Dinomys branickii)
Resembling a gigantic guinea pig, the pacarana is the third largest rodent worldwide, and is the only living species of its genus... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Painted tree rat (Callistomys pictus)
Information on the painted tree rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus)
Until recently, the bearded pigs of south-east Asia were thought to comprise three subspecies under the scientific name Sus... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei)
This peculiar-looking mammal has an elongated, mobile snout that looks like that of a pig, but a well-furred body and clawed, stout... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Pale fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens)
Information on the pale fork-marked lemur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Pale fox (Vulpes pallida)
The pale fox is one of the least known of all fox species, maybe in part due to its pale, sandy coat that blends in with its desert... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Pale giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis)
Information on the pale giant squirrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Pale-thighed langur (Presbytis siamensis)
Information on the pale-thighed langur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul)
Pallas’s cat is about the size of a domestic cat but looks much larger due to its stocky build and long, dense coat, which helps... More 12 Images 1 Video
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Pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo)
This little known South American cat can be found in a greater variety of habitats than any other small cat on the continent. It... More 10 Images 1 Video
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Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat (Crateromys heaneyi)
First discovered in 1987, the Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat is a large, squirrel-like rodent with long, grizzled greyish-brown fur... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
The most distinctive feature of the pantropical spotted dolphin is, as its name suggests, the spots that speckle the body of adults... More 22 Images 2 Videos
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Papillose woolly bat (Kerivoula papillosa)
This feisty species has relatively broad wings compared to many other similar-sized bats, a trait that allows it to be highly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Parma wallaby (Macropus parma)
Information on the parma wallaby is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
With long hare-like ears and a body resembling a small deer, the Patagonian mara is a distinctly unusual looking rodent. The... More 34 Images 4 Videos
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Peale’s dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis)
A fairly robust dolphin with a short, rounded snout, Peale’s dolphin is greyish black above and mostly white below. A curved, light... More 9 Images 1 Video
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Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus ssp. pearyi)
The Peary caribou is the smallest of all caribou (a type of reindeer native to northern North America) at around the size of a... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi)
With characteristic dog-like facial features, this large fruit bat has chestnut red fur, a black face and black wings. The males... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Pennant’s red colobus (Piliocolobus pennantii)
Like other red colobus, Pennant’s red colobus has a typically small head, long back and round belly. The limbs are very long and... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Pere David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
Almost driven to extinction, this deer now only survives in captivity. Pere David’s deer is named after Father (‘Pere’ in French)... More 16 Images 3 Videos
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Perrier’s sifaka (Propithecus perrieri)
Species information is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 2 Videos
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Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica)
Information on the Persian fallow deer is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 12 Images 0 Videos
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Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)
Of the eight recognised subspecies of leopard found in the world, the rare Persian leopard is one of the largest. While size varies... More 19 Images 1 Video
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Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)
Information on the Peruvian spider monkey is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 15 Images 0 Videos
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Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda)
Information on the Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Peter’s duiker (Cephalophus callipygus)
Peter’s duiker belongs to a group of shy, secretive African mammals that are most often glimpsed as they dive for cover in thick... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Petter’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur petteri)
Information on Petter’s sportive lemur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Phayre’s langur (Trachypithecus phayrei)
Information on the Phayre’s langur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Philippine brown deer (Rusa marianna)
The Philippine brown deer is a diminutive, compactly-built deer with relatively short antlers that only reach 20 to 40 centimetres... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans)
The Philippine flying lemur has a strange appearance, and a strange name, as it is neither a true flier, nor a true lemur! It is... More 6 Images 1 Video
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Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)
The most notable feature of this extraordinary looking primate is its enormous eyes; tarsiers have the biggest eyes relative to... More 19 Images 0 Videos
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Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori)
First described in 1984, the peculiar features of this species make it one of the strangest and intriguing of all known bats. One... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis)
The robustly built Philippine warty pig has a coarse, bristly, blackish coat with a scattering of silvery white hairs on the sides... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Pichi (Zaedyus pichiy)
The pichi is a small, hairy armadillo with the southernmost distribution of any species in the armadillo family. Like other... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Pig-footed bandicoot (Chaeropus ecaudatus)
Information on the pig-footed bandicoot is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
Known for their graceful and impressive method of locomotion, and their beautiful and complex duets, gibbons are spectacular to... More 12 Images 0 Videos
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Plains viscacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae)
With the highest number of chromosomes known for a mammal, the plains viscacha rat is a genetic marvel. Yet the relatively... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
The iconic plains zebra is the most abundant and conspicuous of all Africa’s grazing animals. This species exhibits a large degree... More 38 Images 0 Videos
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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
So seemingly incongruous was the appearance of platypus specimens shipped to England at the end of the 18th century, that many... More 21 Images 10 Videos
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Poeppig’s woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii)
This woolly monkey ranges in colour from red/orange through chestnut-brown to nearly black with a silvery sheen. Woolly monkeys... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Pohle’s fruit bat (Scotonycteris ophiodon)
This relatively little-known bat has russet, rust brown or dark brown fur, which is paler on the underside. Around the eyes are... More 1 Image 1 Video
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
The polar bear is the largest living land carnivore in the world today, with adult males growing up to 2.6 meters in length. The... More 37 Images 20 Videos
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Pond bat (Myotis dasycneme)
Information on the pond bat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Potto (Perodicticus potto)
The nocturnal, tree-dwelling potto is a fairly compact and robust primate, with a dense woolly coat and a tail that, while... More 11 Images 1 Video
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Preuss’s guenon (Cercopithecus preussi)
Information on Preuss’s guenon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 15 Images 0 Videos
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Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
The proboscis monkey has one of the most unusual appearances of any of the leaf-eating monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae. Both... More 31 Images 18 Videos
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Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Despite being similar in appearance and behaviour to antelopes, the pronghorn actually belongs to its own unique family. The horns... More 26 Images 0 Videos
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Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)
Przewalski's horse is the last true wild horse, and the only ancestor of the domestic horse that has survived to the present day... More 17 Images 7 Videos
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Przewalski’s gazelle (Procapra przewalskii)
Information on Przewalski’s gazelle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 12 Images 0 Videos
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Puku (Kobus vardonii)
Information on the puku is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 28 Images 0 Videos
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