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Threatened Mammals

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Zaedyus pichiy (Pichi)
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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Zaglossus spp. (Long-beaked echidna)
Long-beaked echidnas are egg-laying mammals, known as monotremes, a group that also includes the duck-billed platypus and the... More 8 Images 3 Videos
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Zalophus californianus (California sea lion)
This highly social and intelligent species is well adapted to a semi-aquatic life-style. California sea lions swim using their... More 35 Images 4 Videos
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Zalophus wollebaeki (Galapagos sea lion)
The Galapagos sea lion is found in the Galapagos Archipelago where it is one of the most conspicuous and numerous marine mammals... More 26 Images 12 Videos
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Zapus hudsonius (Meadow jumping mouse)
Information on the meadow jumping mouse is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Zenkerella insignis (Flightless scaly-tailed squirrel)
Superficially resembling a large dormouse, the flightless scaly-tailed squirrel is actually related to a group of African gliding... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s beaked whale)
In 1823, after mistaking a fragment of skull for a fossil, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier described a seemingly extinct... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Zyzomys pedunculatus (Central rock-rat)
This medium-sized rodent was believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1996. These stocky rock-rats are yellowish-brown... More 5 Images 1 Video
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