Angelshark

Squatina squatina

The Angelshark is an ambush predator, relying on camouflage to surprise its prey.

Pig-nosed Turtle

Carettochelys insculpta

The pig-nosed turtle is prehistoric. This turtle diverged from all other species more than 140 million years ago.

Chinese Giant Salamander

Andrias davidianus

The largest amphibian in the world, this salamander can grow to the size of an adult human.

Pillar Coral

Dendrogyra cylindrus

Pillar coral possesses one of the most distinct morphologies of any coral.

Pygmy Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus pygmaeus

The smallest of the all the sloth species, the pygmy sloth was only described in 2001

Philippine Eagle

Pithecophaga jefferyi

The Philippine Eagle is one of the world’s largest, most powerful birds of prey.

TOP 100 EDGE Mammals

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Species Group

101

Coquerel’s Giant Mouse Lemur

Mirza coquereli

Originally Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur was the only member of its genus Mirza, until the northern giant mouse lemur was described in 2005.

Conservation Attention

Medium

101

Northern Giant Mouse Lemur

Mirza zaza

This unassuming nocturnal lemur has the largest testes to body ratio of all mammals.

Conservation Attention

Medium

108

Volcano Rabbit

Romerolagus diazi

The volcano rabbit is one of the smallest rabbit species in the world and is found only on four volcanoes in Mexico.

Conservation Attention

Medium

109

Mongolian Saiga

Saiga tatarica

The Mongolian Saiga is the only species in the genus Saiga, and has been evolving in isolation for the last 10 million years.

Conservation Attention

Good

115

Giant Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

This striking species has suffered greatly in the wild due to human encroachment onto its disappearing habitat.

Conservation Attention

Medium

125

Elvira Rat

Cremnomys elvira

Very little is known about the Elvira rat since there have been no records since the type specimen was collected in 1946.

Conservation Attention

Low

135

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

Monk seals are so-named because their uniform brown or greyish coats supposedly resemble a monk’s robes.

Conservation Attention

Medium

148

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

The giant anteater is the largest of the living anteater species and can eat up to 30,000 ants a day!

Conservation Attention

Medium

170

Bumblebee bat

Craseonycteris thonglongyai

The bumblebee bat is the smallest mammal in the world! This tiny bat weighs less than 2 grams, its body is about the size of a large bumblebee, giving it the common name “bumblebee bat”.

Conservation Attention

Medium

172

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

Short-tailed Chinchillas are famous for their beautiful bluish-grey fur, which is extremely soft and dense and is considered to be one of the most valuable in the world.

Conservation Attention

Very Low

215

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Second in size only to the blue whale, the fin whale is the largest whale known to breach.

Conservation Attention

Good

296

Bengal Slow Loris

Nycticebus bengalensis

The Bengal slow loris was only recently recognised as a distinct species having been previously classed as a sub species of Nycticebus coucang.

Conservation Attention

Low

380

Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat

Natalus primus

The Cuban greater funnel-eared bat is the largest Caribbean representative of a small, ancient family of cave-dwelling bats that evolved in the West Indies.

Conservation Attention

Very Low