Scale-Crested Pygmy Tyrant
Big crest. Tiny flycatcher.
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Pig-Nosed Turtle
Sea-turtle flippers, river-turtle soul
Nematode
Roundworms: small bodies, huge impact
Kouprey
Kouprey: the vanishing forest ox
Tarantula
Big spiders, quiet ambush masters
Leafcutter Ant
Farmers of the forest floor
Underwing Moth
Beautiful underneath, invisible on bark
Keyhole Cichlid
Small cichlid, big-family devotion
Giant Wood Moth
Big moth, long childhood in wood
Uromastyx (Spiny-Tailed Lizard)
Spiny tails, desert scales, plant power.
Zokor
Engineers of the Asian underworld
Uaru Cichlid
Amazon's gentle giant with a triangle badge
Yellowjacket (Yellow Jacket)
Paper nests, sharp teamwork, bold stripes
Mollusk
One phylum, endless forms
Hartebeest
Built for the long run on the plains
Inchworm
Loop, look like a twig, and live on leaves
Owlfly (Ascalaphidae)
Big eyes. Clubbed antennae. Pure predator.
Gourami
Gulp air, build nests, rule the shallows
Kissing Gourami
Not a kiss-it's a contest.
Pacific Coast Tick
Ornate hunter of the Pacific slopes
Assassin Snail
Banded burrower, snail-eating sniper
Spotted Skunk
Small skunk, big attitude.
Groundhog Tick
The burrow-dwelling bite you don't see
Patagonian Mara
Patagonia's monogamous speedster