Conservation Threats

Infrastructure

Roads, dams, power lines, and buildings causing mortality or habitat fragmentation

1,658 Animals

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Zebra Shark

Striped youth, spotted adulthood

Poison Dart Frog

Bright colors, bold chemistry

Sponge

Porous powerhouses of the sea

Elephant Shrew

Sengis: Africa's lightning snouts

Ibis

Probe, sweep, and thrive in wetlands

River Turtle

Old shells, living rivers

Patas Monkey

Built for the savanna sprint

Frigatebird

Born to soar, built to steal

Catfish

Whiskers, spines, and river smarts

Chameleon

Eyes apart. Tongue like lightning.

Giant Clam

The clam that runs on sunlight.

Pademelon

Little hopper of the forest edge

Sea Dragon

The master of seaweed disguise

Caiman

Freshwater armor, silent power

Tiger Salamander

Vernal-pool tiger, underground traveler

Capybara

Built to graze, born to swim

Guinea Fowl

Spotted sentinels of the savanna

Flounder

Two eyes, one side-seafloor masters

Gila Monster

Venom by chew, built for the desert

Tree Frog

Sticky toes, big voices, forest lives

Sea Squirt

Tadpole larva, siphon-powered adult

Cuttlefish

Camouflage geniuses with built-in buoyancy

Common Toad

Warty wanderer, springtime pond pilgrim

Gharial

The long-snouted fisher of big rivers