Red Squirrel
Tufted ears, forest engineer
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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Urbanization Animals
Flying Lemur
Not a lemur-nature's glide master
American Toad
The trilling toad of the backyard
Blue Iguana
Grand Cayman's comeback lizard
Star-nosed mole
22 rays. 0.12 seconds. Pure touch.
Elk
Hear the mountains bugle: wapiti
Pronghorn
Pronged horns. Prairie speed.
Box Turtle
The turtle that shuts the door
Horsefly
Fast flyers with a fierce bite
Grasshopper Mouse
A mouse that hunts like a wolf
Sharp-Tailed Snake
Small snake, sharp tail, slug hunter
Tree swallow
Sky-sleek hunter of wetland air
Camel Cricket
Humpback hoppers of the humid dark
Black Wasp
Katydid hunter, flower visitor
No See Ums
Tiny fly, mighty bite.
Chickadee
Small bird, big personality
Florida Panther
Florida's last eastern wild cougar
Little Brown Bat
Small bat, big insect control
Burmese Python
Big, blotched, built to constrict
Indian Giant Squirrel
India's rainbow squirrel of the treetops
Tsetse Fly
The fly that gives birth, not eggs
Flying Fish
Glide to survive.
Skink Lizard
Smooth scales, global explorers
Harbor Seal
No ears. Big whiskers. Coastal pro.