The Sumatran tiger is a group of tigers known as Panthera tigris sondaica that live on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. These tigers are the only remaining tiger population in the Sunda Islands because the Bali and Javan tiger populations disappeared during the 20th century. Studies of DNA from the complete mitochondrial genes of 34 tigers show that Sumatran tigers are clearly different from other tiger subspecies found on the mainland.
The Bengal tiger is a type of tiger known as the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies. It is one of the largest wild cats. It lives in areas of India, southern Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Southwestern China.
The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat that lives in Borneo and Sumatra. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2015 because there are likely fewer than 10,000 adult individuals, and their numbers are decreasing. On both islands, the cats face threats from deforestation, which causes them to lose their homes.
The Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC) was established in 2000 by Dr. Rodney Jackson, an expert on snow leopards (Panthera uncia) and their habitat. The conservancy works with local communities to help protect snow leopards in Pakistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, and India.
The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also called the West African manatee, is a type of manatee that lives in many areas of Western Africa, from Senegal to Angola. It is the only manatee species found in the Old World. This species is one of two living Sirenians that live in the Old World, with the other being the dugong.
The giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is a small mammal that lives in Africa. It is the largest of all golden mole species, measuring 23 centimeters (9.1 inches) in length. This animal has dark, shiny brown fur.
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; pronounced “FOSS-ə” or “FOO-sə”; Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a thin, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that lives only in Madagascar. It belongs to the carnivore family Eupleridae. The fossa is the largest meat-eating mammal in Madagascar.
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a type of lemur, a primate found only in Madagascar. It has rodent-like teeth that keep growing all the time and a thin middle finger used to find grubs and larvae inside tree trunks. It is the world’s largest nocturnal primate.
A sifaka (/sɪˈfɑːkə/; Malagasy pronunciation: [ˈsifakə̥]) is a type of lemur in the genus Propithecus, part of the family Indriidae, and belongs to the order Primates. The name “sifaka” comes from the sound of their alarm call, which sounds like “shi-fak.” Like all lemurs, sifakas live only on the island of Madagascar. All sifaka species are in danger, with some classified as endangered and others as critically endangered.
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to large-sized primate that belongs to the strepsirrhine group, which includes animals with wet noses. It is the most well-known lemur species because of its long, black-and-white, ringed tail. This animal is part of the Lemuridae family, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus.