The oilbird, aka guácharo, hails from Central and South America. These birds are cave dwelling critters who’s feet are small and only used for hanging onto vertical surfaces. Oilbirds are related to the nightjar. With approximately 50,000- wild birds in existence, these birds are listed as Least Concern by the…

The De Brazza’s monkey, aka De Brazza’s guenon, is an Old World monkey (monkeys from Africa and Asia) that hails from central Africa. They prefer lowland tropical forests, mountain forests, and thick swamp forests. These critters are among the most widely found arboreal (spend their lives in trees) monkeys in…

The water opossum, aka yapok, is a marsupial and is the only living member of its genus, Chironectes. They can be found through southern Mexico, down to Central and South America. These are the only known living marsupial where both genders have a marupium (pouch). Previously, only the thylacine (Tasmanian…

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species of insect that hails from China and Latin America. They have since been introduced, unfortunately, to various countries around the world, such as the United States. These invasive and destructive insects have a “kill on sight” tag on their heads, due to the…

The alpine newt can be found throughout continental Europe and has been introduced to the U.K. as well as New Zealand. They prefer deciduous and coniferous forest habitats with access to cool, clean water. Despite habitat destruction and pollution, these newts are still listed as Least Concern by the IUCN…

The Victoria crowned pigeon is the largest pigeon species in the world. They can be found in northern New Guinea and the surrounding islands, as well as in portions of Indonesia. These birds prefer swamp forests, lowland moist forest locations — that were previous alluvial plains, and also sago forests…

The long-tailed planigale, aka Ingram’s planigale or the northern planigale, is among the smallest of the known marsupials. These diminutive critters hail from Australia. They prefer clay-soiled woodlands, blacksoil plains, and seasonally flooded grasslands. Due to a stable population, these tiny creatures are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. First…

The greater siren is among the largest amphibians found in North America. These amphibians hail from Washington D.C. down to Florida, west to Alabama, and into the Rio Grande. They prefer various wetlands with slow to non-moving water. Even residing in stagnant bodies of water. If their water source dries…

The honey possum, aka noolbenger or tait, hails from western Australia. They prefer coastal, sand plain heathlands and banksia woodlands with a large variety of flowering plants. The honey possum is among the world’s smallest marsupials, with the long-tailed planigale being number 1. Even though they suffer at the hands…