IUCN Species of the Day: Lesser Antillean Iguana
Photo credit: Charles Knapp The Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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IUCN Species of the Day: Floreana Mockingbird
Photo credit: Michale Dvorak The Floreana Mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus, is classified as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It survives today only on two tiny islets off the coast of Floreana Island in the Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Central Rock Rat
Photo credit: Michael Barritt & Karen May The Central Rock Rat, Zyzomys pedunculatus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This enigmatic rat is known from 14 locations in the West MacDonnell Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Wyomoing Toad
Photo credit: Suzanne L. Collins The Wyoming Toad, Anaxyrus baxteri, is listed as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. As this toad’s common name suggests, it is native to Wyoming in the Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Vancouver Island Marmot
Photo credit: Fletcher & Baylis The Vancouver Island Marmot, Marmota vancouverensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. One of the rarest mammals in North America, this species is only found on Continue Reading