IUCN Species of the Day: Cuvier’s Hutia
Photo credit: Eladio Fernandez Cuvier’s Hutia, Plagiodontia aedium, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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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™.
IUCN Species of the Day: Darwin’s Fox
Photo credit: Yumil Hussein I. Darwin’s Fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This small fox has a disjunct distribution, with one population in the coastal mountains on mainland Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Fossa
Photo credit: Ariadne Van Zandbergen The Fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar, and has a wide distribution in the less disturbed Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Hispaniolan Solenodon
Photo credit: Jose Nunez-Mino The Hispaniolan Solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is a large shrew-like animal and one of very few mammals capable of producing toxic saliva, Continue Reading