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: São Tomé Giant Treefrog

  Photo credit: D. Lin, California Academy of Sciences   The São Tomé Giant Treefrog, Hyperolius thomensis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  The largest member of its genus, this remarkable species is endemic Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Garrison’s Andean Damsel

  Photo credit: Natalia von Ellenreider   The Garrison’s Andean Damsel, Andinagrion garrisoni, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This damselfly species is known only from northwestern Argentina, in the southern limits of Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Black Abalone

  Photo credit: Genevieve Anderson   The Black Abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This large marine mollusc is found in rocky intertidal and subtidal habitats on the coasts of 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