Rare animals of the world. The rarest animal in the world

In the XX century, scientists of the world discovered fifty new, previously unknown to modern science species of animals. At the same time, 100 others who lived on our planet completely disappeared from the face of the Earth. Only 25 species of mammals lost the planet by the 1960s. People, not thinking about the future of the living nature of the Earth, barbarically destroyed animals. In this article, we will present to you an incomplete (rather, its small part) list of rare animals of the world that have been threatened with complete extinction.

Rare animals from the Red Book

Unfortunately, there are many animals on the Earth, the number of which is rapidly falling. The human factor and natural phenomena influence the reduction of populations of many species. Rare animals from the Red Book need special care and protection. We will introduce you to only a small part of such species.

Spider Tarantula

In addition to being a very rare representative of the planet's fauna, he is one of the most beautiful in his family. There is such a spider in the tropical forests of India. He builds his houses in the branches of tall trees. Young individuals settle at the roots, where they dig mink, braiding them with cobwebs. Sensing the danger, they immediately hide in burrows.

Bug-Bearded Turtle

Many rare and unusual animals of the world were on the verge of extinction. For example, this rare species of endangered land tortoises. They were declared the most vulnerable species by the IUCN Commission. Today, such a tortoise can be found only on a small part of the island of Madagascar. Density of living of these animals does not exceed 5 individuals per one square kilometer.

Proboscis dog

In the Red Book these rare animals have the status of "being at risk of becoming extinct". This is a mammal from the family of jumpers. She lives in Africa. Proboscis is very rare, but still found in forests in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.

Angelfish

These sharks are rare and endangered animals of the world. Specialists they are known as the European squatter. They can still be found in the Atlantic seas, temperate and hot belts. Representatives of this species of sharks because of the enlarged abdominal and pectoral fins resemble ramps. Most often they live on the ocean floor and prefer to eat flounder fish.

Northern long-haired wombat

This endangered species is the rarest on our planet. Today, there are one very small population living on earth in Australia.

The reason for the catastrophic decrease in their number of scientists believe negative changes in their habitat. In addition, wombats are the favorite dainty dog treat .

Wombs live in meadows with lush grass, in eucalyptus forests and loose soil.

Bubal Hunter

More commonly known as chirola, this mammal is listed in the Red Book as a species that is threatened with complete extinction. It dwells in the north of Kenya and southern Somalia.

The animal has a long body (up to 205 cm) and limbs. The muzzle is also elongated, with a convex forehead. The neck is short. Height at the withers is 125 cm, weight is about 110 kg.

The wool is painted brown or gray. The tail and ears are white. Between the eyes is a white line. Horns curved thin. Their length is about 70 cm.

Small-toothed pilothouse

This is a fish belonging to the family of skate rajids, listed in the Red Book as being on the verge of extinction.

The total length of adults exceeds 3 meters. The maximum length, which was registered by scientists, was 6.5 meters, weight - 600 kilograms. Olive with a greenish tint, belly white. Pectoral fins are wide, triangular in shape.

Tonkinsky rhinopithecus

These rare animals of the world from the family of monkeys are on the verge of extinction. Already at the beginning of the last century their area was limited. Representatives of this species met only in the forest near the Song-Coy River (Vietnam). At the present time, Thin Rinopithecus is found in several provinces of Vietnam.

The diet of these animals is made up of young bamboo shoots, leaves, fruits.

Rhinopithecines live in special family groups. They include a male and several females with cubs. Groups number up to 15 animals.

Sumatran rhinoceros

The smallest rhinoceros from his family. Its dimensions are much inferior to all other rhinoceroses. At the withers, its height is 112 cm, length 236 cm, weight from 800 to 2000 kg. Sumatran rhinoceroses have 2 horns. Nose length is 15-25 cm, the second horn is underdeveloped. Most of the body is covered with reddish-brown hair.

An animal lives in mountain secondary forests, wet tropical marshes and forests.

Spotted-Martini

In the Red Book this species (which has the second name - tiger cat) is listed as vulnerable.

This is the second largest marsupial predator (after the Tasmanian devil). One of the largest marsupial predators living in Australia. Nowadays, this animal can be found in two populations - in North Queensland (Australia) and on the east coast, from South Queensland to Tasmania.

Philippine Spotted Deer

This rare animal has a golden color. On the basic background, white spots are scattered. Spotted deer inhabit the tropical forests on the islands of the Philippine archipelago. Only recently this animal was photographed. The main enemy of the deer is a wolf. Most animals die in March-April. This is the time when deer are strongly weakened by wintering.

Visayas warty pig

Over the past 60 years, the number of these animals has decreased by 80%. Such a catastrophic position of the population is explained by uncontrolled hunting, a change in the natural habitat. Today, this animal is found on two islands - Panay and Negro.

Florida Puma

Today the topic of our conversation was very rare animals of the world. To them, indisputably, belongs the Florida puma. It is on the brink of extinction. This is the rarest type of puma. In 2014, their number on the Earth was slightly more than 100 individuals, and in the 70 years, this figure dropped to 20.

This species of puma lives in the swamps and forests of South Florida (USA), mainly in protected areas. The number of these animals began to fall after draining the marshes and as a result of uncontrolled sport hunting.

Unusual animals of the world

Quite often rare animals of the world are distinguished by their original appearance, way of life. We will present to you some representatives of fauna that are considered unusual.

Angora Rabbit

It is the representative of the most ancient breed of rabbits, which is named after the capital of Turkey - Ankara. These charming animals look like a fluffy cloud with ears. In the XVIII century, Angora rabbits were very popular domestic pets in the highest strata of society in France.

Starwhip

A mole that lives in North America strikes with its unusual fleshy nose. On the muzzle he has 22 moving tentacles of pink color. They are very sensitive, but used by animals as a kind of antennas. In addition, this mole has scaly paws and a thick water-repellent tail, in which fat stores are collected.

Ai-Ai

Mammal from the order semi-poor. Very similar to a rodent. Has a black-brown hair, a long tail and long thin fingers, which ay-ay extracts food from the bark of trees.

The weight of the animal is about 3 kg, the body length does not exceed 35 cm. The tail can reach a length of 60 cm.

Fish-shovel

This pink fish differs from other inhabitants of the underwater world in that it uses its fins rather oddly. She walks them on the bottom of the sea. This rare species was discovered in Tasmania, Australia, but to date only four representatives have been found.

Striped Tendre

Many jokingly call this animal a mixture of bumblebee and hedgehog. Indeed, this similarity is well seen. The animal has an elongated muzzle, with a yellow stripe along the nose. His head is decorated with a crown, which consists of long and sharp needles. A lot of spines are scattered throughout the body, along with thick black hair. This animal lives in Madagascar.

Fish paku

These relatives of piranhas have an awesome appearance. The presence of human teeth contributes to this. Pak feed on nuts and plants, but there have been recorded cases of attacks on people.

Herenuk

These rare animals of the world are known by the second name - giraffe gazelle. This is an extremely rare species of antelope having a long neck. They live in deserts in the east of Africa. A long neck helps her to extract leaves that grow quite high.

Cassowaries

These are birds that can not fly. Cassowaries are very dangerous, because they are very desperate to defend their own territory and at risk can severely deal with the enemy with sharp, razor-sharp claws. Birds can reach a height of two meters.

Saiga

The oldest mammal on Earth, lived on our planet with woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers 250,000 years ago. For a long time they were considered extinct, but now they are often called living fossils.

Snake-turtled Turtle

When people ask us: "What animals are rare?", It is difficult to answer monosyllabically, as there are many such species today. For example, a snake-turtled turtle. When you look at this animal, it seems that someone has missed the snake through the turtle. She has a neck so long that she can not pull her into a protective shell.

Octopus Dumbo

This amazing animal looks very much like the flying elephant Dambo - the famous hero of the Disney cartoon. He has very funny "ears" of huge size, which stick out on both sides of the head. In fact, they are fins. It lives in the Tasman Sea at a depth of about 4000 meters. Its dimensions do not exceed 10 cm.

Nosach

Rare animals of the world, the photos of which we have placed in this article, are not always very attractive in appearance. An example of this is the nosac. This is a monkey living in the tropics of Borneo. The males of the nasal are considered to be the largest monkeys from Asia. Their fleshy and large nose, turned these animals into very funny creatures.

Top 10 of the world's rarest animals

As already noted, the world's rarest animals are in most cases on the verge of extinction. Many species have long been considered extinct, but have been discovered again thanks to the efforts of scientists. Others are so rare that their habits and way of life are still a mystery to researchers today. If a person does not make significant efforts, our descendants will not be able to see these animals.

Bushmen Hare

The most rare kind of lagiform. He lives in the desert of Curry, in South Africa. It has silky and dense fur on top of the gray, reddish on the sides, and completely white from the bottom. There is a red spot on the nape. The ears are very long. Brown fluffy tail. The male weighs about 1.5 kg, and the female weighs 1.8 kg. The body length reaches 47 cm.

The number of these animals does not exceed 500 individuals. In the Red Book, they have the status of "in critical condition".

Amur tiger

It is the largest of all kinds of tigers. It lives in Russia, in Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories. This tiger (in our opinion) could lead the rating "Rare beautiful animals of the world".

This is the only subspecies with a thick (5 cm) fat layer on its belly, which protects the animal from the piercing wind in severe frosts. The body length of the male is 3.8 meters, the female is slightly smaller. Height 115 cm, weight about 200 kg.

Cuban crack

An animal that eats shellfish, insects and fruits of plants. The number of its beginning was sharply reduced in the XIX century, when cats imported by man, mongooses and dogs appeared in Cuba. Researchers are looking for ways to save the spit in moving it to islands in the vicinity of Cuba that are not occupied by humans.

Mountain gorillas

The rarest animals of the world who live in Central Africa. They settle on the slopes of extinct volcanoes. This is not the rarest animal in the world. Today about 720 individuals are registered.

Mountain couscous

The marsupial native of Australia, until 1966, was familiar to scientists only on fossil remains. Fortunately, at the mountain-skiing base in Melbourne were found live animals. This small animal resembles a mouse. Its size does not exceed 13 cm, and weight 60 grams.

Irbis

A large predator belonging to the cat family. Distributed in the mountains of Central Asia.

This is a very beautiful animal with a long thin flexible body, somewhat short paws, a small head and a very long tail. Together with it the length of the animal reaches 230 cm, weight 55 kg.

The fur is dense, the color is light, smoky gray with solid dark and annular spots. The number of irbis today is very small.

New Zealand bat

A species of bats, which mostly lives on the ground. With the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand, the number of these animals decreased by 98%. At present, a small population is threatened by cats, martens and rats brought to this territory.

Red Wolf

This animal was badly affected by the prejudices of farmers in the US, where he lives. In their opinion, the wolf is the source of all their troubles. However, these conclusions were greatly exaggerated. Mass extermination led to the complete extinction of these animals. Of the three previously existing subspecies, two have already disappeared, leaving only one. By the beginning of the 21st century, the population is limited to 270 individuals.

Proachidna Attenborough No. 9

It was discovered in New Guinea. This is the smallest species proehidn. Its length is not more than 30 cm. Scientists have investigated only one specimen of an animal that was discovered in 1961. For more than 50 years, the researchers believed that the species was completely lost. Only in 2007 were found traces and burrows of the animal.

Chinese river dolphin

This is the rarest animal in the world. The river dolphin is the national treasure of China. Inhabits the Yangtze River. From 1983 on this mammal hunting is prohibited. According to researchers, the number of river dolphins in recent years has declined. According to different data, these animals number 5 to 13 individuals today, and there are real fears that this species will disappear within the next decade. In captivity these beautiful animals do not breed.