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207 animals found
Least Concern
Mantis Shrimp
Stomatopoda
A colorful marine crustacean famous for incredibly fast and powerful strikes.
Vulnerable
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
A dark Galapagos lizard that feeds on marine algae and basks on volcanic coasts.
Near Threatened
Markhor
Capra falconeri
A wild mountain goat with striking corkscrew horns adapted to steep rocky terrain across parts of Central and South Asia.
Least Concern
Marmot
Marmota
A chunky ground-dwelling rodent common in mountain meadows and steppe habitats.
Least Concern
Matamata
Chelus fimbriata
The matamata is a bizarre-looking freshwater turtle that relies on camouflage and suction feeding to catch fish.
Least Concern
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
A cooperative mongoose that lives in family groups across southern African drylands.
Near Threatened
Mexican Beaded Lizard
Heloderma horridum
A venomous lizard with beadlike scales that inhabits dry forests and thorn scrub in Mexico and nearby regions.
Endangered
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
A famous orange-and-black butterfly known for long-distance migration across North America.
Unknown
Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
Moon jellyfish are translucent drifting cnidarians commonly seen in temperate coastal waters around the world.
Least Concern
Moor Frog
Rana arvalis
The moor frog is a cold-tolerant amphibian of bogs, wet meadows, and forests across northern and central Europe.
Least Concern
Moose
Alces alces
The largest deer species, common in boreal forests and marshy northern landscapes.
Least Concern
Mudskipper
Oxudercinae
An amphibious fish that spends much of its time on muddy tidal flats.
Least Concern
Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis
A large heavy-bodied Australian elapid that ranges through arid and semi-arid habitats.
Least Concern
Musk Ox
Ovibos moschatus
A shaggy Arctic herbivore adapted to extreme cold and open tundra landscapes.
Near Threatened
Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
An Arctic whale known for the long spiral tusk carried by many males and for life among sea ice.