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Top Ten Rarest Animals in the World

Northern ​Hairy-Nosed Wombat​
Northern ​Hairy-Nosed Wombat​

This wombat's nose is very important in its survival since the creature has very poor eyesight and needs its nose to smell food in the dark.

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Pygmy Three-​Toed Sloth​
Pygmy Three-​Toed Sloth​

The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) is one of the world's most endangered mammals, according to the first ever formal survey of the population, which found less than 100 sloths hanging on in their island home.

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Red-Crested ​Tree-rat​
Red-Crested ​Tree-rat​

This is one of the most endangered animals in the world that is commonly found in Madagascar’s rainforests. The decline in its population is due to the expanded agricultural development, illegal logging and mining. This animal’s diet consists mainly of bamboo.

Squatina ​Squatina​
Squatina ​Squatina​

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Squatina_squatina_tenerife2.jpg Looking more like a ray than a shark, this creature used to inhabit the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea, but now is a rare sight in these waters due to fishing.

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Elephant ​Shrew​
Elephant ​Shrew​

Nelson’s Small Eared Shrew infyworld. This rare shrew lives in eastern Mexico. Until 2004, it was rumored to be extinct. No specimens had been observed or gathered since its initial discovery in 1894. They have some strange real estate, living on the side of an inactive volcano at very high altitude. They are very small and are extremely threatened.

Javan ​Rhinoceros​
Javan ​Rhinoceros​

As of December 2014, the rarest animals on earth are the ivory-billed woodpecker, Amur leopard, Javan rhino, numbat, northern sportive lemur, western lowland gorilla, saola, leatherback sea turtle, tiger and the Chinese giant salamander.

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Ploughshare ​Tortoise​
Ploughshare ​Tortoise​

The most endangered tortoises in the world are ploughshare tortoises. They are native to Madagascar, and it is estimated there are approximately 200 to 600 left on the planet. In February 2013, smugglers at a Thailand airport were caught trying to smuggle out 54 of them.

Poecilotheria ​Metallica​
Poecilotheria ​Metallica​

One of the world’s most endangered mammals it lives in the rain forests of the Philippines and was captured on film for the first time last year.

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Sumatran ​Rhinoceros​
Sumatran ​Rhinoceros​

What are the world's rarest animal species? ... Sumatran Rhinoceros ... Which is the rarest animal in the world?

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Salanoia ​Durrelli​
Salanoia ​Durrelli​

This is one of the most endangered animals in the world that is commonly found in Madagascar’s rainforests. The decline in its population is due to the expanded agricultural development, illegal logging and mining. This animal’s diet consists mainly of bamboo.

Hainan Black ​Crested Gibbon​
Hainan Black ​Crested Gibbon​

The Hainan black-crested gibbon or Hainan gibbon ... no gibbon species has gone extinct in the modern world and no other primate has gone extinct since the 1700s, ...

Geronticus​
Geronticus​

One of the world’s most endangered mammals it lives in the rain forests of the Philippines and was captured on film for the first time last year.

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Nelson's ​Small-Eared Shrew​
Nelson's ​Small-Eared Shrew​

Nelson's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nelsoni) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico. The species was discovered by Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman in 1894, who collected a number of specimens from the slopes of the San Martín volcano in Veracruz, Mexico.

Roloway ​Monkey​
Roloway ​Monkey​

What is a Roloway Monkey? For years, endangered species have been hunted across the world and reduced in numbers year in, year out. A species which witnesses a lot of issues with being hunted and extinction is the Roloway Monkey. The Roloway Monkey is a form of Old Wold money and can be found in Ghana, between the Sassandra and Pra rivers.

Araripe ​Manakin​
Araripe ​Manakin​

Have you ever wondered about the rarest animals on Earth? It’s a sad reality, but we are losing animal species at an alarming rate. While not all of the animals on this list are necessarily considered “endangered”, they would still be very challenging to photograph in the wild. In fact, some of these animals were even thought to be extinct until an unsuspecting photographer managed to snap a photograph. With that said, these are the 25 rarest animals on Earth.

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Geometric ​Tortoise​
Geometric ​Tortoise​

Geometric Tortoise: If you ask anyone about the most beautiful tortoises in the world, yes this geometric tortoise will make its place. They are mainly found in the Cape Province of South Africa and is now highly threatened due to habitat loss and predation.

Cyclura​
Cyclura​

There are only about 23 Hainan gibbons left, making it the world's rarest primate, who live on Hainan Island in the South China Sea.

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Spoon-Billed ​Sandpiper​
Spoon-Billed ​Sandpiper​

The spoon-billed sandpiper is classified as a critically endangered species with a population of fewer than 2,500. However, its charismatic appearance is one of the factors that have saved it from extinction and now it receives a lot of conservation attention in its habitat range.

Kaiser's ​Spotted Newt​
Kaiser's ​Spotted Newt​

Kaiser's spotted newt (Neurergus kaiseri), also known as the Luristan newt or emperor spotted newt (not to be confused with Tylototriton shanjing), is a species of very colourful salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is endemic to the southern Zagros Mountains in Iran where it is known from just four streams.

Vaquita​
Vaquita​

Top 20 endangered animals in the world Or Rare animals list : ... 7 Vaquita. Local to the Gulf of California, the Vaquita is the world’s rarest marine mammal.

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Greater ​Bamboo Lemur​
Greater ​Bamboo Lemur​

The greater bamboo lemur is a small primate despite its name, weighing only 2.5 kilograms and measuring between 25 and 46 centimetres overall. The animal’s tail is up to 56 centimetres long. These lemurs are the largest bamboo lemurs, a group of closely related species that live almost exclusively on bamboo, like pandas. The lemur’s plump body and long tail are covered in thick, plush fur ...

Saola​
Saola​

As of December 2014, the rarest animals on earth are the ivory-billed woodpecker, Amur leopard, Javan rhino, numbat, northern sportive lemur, western lowland gorilla, saola, leatherback sea turtle, tiger and the Chinese giant salamander. Other critically endangered species include the mountain ...

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Mississippi ​Gopher Frog​
Mississippi ​Gopher Frog​

Several possible sites are located in Jackson County, Mississippi. The Mississippi gopher frog is regarded as rarest amphibian in North America. There were two known places of the Mississippi Gopher Frog. They were Glen’s Pond at Harrison County, Mississippi and Mike's Pond at Jackson County, Mississippi.

Hirola​
Hirola​

While not all of the animals on this list are necessarily considered “endangered”, they would still be very challenging to photograph in the wild. In fact, some of these animals were even thought to be extinct until an unsuspecting photographer managed to snap a photograph. With that said, these are the 25 rarest animals on Earth.

source: list25.com
Parides ​Burchellanus​
Parides ​Burchellanus​

This is one of the most endangered animals in the world that is commonly found in Madagascar’s rainforests. The decline in its population is due to the expanded agricultural development, illegal logging and mining. This animal’s diet consists mainly of bamboo.

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Franklin's ​Bumblebee​
Franklin's ​Bumblebee​

Cockerell's bumblebee has the most limited range of any bumblebee species in the world, having been spotted only in an area of less than 300 square miles (777 square kilometers), according to the researchers. By comparison, the rare "Franklin's bumblebee" species, which was last seen in 2003 and is on the verge of extinction, is known from a distribution covering about 13,000 square miles (33,670 square km).

Largetooth ​Sawfish​
Largetooth ​Sawfish​

The common sawfish lives in the coastal tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Currently, the common sawfish is largely restricted to northern Australia.

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Tonkin Snub-​Nosed Monkey​
Tonkin Snub-​Nosed Monkey​

... these are the 25 rarest animals on Earth. ... Tonkin Snub Nosed Monkeys. ... The 25 Most Dangerous Animals In The World.

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