Animals Most People Haven't Heard Of

The world is full of amazing animals, but there are some that are equally cool as the ones we all know, but no one knows about them. They can be found on this list, and if not, and you think no one knows it, add it!
The Top Ten
1 Genet

Never heard of this at all, but it looks pretty cool. I've heard of most of the other ones too

2 Capybara The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. It is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus, of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara.

I have heard of this.

3 Clouded Leopard Native to the foothills of the Himalayas and parts of China and Southeast Asia, the Clouded Leopard is known for its beautiful cloud-like spots on its coat. It's an agile climber and spends much of its time in trees. It preys on a variety of animals including small mammals and birds.

Who doesn't know them? And even if there are a few people, it shouldn't be #2!

Who doesn't know what a clouded leopard is?! It is so commonly known!

4 Meerkat The meerkat or suricate is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family. It is the only member of the genus Suricata.

LOL its funny its on here because everyone knows a meerkat

Thousands of people know meerkats

I have heard of a meerkat

Everyone knows these!

5 Hedgehog A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae.

Really? After Sonic hit the streets, everybody wants a pet hedgehog

A lot of people now this animal.

I have literally held one.

6 Okapi The okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.

They are antelopes dipped in zebra juice!

I knew those guys.

7 Cockshafer Beetle
8 Acorn Weevil
9 Markhor

Whoever put this here actually got me. Imma look it up

Looked it up lol!

10 Sand Cat The sand cat (Felis margarita), also known as the sand dune cat, is the only cat living chiefly in true deserts. This small cat is widely distributed in the deserts of North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Starting in 2002, it was listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List because the population was considered fragmented and small with a declining trend. It was downlisted to least concern in 2016. Owing to long hairs covering the soles of its feet, the sand cat is well adapted to the extremes of a desert environment and tolerant of extremely hot and cold temperatures. It inhabits both sandy and stony deserts, in areas far from water sources.

Heard of this one too.

The Contenders
11 Kinkajou

There are not rodents monkey like

12 Isopoda
13 Wallaby
14 Star-Nosed Mole The star-nosed mole is a small mole found in wet low areas in the northern parts of North America. It is the only member of the tribe Condylurini and the genus Condylura.

There was one in the film Epic.

15 Ophthalmosaurus Ophthalmosaurus (Greek: eye lizard) is an extinct ichthyosaur during the Middle to Late Jurassic Period. The major fossils were found in the continents of Europe and North America. It was known for its large eyes with a six-feet long body resembling a dolphin with small but strong teeth.

Wait, this is a (kind of well known) dinosaur.

16 Asian Small-Clawed Otter
17 Swift Fox

Pardon me what is this swift fox?

18 Tree Kangaroo

We have a tree Kangaroo at the local wildlife park and I was their when she arrived

I've never heard of these

19 Coelacanth Coelacanths are lobe-fin fish that have lived more than 70 million years ago. Two kinds are still around today, swimming in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean.

I know what this is because of Animal Crossing. It's a fish

Prehistoric fish that lives until now

He is my favorite fish

20 Stoat
21 Provost's Squirrel
22 Puss Moth Caterpillar
23 Spiny Katydid
24 Basilisk Lizard

An enemy to all diaries!

25 Echidna

One of the only mammals that lays eggs.

Never heard of it

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