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With more than two meters from head to tail, the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is the largest anteater species. Anteaters are...

Trachops cirrhosus, known as the fringe-lipped bat or the frog-eating bat, is a member of the New World leaf-nosed bats, Phyllostomidae....

The Eastern Yellow Robin (EYR) is a small insectivorous passerine bird native to eastern Australia, their distinctive piping call is one...

Southern giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei), referred to as “Pouchies” due to the fact that they are only distantly related to...

The Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, originated from the harsh highland region of Mongolia. In their natural habitats, they have...

To celebrate the DNA Zoo's 200th mammalian species release, we proudly present not one, but three de novo primate genome assemblies for...

Affectionately called "sky-puppies" for their puppy-like faces, the Rodrigues flying fox is a member of the Old World mega-bats genus...

The Angolan colobus, Colobus angolensis, is an Old World monkey species found in dense rain forests of the Congo region in Africa. One of...

The southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops), also known as the itjaritjari or itjari-itjari, is a mole-like marsupial found in the...

Spilogale interrupta is one of 4 newly-recognized species of spotted skunks in the United States. The taxonomy of spotted skunk is...

The black and white ruff lemur, Varecia variegata, are one of the largest pollinators in world [1]! Their diet consists mostly of fruit...

The Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, is a member of the New World leaf-nosed bats, Phyllostomidae. The unique nose shape of the...

The wambenger brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa wambenger), also known by its Noongar name “wambenger”, is a rat-sized...

Perhaps one of the most peculiar species of primates, the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a nocturnal, arboreal insectivore is...

Unlike most other mongoose species, the banded mongoose, Mungos mungo, are social and prefer to band together. They live in groups of...

The central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is a species of lizard with a flattened body, entirely covered by specialized scales. These...

The Baird's tapir (Tapirella bairdii) is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America. It is the...

Today, we release the chromosome-length assembly for the Rafinesque's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii). Also known as the...

The dama gazelle (Nanger dama) is the largest of the gazelles. They are 160 to 170 centimeters long, 90 to 120 centimeters tall and weigh...

Have no fear, the numbat is here! Today we announce the release of the first chromosome-length genome assembly for one of Australia’s...

Hey everyone! With the latest release we've hit the 275 assemblies mark, which means it's time to do some raw sequencing data upload to...

Just about everyone knows what a watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) looks like. They come in various sizes and shapes, and the edible...

The blue monkey, Cercopithecus mitis, is an Old World monkey species endemic to Central and East Africa. Though called blue monkeys, they...

The brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) is also commonly known as bush babies. This cutesy name likely came from the...

The leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis, is slender cat-size felid with luxurious tawny rosette-spotted fur with white underbelly...