--- title: "Least Concern Animals (Page 7 of 12) | AnimalTracks.wiki" description: "Widespread and stable, for now. Being common is not the same as being safe, and several of these were assessed decades ago." image: "https://animaltracks.wiki/icon-512.png" canonical: "https://animaltracks.wiki/status/least-concern/page/7/" --- # Least Concern Animals (Page 7 of 12) > Widespread and stable, for now. Being common is not the same as being safe, and several of these were assessed decades ago. **266 species in this collection.** - [Honey Badger](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/honey-badger/) (*Mellivora capensis*) - **Superpower**: Venom resistance from a muscle receptor that impedes snake toxin binding, and thick, loose skin that stops a predator getting a firm grip and lets it turn and bite - **Musical Match**: X-Ray Spex (Classic Punk & 70s Garage) - [House Mouse](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/house-mouse/) (*Mus musculus*) - **Superpower**: Males sing ultrasonic songs when they smell a female - **Musical Match**: Depeche Mode (Coldwave & Glacial Post-Punk) - [House Sparrow](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/house-sparrow/) (*Passer domesticus*) - **Superpower**: Evolving regional differences in color and size in new lands - **Musical Match**: Johann Sebastian Bach (Neo-Classical & Baroque Chamber) - [Humpback Anglerfish](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/humpback-anglerfish/) (*Melanocetus johnsonii*) - **Superpower**: Swallows prey longer than itself - **Musical Match**: Andy Stott (Future Garage & Deep Electronica) - [Humpback Whale](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/humpback-whale/) (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) - **Superpower**: Five main feeding moves, including a "ring of foam" that surrounds prey before the whale dives under it and surfaces in the center, mouth open. - **Musical Match**: Explosions in the Sky (Post-Rock & Cinematic Orchestral) - [Impala](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/impala/) (*Aepyceros melampus*) - **Superpower**: Leaps that can span over 9 metres, often over bushes and even other impala. - **Musical Match**: Roni Size & Reprazent (Drum & Bass / Precision Jungle) - [Indian Peafowl](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/indian-peafowl/) (*Pavo cristatus*) - **Superpower**: Train-rattling: stridulating the tail feathers against the train at 25.6 Hz on average, a broadband, pulsating sound whose very low components (20 Hz and below) peafowl have been shown to perceive in playbacks. - **Musical Match**: Lorde (2010s Pop & Electropop) - [Inland Taipan](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/inland-taipan/) (*Oxyuranus microlepidotus*) - **Superpower**: Paradoxin, a presynaptic neurotoxin that stops nerve endings releasing the signal that makes muscles contract. The whole venom is rated the most toxic of any snake's in LD50 tests on mice. - **Musical Match**: Spiritbox (Modern Metalcore & Djent) - [Japanese Macaque](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/japanese-macaque/) (*Macaca fuscata*) - **Superpower**: Holds its body temperature steady in the cold with no rise in metabolic rate, apparently thanks largely to thick fur, plus hot-spring soaking that may help it keep warm. - **Musical Match**: Slowdive (Dream Pop & Shoegaze) - [King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/king-of-saxony-bird-of-paradise/) (*Pteridophora alberti*) - **Superpower**: A male's two head plumes, each about 50 centimeters long, controlled by muscles housed in small skull depressions - **Musical Match**: Lady Gaga (2010s Pop & Electropop) - [King Penguin](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/king-penguin/) (*Aptenodytes patagonicus*) - **Superpower**: Carries its single egg on its feet for about 54 days, and tracked birds have dived past 240 meters. - **Musical Match**: Yann Tiersen (Neo-Classical & Baroque Chamber) - [Kinkajou](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/kinkajou/) (*Potos flavus*) - **Superpower**: Rotates 180 degrees between its pelvis and head - **Musical Match**: Hiatus Kaiyote (Jazz-Funk, Soul & Lounge Fusion) - [Kodiak Bear](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/kodiak-bear/) (*Ursus arctos middendorffi*) - **Superpower**: Loses 20 to 40% of its body mass during hibernation, without eating, drinking, urinating or defecating in the den. - **Musical Match**: Melvins (Sludge Metal & Abyssal Doom) - [Koi](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/koi/) (*Cyprinus rubrofuscus*) - **Superpower**: In one study, sought out a human hand for touch even after a full meal - **Musical Match**: Clara Schumann (Neo-Classical & Baroque Chamber) - [Laughing Kookaburra](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/laughing-kookaburra/) (*Dacelo novaeguineae*) - **Superpower**: A heavy, boat-shaped bill that grabs a snake behind the head and smashes it against a branch or the ground to kill it. - **Musical Match**: Courtney Barnett (Indie Rock & Jangle Pop) - [Leafy Seadragon](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/leafy-seadragon/) (*Phycodurus eques*) - **Superpower**: Leaf-like skin flaps that don't seem to help it move, while small, almost translucent fins do the swimming and it sways like a plant in the current. - **Musical Match**: Bibio (IDM & Glitch Ambient Synthesis) - [Least Weasel](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/least-weasel/) (*Mustela nivalis*) - **Superpower**: Kills prey larger than itself and can eat over half its own body weight in a day - **Musical Match**: Melt-Banana (Mathcore & Chaotic Noise) - [Leopard Gecko](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/leopard-gecko/) (*Eublepharis macularius*) - **Superpower**: A detached tail that keeps moving, flips included, for up to 30 minutes - **Musical Match**: Red Hot Chili Peppers (Pop-Punk & 2000s Alt-Rock) - [Leopard Seal](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/leopard-seal/) (*Hydrurga leptonyx*) - **Superpower**: Lobodont teeth that filter krill, and incisors that grip a penguin by the skin - **Musical Match**: Fear Factory (Industrial Metal & Cyber Thrash) - [Lowland Streaked Tenrec](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/lowland-streaked-tenrec/) (*Hemicentetes semispinosus*) - **Superpower**: A stridulation organ of 7 to 16 specialized quills on its back that make high-frequency sound when rubbed together. - **Musical Match**: Battles (Math Rock & Midwest Emo) - [Magnificent Frigatebird](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/magnificent-frigatebird/) (*Fregata magnificens*) - **Superpower**: Non-Waterproof Flight and Mid-Air Food Piracy - **Musical Match**: The Black Keys (Classic Hard Rock & Southern Blues) - [Mahi-Mahi](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/mahi-mahi/) (*Coryphaena hippurus*) - **Superpower**: Grows over 4 feet long in its first year. - **Musical Match**: Alphaville (80s Pop & Dance Anthem) - [Malabar Giant Squirrel](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/malabar-giant-squirrel/) (*Ratufa indica*) - **Superpower**: Leaps of six meters or more between trees, and eagle-sized nests of leaves and twigs - **Musical Match**: Polyphia (Math Rock & Instrumental Virtuoso) - [Mallard](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/mallard/) (*Anas platyrhynchos*) - **Superpower**: Hens lay larger eggs after mating with a preferred male - **Musical Match**: *NSYNC (2000s Pop & R&B Anthem) - Previous Page: https://animaltracks.wiki/status/least-concern/page/6/ - Next Page: https://animaltracks.wiki/status/least-concern/page/8/ Conservation categories are from the [IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](https://www.iucnredlist.org/). 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