World's strangest looking animals

Long-eared Jerboa
"The Mickey Mouse of the desert" - mouse-like rodent with
a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears.
The jerboa, found in the deserts of Mongolia and China,
is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List

Pink Fairy Armadillo
It is found in central Argentina where it inhabits dry grasslands and
sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti. It has the ability to
bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened.
The Pink Fairy Armadillo burrows small holes near ant colonies in
dry dirt. It feeds mainly on ants and ant larvae near its burrow.

Long-beaked echidna
Echidnas are one of the two types of mammals that lay eggs
(the other one is platypus). The long-beaked echidna is found
in New Guinea, where it is widespread.

Elephant shrew
They are widely distributed across the southern part of Africa,
and although common nowhere, can be found in almost any type
of habitat, from the Namib Desert to boulder-strewn outcrops
in South Africa to thick forest.

Star nosed mole
The Star-nosed Mole lives in wet lowland areas and eats small
invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and mollusks.
It is a good swimmer and can forage along the bottoms of
streams and ponds. Like other moles, this animal digs shallow
surface tunnels for foraging; often, these tunnels exit underwater.
The incredibly sensitive nasal tentacles are covered with almost
one hundred thousand minute touch receptors known as Eimer's organs.

Saiga Antelope

Saiga is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.
There is an estimated total number of 50,000 Saigas today,
which live in Kalmykia, three areas of Kazakhstan
and in two isolated areas of Mongolia.

Patagonian Cavy (Mara)
A large rodent that looks sort of like a rabbit,
sort of like a donkey. The Patagonian Mara lives in Central
and Southern Argentina.
Maras inhabit arid grasslands and scrub desert.

Matamata Turtle
The mata mata inhabits slow moving, blackwater streams, stagnant pools,
marshes, and swamps ranging into northern Bolivia, eastern Peru,
Ecuador, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas,
and northern and central Brazil. The mata mata is strictly an aquatic
species but it prefers standing in shallow water where its
snout can reach the surface to breathe.

The turtle is found primarily in inland, slow-moving
fresh water rivers and streams. Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtles can
grow up to 6 feet (about 2 meters) in length
and weigh more than 100 pounds (about 50 kilograms).