Mammals > Wild Cats
The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia), also known as the Bornean Bay Cat, is one of the rarest, most secretive wild felids on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the pristine tropical rainforests of Borneo, this elusive, chestnut-red forest predator was so infrequently observed that...
Mammals > Primates
Horsfield’s Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus), known across Borneo as the Western Tarsier, is one of the most anatomically extraordinary and specialized nocturnal primates on Earth. Measuring barely six inches tall and weighing less than an apple, this tiny...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis), reverently called the ‘Holy Grail of Herpetology,’ is an enigmatic, prehistoric-looking reptile that is the sole surviving member of the ancient family Lanthanotidae. Endemic to Borneo, this rare, semi-aquatic...
Birds > Passerines
The Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala) is one of the most enigmatic, taxonomically isolated, and ancient passerine birds in the world. Sole surviving member of its own monotypic family, Pityriasidae, this living fossil is strictly endemic to the lowland...
Birds > Galliformes
Bulwer’s Pheasant (Lophura bulweri), also known as the White-tailed Gallopheasant, is one of the most magnificent, elusive, and dramatically ornamented gamebirds on the planet. Strictly endemic to the rugged, montane heart of Borneo, this rare pheasant belongs...
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