Mammals > Tenrecidae & Tenrecs
The Northern Shrew Tenrec (Microgale jobihely) is a small, secretive afrotherian mammal discovered on the high volcanic slopes of the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar. Belonging to the family Tenrecidae—an ancient mammalian clade that radiated into diverse...
Plants > Malvaceae & Mallows
The Saint Helena Redwood (Trochetiopsis erythroxylon) is one of the world’s rarest and most historically significant island trees, strictly endemic to the isolated volcanic island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Despite its common name, it is not a...
Mammals > Dasyuridae & Antechinuses
The Black-tailed Antechinus (Antechinus arktos) is a remarkable, highly threatened carnivorous marsupial discovered by scientists in 2014 atop the misty peaks of the Tweed Volcano caldera in eastern Australia. Belonging to the family Dasyuridae, this mouse-sized...
Reptiles > Scincidae & Blue-tongued Skinks
The Pygmy Bluetongue Skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis) is one of Australia’s rarest and most ecologically intriguing reptiles, an ancient endemic that was believed to be entirely extinct for over thirty years until its miraculous rediscovery in 1992. The smallest...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
The Bamboo Cycad (Ceratozamia hildae) is a breathtaking, ancient gymnosperm endemic to a tiny, highly fragmented montane zone within the Sierra Madre Oriental of central Mexico. Described scientifically in 1979 and named in honor of Hilda Guerra Walker, this rare...
