Sulawesi Bear Cuscus

Mammals > Diprotodontia

The Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) is a primitive, slow-moving arboreal marsupial endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Representing one of the oldest lineages within the order Diprotodontia, this charismatic tree-dweller possesses a dense, dark coat...

Pink-headed Fruit Dove

Birds > Columbidae & Fruit Doves

The Pink-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus) is one of the most breathtakingly colorful and elusive avian jewels of Southeast Asia, endemic strictly to the misty volcanic mountain slopes of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. Clothed in a stunning plumage of shocking...

Wallace’s Giant Bee

Invertebrates > Bees

Wallace’s Giant Bee (Megachile pluto), celebrated as the largest bee species on planet Earth, is an awe-inspiring, mythical giant of the insect world. First discovered in 1859 by legendary British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on the remote Indonesian island...
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