Birds > Passerines
The Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) is a small, energetic songbird native to the dense forest understories and coastal scrubs of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Belonging to the family Acanthizidae, this diminutive passerine is celebrated among ornithologists...
Mammals > Shrews
Described from the mist-shrouded summit ridge of Mount Ngoc Linh in central Vietnam, Sokolov’s Shrew (Crocidura sokolovi) honors renowned Russian zoologist Vladimir Sokolov. Endemic to one of Indochina’s most biologically isolated mountain peaks, this...
Mammals > Shrews
The Hero Shrew (Scutisorex somereni), also known as the armored shrew, is a remarkable small mammal native to the equatorial cloud and lowland rainforests of Central Africa. Revering this animal for over a century, indigenous Mangbetu communities believed that wearing...
