Mammals > Macroscelidea
The Dusky Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus fuscipes), also designated as the dusky sengi, is an agile, cursorial afrotherian mammal native to the savanna-woodland mosaics and river valleys of Central and East Africa. Despite their diminutive stature and superficial...
Mammals > Rodents
The African Crested Rat (Lophiomys imhausi), sometimes known as the maned rat, is one of the most astonishingly adapted mammals on Earth. Resembling a strange cross between a miniature porcupine, a skunk, and a badger, this slow-moving nocturnal rodent inhabits the...
Fungi > Tooth Fungi
The Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), celebrated across East Asia as ‘Yamabushitake’ (named for Japanese mountain hermit monks) and the ‘monkey head mushroom,’ is an extraordinary tooth fungus celebrated for its striking visual...
Fish > Syngnathids
The Common Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is an ethereal and iconic marine fish native exclusively to the cool, temperate coastal waters of southern Australia. A close relative of seahorses and pipefish within the family Syngnathidae, this majestic...
Amphibians > Tree Frogs
The Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale), also renowned in herpetology as the Tonkin bug-eyed frog, is an internationally celebrated arboreal amphibian belonging to the tree frog family Rhacophoridae. Widely regarded as one of nature’s most extraordinary...
