Mammals > Tupaiidae & Treeshrews
The Bornean Smooth-tailed Treeshrew (Dendrogale melanura) is a nimble, mountain-dwelling mammal endemic to the high-elevation cloud forests of the island of Borneo. Unlike the bushier, feather-tailed treeshrew species, this diminutive creature features a slender,...
Fungi > Psathyrellaceae & Inky Caps
The Hare’s Foot Inkcap (Coprinopsis lagopus) is an ethereal and transient saprotrophic mushroom celebrated for its delicate, fleeting beauty and remarkable biological cycle. Named for its immature, furry white button stage that resembles the soft paw of a hare,...
Fish > Scorpaenidae & Lionfishes
The Clearfin Lionfish (Pterois radiata), also known as the radial lionfish or white-lined lionfish, is one of the most elegant and visually distinctive scorpaenid fishes inhabiting the coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Readily distinguished from other lionfish...
Birds > Trochilidae & Hummingbirds
The Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda) is a dazzling, large-bodied hummingbird endemic strictly to the lush Atlantic Forest biome of southeastern Brazil. Celebrated across South American ornithology for the adult male’s fiery, gemstone-like throat gorget,...
Mammals > Procaviidae & Tree Hyraxes
The Western Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), known locally in West Africa as the ‘tree bear,’ is an enigmatic, arboreal afrotherian mammal inhabiting the dense tropical rainforest canopies of Central and Western Africa. Despite its superficial...
