Mammals > Sciuridae & Flying Squirrels
The Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis), also known as the large brown flying squirrel, is a colossal arboreal rodent native to the dense tropical forest canopies of South and Southeast Asia. Gliding silently between emergent rainforest trees under...
Fungi > Bankeraceae & Tooth Fungi
The Mealy Tooth (Hydnellum ferrugineum) is an enigmatic and visually spectacular tooth fungus native to old-growth boreal and subalpine conifer forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to the family Bankeraceae, this tough, corky basidiomycete lacks conventional...
Plants > Araceae & Duckweeds
The Asian Watermeal (Wolffia globosa) holds the undisputed botanical title of the smallest flowering plant on planet Earth. Resembling minuscule grains of bright green cornmeal floating on tranquil freshwater ponds, an entire mature plant measures barely half a...
Fish > Molidae & Ocean Sunfishes
The Hoodwinker Sunfish (Mola tecta) is a colossal pelagic fish discovered in 2017 after hiding in plain sight from scientific taxonomy for nearly three centuries. Earning its specific epithet ‘tecta’ (from the Latin for hidden or disguised) because it had...
Amphibians > Ascaphidae & Tailed Frogs
The Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) is one of the most anatomically primitive living frogs on Earth, belonging to a Jurassic lineage that diverged over 200 million years ago. Endemic to the cold, torrential mountain streams of the Pacific Northwest, this...
