Mammals > Antelopes & Gazelles
Walter’s Duiker (Philantomba walteri) is a charming, miniature forest antelope native to the unique ecological corridor of the Dahomey Gap in West Africa. Formally recognized and described by science in 2010 after researchers discovered distinct genetic...
Fungi > Agarics & Gilled Mushrooms
The Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma resinosum), affectionately celebrated by woodland foragers as the ‘Late Fall Polypore,’ is an architectural, velvety bracket fungus native to mature hardwood forests across the Northern Hemisphere. Famous for its...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
The Black-clawed Crested Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus) is a tough, heavy-set decapod crustacean native to the wave-swept rocky coastlines and giant kelp forests of the Pacific Northwest. Instantly recognized by its distinctly crested chelipeds (claws) that terminate in...
Birds > Gruiformes & Rails
The Grey-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajaneus), known across Central America as the Chiricote, is a large, handsomely patterned forest rail celebrated for its loud, raucous duetting calls that reverberate through tropical river corridors at dawn. With its clean...
