Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) is the swift, radar-eared miniature survivor of the sun-scorched deserts and dry steppes of Central Asia and the Middle East. Considerably smaller, faster, and more agile than its heavy-set European cousin, this...
Mammals > Hyracoidea
The Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), celebrated across eastern and southern Africa as the Southern Tree Dassie, is one of the most enigmatic, vocal, and evolutionary fascinating arboreal mammals in the African canopy. Despite resembling an oversized guinea pig or...
Fungi > Cantharellales
The Pacific Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus), celebrated as the premier culinary mushroom of the Pacific Northwest and the official state mushroom of Oregon, is one of the most beloved, fragrant, and ecologically vital wild mushrooms on Earth. Clothed in a...
Plants > Zygophyllales
The Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata), celebrated across the desert Southwest as the ‘Gobernadora’ (the Governess), is the immortal, fragrant sovereign of the North American deserts. Dominating millions of acres across the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Violin Mantis (Gongylus gongylodes), celebrated internationally as the Wandering Violin Mantis or Indian Rose Mantis, is one of the most astonishingly sculpted, elegant, and famous masters of camouflage in the insect world. Resembling a finely carved, antique...
