Florida Gar

The Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) is an ancient, primitive freshwater fish belonging to the family Lepisosteidae, representing an iconic surviving member of the Holostei—an archaic ray-finned fish lineage whose fossil record dates back more than 100 million...

Wood Stork

The Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) is the sole indigenous representative of the true stork family (Ciconiidae) breeding natively within the United States, commanding an extensive ecological distribution spanning the subtropical wetlands of North, Central, and South...

White Stork

The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is one of the most culturally iconic, ecologically prominent, and widely celebrated wading birds in the Old World. Renowned for centuries across European, Middle Eastern, and North African folklore as a benevolent harbinger of spring,...

Lesser Grison

The Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja) is a resilient, medium-sized Neotropical mustelid native to the temperate plains, scrub forests, and agricultural lowlands of the South American Southern Cone. As a member of the sub-family Ictonychinae alongside wolverines and...

Woolly Milkcap

1. Index Fungorum / MycoBank: Lactarius torminosus (Schaeff.) Pers.2. Kuo, M. (MushroomExpert.Com): Lactarius torminosus (Woolly...