Mammals > Marsupials & Possums
The Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops archeri) is one of the most remarkable and visually distinct arboreal marsupials on the Australian continent. Endemic strictly to the cool, mist-shrouded upland rainforests of northeastern Queensland’s Wet Tropics, this...
Birds > Cacatuidae & Cockatoos
The Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffiniana), also known widely as Goffin’s cockatoo, is a compact, predominantly white parrot endemic strictly to the forested Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia. Famed across behavioral neuroscience for its remarkable...
Fungi > Agaricaceae & Puffballs
The Flaky Puffball (Lycoperdon mammiforme), also known among mycologists as the veil puffball, is an exquisite and globally rare gasteroid fungus native to the ancient broadleaf woodlands of Europe. Characterized by a pristine, pure white outer veil that flakes away...
Birds > Corvidae & Ground Jays
The Xinjiang Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi), also known affectionately among field ornithologists as Biddulph’s ground jay, is an extraordinary terrestrial corvid endemic exclusively to the shifting sands of the Taklamakan Desert in northwestern China....
Birds > Malaconotidae & Bushshrikes
The Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri) is an extraordinary and vividly plumage-rich bushshrike endemic strictly to the papyrus swamps of east-central Africa. Celebrated for its breathtaking contrast of a radiant canary-yellow crown, jet-black upperparts, and a...
