Painted Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Painted Bat (Kerivoula picta), also known as the Painted Woolly Bat, is one of the most visually extraordinary and vividly colored flying mammals on Earth. Belonging to the vespertilionid family Vespertilionidae, this tiny microbat defies the typical drab grey and...

Small Indian Civet

Mammals > Carnivores

The Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica), known locally in India as the Rasse, is an adaptable, solitary, and nocturnal carnivore belonging to the viverrid family. Much smaller and more gracile than the Large Indian Civet, this sleek predator roams the agricultural...

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Mammals > Carnivores

The Stripe-necked Mongoose (Urva vitticolla) holds the title of the largest and most robust mongoose species on the Asian continent. Endemic to the lush, biodiverse hill forests of southern India’s Western Ghats and the tropical lowlands of Sri Lanka, this...

Large Indian Civet

Mammals > Carnivores

The Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha) is one of the largest, most formidable, and most exquisitely patterned members of the civet family Viverridae native to the dense forests of South and Southeast Asia. Weighing up to 11 kilograms, this solitary, nocturnal...

Giant Forest Scorpion

Invertebrates > Arachnids

The Giant Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus swammerdami) holds the world record as the largest living scorpion on planet Earth, with verified historic specimens exceeding 29 centimeters (nearly a foot) in total length. Inhabiting the tropical forests of India and Sri...