Mammals > Carnivorans
The Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris), recognized across Southeast Asia as the Greater Hog Badger, is a colossal, burly, and fascinating titan of the mustelid family. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to a cross between a small bear, an Old World badger, and a wild pig,...
Mammals > Primates
Horsfield’s Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus), known across Borneo as the Western Tarsier, is one of the most anatomically extraordinary and specialized nocturnal primates on Earth. Measuring barely six inches tall and weighing less than an apple, this tiny...
Amphibians > Salamanders
The Himalayan Newt (Tylototriton verrucosus), celebrated across Asia as the Crocodile Newt or Shanjing, is one of the most archaic, striking, and evolutionary fascinating amphibians in the world. Revered as the only native salamander species found across the Indian...
Birds > Galliformes
The Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), revered across Southeast Asia as the ‘Dragon Bird’ or ‘Merak Hijau’, is one of the most majestic, colossal, and breathtakingly beautiful birds on Earth. Distinct from the familiar blue Indian Peafowl, this...
Mammals > Bats
Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), frequently celebrated as the ‘bumblebee bat,’ holds the extraordinary title of the world’s smallest mammal by skull length and body dimensions (competing with the Etruscan shrew for absolute...
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