Rattle Skull

Plants > Apocynaceae & Epiphytic Ant Plants

The Rattle Skull (Dischidia major), also known as the Malayan Urn Vine, is an extraordinary epiphytic climbing succulent belonging to the milkweed and dogbane family Apocynaceae. Native to the sunny coastal forests and mangrove swamps of tropical Asia and northern...

Beautiful Fruit Dove

Birds > Columbidae & Fruit Doves

The Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus), appropriately dubbed the rose-fronted fruit dove, is an exquisitely colored, compact canopy columbid native to the verdant rainforests of New Guinea. Celebrated for its dazzling jewel-toned plumage that features a...

Bristly Tropical Cup Fungus

Fungi > Sarcoscyphaceae & Tropical Cup Fungi

The Bristly Tropical Cup Fungus (Cookeina tricholoma) is one of the most charismatic and instantly recognizable ascomycete fungi in the world’s equatorial rainforests. Growing directly from moisture-laden fallen hardwood branches, this delicate goblet-shaped...

Common Spotted Cuscus

Mammals > Marsupials

The Common Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) is one of the most visually striking arboreal marsupials of the Australasian rainforest realm. Inhabiting the dense tropical canopies of New Guinea and the northern tip of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula, this...

Tropical Cup Fungus

Fungi > Pezizales

The Tropical Cup Fungus (Cookeina speciosa) is one of the most radiant and elegant ascomycete fungi inhabiting equatorial rainforests around the globe. Rising like miniature, brightly colored chalices from rotting fallen branches, these delicate goblet-shaped fruiting...