Lesula

Mammals > Primates & Guenons

The Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is a striking Old World monkey scientifically discovered in 2007 and formally described in 2012, representing only the second new African primate species identified in nearly three decades. Endemic to the dense, remote...

Witches’ Cauldron

Fungi > Sarcosomataceae & Pezizales

The Witches’ Cauldron (Sarcosoma globosum) is an extraordinary, critically indicator gasteroid ascomycete fungus inhabiting the primeval boreal taiga forests of Northern Europe. Emerging directly through melting spring snowbanks in mature Norway spruce...

Helmeted Woodpecker

Birds > Woodpeckers

The Helmeted Woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus), frequently classified as Celeus galeatus, is an exceptionally rare and enigmatic picid endemic to the Atlantic Forest of South America. Famous among evolutionary biologists as a premier textbook example of interspecific...

Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew

Mammals > Macroscelidea

The Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi), also known as the Zanj sengi, is an extraordinary, highly cursorial small mammal endemic to the fragmented coastal forests of East Africa. Despite its historical common name, this agile creature is not a true...

Pink Waxcap

Fungi > Agaricomycetes

The Pink Waxcap (Hygrocybe calyptriformis), affectionately dubbed the ‘Ballerina Waxcap’ for its sharply pointed, flared rose-pink cap, is an internationally celebrated flagship species for the conservation of ancient grasslands. Erupting from mossy turf...