Fish > Ray-finned Fish
OverviewThe Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus), locally celebrated across Japan and international sashimi markets as *mebachi*, is a colossal, deep-bodied pelagic teleost belonging to the mackerel and tuna family Scombridae. Inhabiting the vast tropical and subtropical open...
Mammals > Carnivorans
OverviewThe Olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) is a captivating, rust-orange arboreal carnivoran belonging to the raccoon family Procyonidae. First described to modern science in August 2013, the olinguito holds the historic distinction of being the first new living...
Mammals > Carnivorans
OverviewThe Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a secretive, breathtaking wild felid endemic to the ancient, mist-draped tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Recognized as a distinct species from the mainland clouded leopard in 2006 through...
Reptiles > Snakes
OverviewLataste’s Viper (Vipera latastei), also famously known as the Snub-nosed Viper, is an iconic, venomous solenoglyphous pit-less viper native to the rugged mountain chains and sunny Mediterranean scrublands of southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa....
Mammals > Carnivorans
OverviewThe Malagasy Civet (Fossa fossana), locally known in Madagascar as the *fanaloka*, is an elusive, terrestrial carnivoran endemic to the pristine tropical rainforests of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the family Eupleridae—an endemic radiation of carnivorans...
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