The genus Macrotis, commonly known as bilbies, represents a distinct lineage of desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores classified within the family Thylacomyidae and the order Peramelemorphia.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/met03142601.html

Gulo gulo is a terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Mustelidae within the order Carnivora, representing the largest land-dwelling species of its family.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/met03072601.html

The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda) is a highly venomous arachnid classified within the family Buthidae and the order Scorpiones.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/met03042601.html

The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) is a large, critically endangered avian species belonging to the family Gruidae within the order Gruiformes. It represents a monotypic lineage, functioning as the sole extant member of the genus Leucogeranus.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02212601.html

Agalychnis annae is a nocturnal arboreal anuran belonging to the family Phyllomedusidae and the order Anura. Endemic to Costa Rica, its primary distribution is restricted to the Central Valley and the adjacent slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca and Cordillera Central.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02162601.html

Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus)
Dynastes tityus is a coleopteran arthropod belonging to the family Scarabaeidae and the subfamily Dynastinae (rhinoceros beetles).
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02152601.html

Balaeniceps rex is a large, monotypic avian species comprising the sole extant member of the family Balaenicipitidae. Historically classified within #Ciconiiformes (storks), modern molecular phylogenetics places it within the order #Pelecaniformes, closely allied with pelicans and hamerkops
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02092601.html

#Arapaima gigas, colloquially known as the pirarucu, is a giant neotropical freshwater teleost belonging to the family Arapaimidae within the order Osteoglossiformes (bonytongues).
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02032601.html

The genus Phrynosoma (from the Greek phrynos, "toad," and soma, "body") comprises a distinct group of squamate reptiles within the family Phrynosomatidae, order Squamata.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/cat02012602.html

The genus #Geococcyx comprises two species of fast-running ground #cuckoos within the family #Cuculidae and the order #Cuculiformes. Native to the arid and semi-arid scrublands of the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02012601.html