Mathison Museum of Natural History

[bmathison1972]

If this is the only pentatomid you have, wouldn't the species frequency necessarily be "Rare"?

Well, I don't know what the species is. Yes, of course it would be rare or possibly unique, but I can't determine the frequency for something that I don't know what it is.

[Isidro]

Certainly the appareance of the figure is, for me, much more likely a Tessaratomidae than a Pentatomidae.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Madrasostes agostii Paulian, 1993

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Bandai
Series: Dango Mushi 06
Year of Production: 2020
Size/Scale: If 'unrolled' body length approx. 10.0 cm for a scale of 15:1 based on the holotype specimen
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: Like a lot of figures in the Dango Mushi line (pillbugs, armadillo lizards, etc.), this figure can 'unroll' revealing the active form of the beetle. However, I chose to display mine rolled up to display that behavior. Last month we saw the other Bandai ceratocantine (M. kazumai hisamatsui) in its unrolled state.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra) and Malaysia (Selangor)
Habitat: Rainforest
Diet: Unknown; beetles are found in termite nests in dead trees and may feed on fungi or byproducts of the termites
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Little is known about the biology of this species. It was described from a specimen from Mont Leuser National Park in Sumatra collected in 1989. In a survey published in 2010 of the ceratocanthines of Ulu Gombak (Selangor, Malaysia), specimens of M. agostii were collected in the nests of Coptotermes in dead trees. Many ceratocanthines have been collected in association with termites, but the relationship between the two insects is not fully understood.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s): Hercules beetle

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Furuta
Series: Chocoegg Funny Animals Series 1
Year of Production: 2002
Size/Scale: Body length (incl. pronotal horn) approx. 6.0 cm for a scale of 1:2-1:3
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very common
Miscellaneous Notes: This is our fourteenth time seeing D. hercules in the Museum. Being one of the original Chocoegg figures, some assembly is required.

About the Organism:
Geographic distribution: Central and South America, Caribbean
Habitat: Rainforests
Diet: Larvae feed in rotting wood; adults are attracted to fresh and overripe fruit
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Dynastes hercules is a beneficial contributor the rainforest ecosystem. The saproxylophagous feeding habits of the larvae assist with biodegradation and recycling nutrients into the soil and surrounding environment.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Capricornis crispus (Temminck, 1836)
Common name(s): Japanese serow

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kitan Club
Series: Nature Techni Colour - Nature of Japan Vol. 3
Year of Production: 2015
Size/Scale: Height at shoulder approx. 3.7 cm for a scale of 1:18.9-1:20.3 (see below)
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: While not commonly made, there is a handful of figures of C. crispus by Japanese manufacturers, including others by Kaiyodo (at least four), Colorata, and Eikoh. Being a rather small animal in nature, gashapon-sized figures of this species can often scale well with standard-sized ungulates by Western companies. I had difficult finding consistent metrics for which to calculate scale, and other refences had it going anywhere from 1:17 to 1:25. There is a faint seam around the head but I can't remember if assembly was required.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku)
Habitat: Montane deciduous forests, subalpine mixed and coniferous forests, montane grasslands, alpine meadow
Diet: Browser of vegetation, including pine needles, leaves, shoots, acorns; diet varies based on seasonal and local availability
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Unlike many other ungulates, C. crispus does not exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. Both sexes are similar in size and have a pair of small, backwards-facing horns. When observing these animals in nature, researchers often have to use other features to distinguish males and females, such as external genitalia, secondary sexual structures (e.g., females have two pairs of mammary glands), and behavior.

[Gwangi]

I thought it had a misprinted eye for a moment.

[bmathison1972]

I thought it had a misprinted eye for a moment.

Oh do you mean the preorbital scent gland?

[Gwangi]

I thought it had a misprinted eye for a moment.

Oh do you mean the preorbital scent gland?

Yeah, took me a minute to figure out what they were.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Agrias narcissus (Staudinger, 1885)
Common name(s): Agrias

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Ikimon
Series: Science Techni Colour - Private Specimen of a Lepidopterist Acrylic Mascot 3
Year of Production: 2022
Size/Scale: Wingspan approx. 5.0 cm for a scale of 1:1.4-1:1.5
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: To my knowledge, this is the only figure marketed as A. narcissus, although the general community opinion is that the Furuta Chocoegg Funny Animals Agrias represents this species. The figures in this series are essentially photographs of butterflies and moths embedded in acrylic. Flip the figure over and the underside reveals an image of the ventral side of the animal, too. They are also sold as keychains (hence the hole in the acrylic above the head).

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northern South America
Habitat: Tropical rainforest; usually in the canopy, descending to the forest floor to feed
Diet: Larvae feed on plants in the genus Erythroxylum; adults take nutrients from decaying fruit and dung
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Some species of Agrias, including possibly A. narcissus, are Müllerian mimics with butterflies in the genus Asterope.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s): black rhinoceros; hook-lipped rhinoceros

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Safari Ltd.
Series: Wild Safari Wildlife
Year of Production: 2014
Size/Scale: Height at shoulder difficult to calculate because of the running pose the animal was sculpted in. Body length approx. 12.0 cm for a scale of 1:24.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Common
Miscellaneous Notes: The favorite black rhinoceros in the modern era among most collectors seems to be either this one or Papo's (original sculpt 2008), but I have a personal preference for Safari's rhinoceroses.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Fragmented distribution in nature reserves throughout southern Africa
Habitat: Montane forest, savanna woodland, mixed grassland-woodland, semi-desert, desert
Diet: Browser of leafy plants, twigs, branches, shoots, thorny bushes, small trees, legumes, fruit, grass
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Critically Endangered
Miscellaneous Notes: Diceros bicornis used to have a very wide distribution in Africa, covering most of sub-Saharan Africa outside of the dense rainforest in and around the Congo Basin, the Ethiopian Highlands, and the Horn of Africa. Around 1900 it was estimated there were several hundred thousand black rhinos in the wild. That number dropped rapidly to about 70,000 in the 1960s and down to 10,000-15,000 by the 1980s. Major factors included habitat destruction and poaching, with also some competition from other animals such as African bush elephants. Eventually one subspecies, the western black rhinoceros (D. c. longipes) became extinct. Conservation efforts starting in the 1990s helped bring the species back from near extinction. Today, populations of black rhinoceros are estimated at about 5,000 animals and increasing, but are limited to patchy nature reserves throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Serrognathus titanus yasuokai (Fujita, 2010)
Common name(s): Sumatran giant stag beetle

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: SO-TA
Series: 1/1 Giant Stag Beetles
Year of Production: 2024
Size/Scale: Body length (incl. mandibles) approx. 10.5 cm, within scale 1:1 for a very large specimen
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon as a species; very rare as a subspecies
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the third subspecies of S. titanus we have seen in the Museum (there are roughly 25 described subspecies and I have six of them as figures). For the longest time, the name Serrognathus has jumped around between a valid genus or a subgenus of Dorcus. Recent molecular studies support earlier morphological studies supporting Serrognathus as a distinct clade. With some reluctance however, I have finally accepted the former, as it has become the prevailing consensus, but earlier treatments of mine of this complex in this thread (and elsewhere in the forum) might be under the name Dorcus.

Several beetle sets out of Japan feature a subspecies of S. titanus, but this 2024 set from SO-TA was the first to my knowledge to feature S. t. yasuokai. The set included three different sculpts of S. t. yasuokai although I only acquired one. Like other recent SO-TA sets, assembly is required and, unfortunately, the parts don't hold together well and I had to reinforce some of mine with glue.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Sumatra
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Diet: Larvae develop in rotting wood; adults feed on tree sap
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Reaching up to 10.5 cm, S. t. yasuokai is one of the largest subspecies of S. titanus. The various subspecies tend to have limited distributions on individual islands or regions on the Asian mainland. Serrognathus titanus yasuokai is endemic to the island of Sumatra, for which it might be the only subspecies present there (there are some records of S. t. titanus from Sumatra, but those might be from before the description of S. t. yasuokai in 2010).

[bmathison1972]

Species: Scyliorhinus torazame (Tanaka, 1908)
Common name(s): cloudy catshark; Torazame catshark

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: For Corporation
Series: Aqua World Sharks 1
Year of Production: 2021
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 10.3 cm for a scale of 1:3.6-1:7.6
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: The shark is removable from its base.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northwest Pacific
Habitat: Rocky reefs, demersal; at depths of 0-300 meters
Diet: Mollusks, crustaceans, small bony fish
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Scyliorhinus torazame is oviparous. Female sharks usually produce two mature eggs at a time. The eggs are encased in capsules commonly called 'mermaid's purses'. These egg capsules are deposited with the capsules from other individuals in designated nursery areas.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Alouatta seniculus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name(s): Venezuelan red howler; Colombian red howler

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Trendmasters
Series: Amazon Predators
Year of Production: 1993
Size/Scale: Body length (excl. tail) approx. 3.7 cm for a scale of 1:13.2-1:19.5
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique or very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: Soft and stylized, it would be nice if a better rendition of this species came along. The K&M International Record Breakers Adventure Tube howler monkey is also one of the red howlers (see below) and might also represent this species.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northern South America (Western Amazon)
Habitat: Tropical rainforest; arboreal, usually high in the canopy
Diet: Primarily leaves; also fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers, and small animals
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Recently the three subspecies of 'red howlers' have been elevated to species status. Typical A. seniculus occurs in the Western Amazon Basin of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. The population endemic to the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia is now A. sara (Bolivian red howler). The population in the Eastern Amazon Basin of Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, French Guiana, eastern Venezuela, and Brazil is now A. macconnellii (Guyanan red howler).

[bmathison1972]

Species: Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
Common name(s): filament-lined parrotfish; high-fin parrotfish; mini-fin parrotfish

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Play Visions
Series: Tropical Fish
Year of Production: 1996
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 6.5 cm for a scale of 1:6.3-1:9.5
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: This figure is simply stamped 'parrotfish' and the identification is my own, although one could argue it represents any one of several species of Scarus.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: West Pacific
Habitat: Coral reefs; at depths of 1-50 meters
Diet: Algae
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Ciguatera poisoning is a type of food poisoning that can occur after eating contaminated fish, including members of the genus Scarus. The toxin (scaritonin) is produced by the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus and the fish acquires the toxin while feeding on algae harboring the dinoflagellates. These toxins are stable even after freezing or cooking the fish.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s): common jellyfish; moon jelly; saucer jelly

About the Figure:
Manufacturers: Ikimon; Epoch
Series: Nature Techni Colour - Jellyfish Collection; Ecology of Plankton
Years of Production: 2015 (2010); 2004
Size/Scale: Bell of adult approx. 5.0 cm across for a scale of 1:5-1:10. Ephyra larval stage approx. 2.0 cm in diameter for a scale of 6.7:1-4:1.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: While not commonly made overall, this is probably the most commonly made species of jellyfish identifiable at the species level. The adult was first produced by Kitan Club in 2010 for the NTC line. My figure is a 2015 reissue by Ikimon. In 2013, the set was released with glow-in-the-dark versions of the jellyfish. The ephyra larva from the Ecology of Plankton collection came in a little jar suspended in a goo (not shown), as if to simulate a biological specimen in a lab. I bought my set from forum member sbell, who had already removed the figures from the goo (which I probably would have done as well).

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Circumglobal in tropical, subtropical, and temperate seas and oceans
Habitat: Coastal areas, lagoons, estuaries, harbors; pelagic, at depths of 0-1,250 meters
Diet: Zooplankton, diatoms
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Aurelia aurita has both sexual and asexual components to its life cycle. The sexual adult stage is the medusa (the 'typical' jellyfish form). After fertilization, planulae are released from the medusa which drift like plankton until settling down on a hard substrate and forming a scyphistoma. The scyphistoma produces additional scyphistomae by budding. The main asexual process in the schyphistomae is strobilation, a process of transverse fission of the polyp body to produce a stack of tiny disks, which will eventually break away from the strobila as ephyrae. The ephyrae eventually grow into the adult medusa form.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)
Common name(s): Japanese stag beetle; kuwagatamushi

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Epoch
Series: Beetle Battle 1
Year of Production: 2005
Size/Scale: Body length (incl. mandibles) approx. 5.5 cm, within scale 1:1 or up to 1:1.4 for a large major male
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Common
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the ninth time we've seen P. inclinatus in the Museum. There are two 'Beetle Battle' sets by Epoch, both released in 2005. The sets feature pairs of scarabaeoid beetles that can be displayed as if 'locked in battle'. Each beetle comes with a base that loosely interlocks with the base of the beetle it's paired with. Today's P. inclinatus was paired with Cyclommatus metallifer (see inset). The beetles require assembly and are removable from their bases.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: East Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, eastern China)
Habitat: Oak forests
Diet: Larvae breed in rotting logs of Quercus (oak); adults are attracted to sap flows.
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Although P. inclinatus is one of the most common native lucanid species in Japan, there are places where it is invasive in the country, such as the Okinawa islands. The release, intentional or accidental, of captive P. inclinatus on the island has made it an invasive species where it could compete with native stag beetles or possibly introduce parasitic diseases to the native species.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Hemitheconyx caudicinctus (Duméril, 1851)
Common name(s): African fat-tailed gecko

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Qualia
Series: Good Night Series - West African Lizard and Crested Gecko
Year of Production: 2024
Size/Scale: Figure about 3.5 cm across its widest points. Snout-to-vent length approx. 6.0 cm for a scale of 1:1.3-1:2.3
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: As the name of the series (and sculpt) indicate, figures in this series represent sleeping animals. I was debating on whether or not to get this, but it adds nice variety to the collection since most animal figures are sculpted awake, active, and alert! This species in not commonly made but has been gaining traction lately by Japanese companies, probably because of the animal's increasing popularity in the pet trade. This particular set included three different colors of H. caudicinctus and I chose this one as it represents (or is closest to) the wild type.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: West Africa
Habitat: Sahel, rocky woodlands, savanna; usually under objects on the ground or in termite mounds or abandoned animal burrows
Diet: Insects and other invertebrates
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Like many other lizards, H. caudicinctus can exhibit autotomy, whereby they can lose their tail to distract and escape a potential predator.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Paguma larvata (Smith, 1827)
Common name(s): masked palm civet; gem-faced civet; Himalayan civet

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series: Chocoegg Animatales Series 5
Year of Production: 2001
Size/Scale: Total figure length approx. 9.0 cm. Head-and-body length (excl. tail) approx. 5.0 cm for a scale of 1:10-1:12.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique to very rare (see below)
Miscellaneous Notes: Being one of the original Chocoegg figures, assembly is required. This is the only figure I am aware of marketed as P. larvata. There is a Nayab figure identified as such on TAI, and while it's probably a community-based ID (and a good suggestion at that), Nayab figures are often open to broad interpretation.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: East and Southeast Asia, west through the Himalayas; introduced to Japan (Honshu and Shikoku)
Habitat: Deciduous, evergreen, and mixed temperate forests, tropical rainforest; frequently around disturbed areas and human settlements
Diet: Non-discriminant omnivore, including fruit, bark, small vertebrates, terrestrial invertebrates; diet varies based on seasonal and local availability
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Fresh off the SARS-CoV-2 (covid-19) pandemic, many may have already forgotten the SARS-CoV-1 outbreak from the early 2000s. While the virus probably had its origins in bats, one of the most likely sources of spread to humans was via masked palm civets serving as reservoir hosts in Chinese wildlife markets.

[bmathison1972]

Today was also the 1500th, it is time for a fun stats update!!!

Raw Numbers:

Number of time we've seen major groups in the Museum. These are raw numbers based on the posts, and includes figures that have been removed from my collection. The number in parenthesis is what the numbers were like at post 1400.

Arthropods: 775 (727)
Mammals: 207 (196)
Fish: 145 (133)
Birds: 118 (112)
Non-Arthropod Invertebrates: 73 (67)
Reptiles: 76 (71)
Dinosaurs: 51 (43)
Amphibians: 44 (42)
Protozoans/Plankton/Fungi: 11 (9)

*Taxonomic Notes. Birds include all theropods within Euavialae, extinct or extant. The Dinosaur category is for 'traditional' prehistoric dinosaur clades (except anything in Euavialae); pterosaurs; mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs and other prehistoric aquatic reptiles; prehistoric crocodylomorphs; prehistoric non-mammal synapsids; and prehistoric reptiles with no close modern relatives. Amphibians include some prehistoric stem tetrapods.

Now, within Arthropods. Like with the major groups above, this is based on all posts, including those that have been removed and/or replaced in my collection. The number in parenthesis is what the numbers were like at post 1400:

Insects: 547 (508)
Crustaceans: 106 (103)
Arachnids: 89 (87)
Misc. Arthropods: 33 (29)


Here are posts that remove two or more figures from the database. This is usually done when the same species has more than one example in a set or collection (e.g., male and female figures released together), but may also be used for uncommonly or rarely made species by the same company or for the rare instances the non-arthropod part of my collection is not synoptic (e.g., a shark where the adult is made by one company and a juvenile by the other). For the database, with the exception of life cycle sets, one line represents one figure. So, in these cases it is when the random number generator lands on one of the two (or more), but both (or more) are reviewed and removed. The following is how many times we have seen posts that remove two or more from the database; the number in parenthesis is how many there were at the 1400th post:
Two figures: 122 (116)
Three figures: 10 (10)
Four figures: 2 (2)
Five figures: 1 (1)


Now some interesting tidbits of information:

Species that have been seen more than once:
Acherontia atropos (2), Aglais urticae (2), Allomyrina dichotoma (15), Allotopus rosenbergi (6), Anax junius (2), Androctonus australis (2), Anomalocaris canadensis (4), Anoplophora chinensis (2), Apis mellifera (7), Armadillidium vulgare (3), Atrax robustus (3), Attacus atlas (2), Bathynomus doederleinii (2), Bathynomus giganteus (6), Beckius beccarii (2), Birgus latro (2), Bombyx mori (3), Bos taurus (6), Brachypelma smithi (6), Calappa lophos (2), Cambaroides japonicus (3), Camponotus japonicus (2), Canis lupus (2), Carabus auratus (2), Carabus blaptoides (2), Carcharhinus melanopterus (2), Chalcosoma atlas (3), Chalcosoma chiron (5), Chalcosoma moellenkampi (4), Cheirotonus jambar (3), Cheirotonus jansoni (2), Chiromantes haematocheir (3), Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (2), Coccinella septempunctata (5), Cybister chinensis (3), Cyclommatus elaphus (3), Cyclommatus metallifer (2), Danaus plexippus (12), Daphina pulex (2), Dorcus grandis (3), Dorcus hopei (9), Dorcus rectus (3), Dynastes grantii (5), Dynastes hercules (14), Dynastes neptunus (6), Equus ferus (3), Equus quagga (2), Eupatorus birmanicus (2), Eupatorus gracilicornis (5), Evenus coronata (2), Formica rufa (2), Gallus gallus (2), Gelasimus tetragonon (2), Geothelphusa dehaani (2), Goliathus goliatus (2), Goliathus orientalis (2), Golofa porteri (2), Gorilla gorilla (2), Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (4), Hallucigenia sparsa (2), Harmonia axyridis (2), Hasarius adansoni (2), Hebomoia glaucippe (3), Heliconius charithonia (2), Hexarthrius mandibularis (2), Hexarthrius parryi (3), Homarus americanus (2), Homoderus mellyi (2), Hyalophora cecropia (2), Hymenopus coronatus (4), Idea leuconoe (4), Idolomantis diabolica (2), Kirkaldyia deyrollei (2), Lamprima adolphinae (3), Lamypris noctiluca (2), Latrodectus hasselti (2), Latrodectus mactans (6), Leiurus quinquestriatus (2), Locusta migratoria (5), Lucanus cervus (5), Lucanus maculifemoratus (7), Luehdorfia japonica (2), Lutra lutra (2), Lycosa tarantula (2), Macrocheira kaempferi (3), Macrodontia cervicornis (2), Mantis religiosa (4), Megadyptes antipodes (2), Megasoma actaeon (4), Megasoma elaphas (5), Megasoma mars (2), Mesene phareus (2), Mesotopus tarandus (7), Metacarcinus magister (2), Morpho menelaus (4), Morpho peleides (3), Noctiluca scintillans (2), Odontolabis burmeisteri (3), Ogyris genoveva (2); Olenoides serratus (2), Onchorhynchus clarkii (2), Oncorhynchus mykiss (2), Oryctes gigas (2), Pagurus filholi (2), Pandinoides cavimanus (3), Pandinus imperator (5), Papilio glaucus (2), Papilio machaon (5), Papilio protenor (2), Papilio xuthus (6), Papilio zelicaon (2), Paralithodes camtschaticus (3), Parantica sita (2), Pediculus humanus (2), Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (2), Phalacrognathus muelleri (2), Phoebis philea (3), Pieris rapae (2), Poecilotheria regalis (2), Portunus pelagicus (3), Procambarus clarkii (3), Prosopocoilus dissimilis (3), Prosopocoilus hasterti (2), Prosopocoilus giraffa (5), Prosopocoilus inclinatus (9), Prosopocoilus zebra (2), Rhaetulus didieri (2), Rosalia batesi (2), Sasakia charonda (3), Scarabaeus typhon (2), Scylla serrata (2), Serrognathus titanus (4), Tachypleus tridentatus (3), Vanessa atalanta (2), Vespa ducalis (2), Vespa mandarinia (5), Xylotrupes gideon (2), Zerene cesonia (2).

Genera with more than one species:
Acanthophis (2), Acherontia (2), Actias (2), Aeshna (2), Aglais (2), Allomyrina (2), Allotopus (2), Alouatta (2), Ambystoma (2), Ameerega (2), Anas (2), Anax (2), Androctonus (2), Antohpleura (2), Aphonopelma (2), Argiope (2), Atergatis (2), Bathynomus (2), Bison (2), Bombus (2), Bos (2), Brachypelma (3), Bubo (2), Caiman (2), Calappa (3), Canis (2), Canthigaster (2), Carabus (3), Carassius (2), Carcharhinus (3), Cercopithecus (2), Cervus (2), Chaetodon (3), Chalcosoma (3), Cheirotonus (3), Chelonoidis (2), Coccinella (3), Coenobita (2), Corvus (2), Cuora (2), Cyclommatus (3), Dardanus (2), Delias (2), Dendrobates (2), Dorcus (5), Dryocopus (2), Dryophytes (2), Dynastes (5), Dyscophus (2), Erinaceus (2), Esox (2), Equus (5), Eupatorus (2), Evenus (2), Falco (2), Felis (2), Gekko (2), Geochelone (2), Giraffa (2), Goliathus (4), Golofa (3), Gonypteryx (2), Gorilla (2), Graphium (2), Gymnothorax (2), Haliaeetus (2), Hexarthrius (4), Hippocampus (2), Hippotragus (2), Homo (3), Hyperolius (3), Hypolimnas (2), Hypselodoris (2), Lactoria (2), Lamprima (2), Latrodectus (4), Lucanus (4), Lutra (2), Lynx (3), Macaca (3), Madrasostes (2), Manis (2), Maratus (2), Mecynorhina (2), Megasoma (4), Mictyris (2), Morpho (5), Mustela (3), Myotis (2), Nyctereutes (2), Odontodactylus (2), Odocoileus (2), Odontolabis (5), Oncorhynchus (5), Oophaga (2), Ornithoptera (4), Oryctes (2), Oryx (3), Ostracion (2), Ovis (2), Oxyuranus (2), Pan (2), Panulirus (4), Papilio (10), Parnassius (2), Pelecanus (2), Phrynosoma (2), Plestiodon (2), Polistes (5), Polypterus (2), Pongo (2), Portunus (2), Prosopocoilus (10), Pygoscelis (2), Rhaetulus (2), Rosalia (2), Scolopendra (3), Spheniscus (4), Spizaetus (2), Strix (2), Takifugu (2), Takydromus (2), Trichogomphus (2), Trioceros (2), Ursus (3), Vanessa (2), Vespa (3), Vespula (3), Vulpes (2), Xantusia (2), Zerene (2).


Companies:

Here are a list of companies (alphabetical order) and how many have come up in each (some posts can have more than one company). Companies with an asterisk are new since the last stats update:
   
4D Master  7
AAA  10
Access Toys/The Access  1
Adventure Planet  1
Agatsuma Entertainment  4
AMT/Ertl  1
AquaKitz  1
Aquameridian Ltd./For Corporation  3
Arboreum Artwork  3
Ayano Katyama  3
Bandai/Bandai Spirits  53
Banjihan ACE 1
Beam  2
Beauty of Beasts  1
Big Country Toys, LLC  1
Blip Toys  4
Break Co. Ltd.  3
Bullyland  30
Caboodle! Toys/Noah's Pals  3
Cadbury/Yowie Group  59
CBIOV  1
Chap Mei  1
Club Earth/Wing Mau  48
Coca Cola  3
COG Ltd.  1
CollectA  73
Colorata  52
Curatorial/Brave Wilderness  1*
DeAgostini  28
Discovery/Discovery Communications  3
Dreams Come True Ltd.  3
Easter Unlimited Ltd.  1
Eikoh  3
Eofauna  2
Epoch/Tarlin  26
FaunaFigures  1
Favorite Co. Ltd.  11
F-toys  18
Funrise Toys  5
GPI Anatomicals  1
Haolonggood  4
Hayakawa Toys  4
Heller  2
Ikimon/Kitan Club  62
Imperial Toys  2
Innovative Kids  2
Insect Lore  8
Jám  3
Jasman  1
K&M International  34
Kabaya  19
Kaiyodo/Furuta  225
Koro Koro  1
Land & Sea Collectibles  2
Maia & Borges  5
Maruka  1
Merial  1
Mojö Fun  11
My Favorite Animals  3
Naturalism  5
NECA  2
New-Ra  2
Nihon Auto Toy  2
Paleocasts  5
Paleo-Creatures  11
Paleozoo  1
Papo  41
Play Visions  58
PNSO  11
Qualia  3
Rainbow  2
Rebor  1
Re-Ment  4
Royal Ontario Museum  1
Running Press  1
Safari Ltd.  168
Sbabam  1
Schleich  23
Science and Nature  11
Sega  65
ShanTrip  3
Shikoku Aquarium  1
Shine-G  4
Signatustudio  2
Skillcraft  4
SO-TA/Toys Spirits  14
Southlands Replicas  7
Stasto  6
Stewart Sales & Services  2
Takara Tomy A.R.T.S./Subarudo  49
Tama-Kyu  1
Tedco Toys  1
Toy Fish Factory/Replica Toy Fish  13
Toymany  4
Toy Major  15
Trendmasters  3
Trilobiti Design 1
US Toy  3
Vivid Toy Group  2
Wicked Cool Toys  3
Wolff Marketing Group  1
Yell  5
Yujin  66
unknown  18



Anyway, we'll look at stats again after post 1600!! Until then, enjoy the posts!

[bmathison1972]

Species: Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817)
Common name(s): galah; pink-and-grey cockatoo; rose-breasted cockatoo

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Science and Nature
Series: Animals of Australia - Small
Year of Production: 2024
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 6.5 cm for a scale of 1:5.4 (see below)
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: Prior to the production of this figure earlier this year, the species had previously been made by Shine-G (year unknown) and Cadbury for the original Yowies line in 1997. The scale above is calculated based on the straight length of the figure; if its head was extended it could plausibly be upwards of 7.0 cm which would make the maximum scale roughly 1:6.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Australia; introduced to Tasmania and New Zealand
Habitat: Highly variable, including open woodlands, deserts, semi-deserts, urban and suburban areas, parks, gardens; generally absent from dense rainforest
Diet: Fallen seeds, grasses
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: While European colonization of Australia was disastrous for many species, the galah thrived alongside its new human neighbors. Eolophus roseicapilla is an extremely adaptable species, and changes like the clearing of forests for agriculture and adding stock ponds to arid areas provided ideal habitats for the bird. It is also found in both urban and suburban areas and can be common in large metropolitan areas, as well as parks and gardens.