Which group of animals has been most neglected in terms of figures?

[sbell]

Obviously I have opinions.

1) Carnivorans overall. Once we get past the usual big cats, wolves, red foxes, and favorite bears, it's a huge order with a lot of small remarkable species. Less familiar with the aquatic ones but I'm guessing there's many.

I'd especially like to see more like civets, mongooses, genets, aardwolf, weasels, and procyonids. At least Toymany came through with a fossa recently (the third figure of one, and easily the best). And more small species of cat and dog figures.

2) Freshwater fish, and probably freshwater aquatic animals overall. Not just my personal favorites (the primitive weirdos) but the broad range of huge groups like characins, cyprinids, cichlids, loaches, and catfish. There are a tiny few figures out there, but you have to know what to look for.
And I don't count goldfish/koi in that.

2a) More amphibians! Specifically caudates (a Siren is sorely needed) and caecillians.

3) Having remembered the fossa... there's a lot of primates that could use good figures. Be nice to have a model for a record... just in case we need momento mori

[bmathison1972]

I think the take home message in this thread so far is, whatever someone's favorite group is, that is what is likely to be the least represented 

[sbell]

I think the take home message in this thread so far is, whatever someone's favorite group is, that is what is likely to be the least represented 

Perhaps... really, for how broad the animal kingdom is, most are not well represented!

[Sim]

A group that stands out to me as being surprisingly neglected are moray eels.  For how many species there are and how striking they look there's a lack of modern "standard" figures of them.  The best ones are three by Kaiyodo, plus a good ribbon eel by Colorata.  I'm surprised there isn't a good green moray figure yet.

[BlueKrono]

There's at least half a dozen green morays. Are none of the three by Safari good?

[RyujinGodOfTheSea]

Aquatic invertebrates, especially sessile ones

[Sim]

There's at least half a dozen green morays. Are none of the three by Safari good?

I just checked the Safari IC one, I thought it was about 10 years older than it actually is and that it was retired which it isn't, and that it was double the size of what it actually is.  Funny how incorrect I was with regards to those things!  I'm not sure how I feel about the figure now.  Its head looks a bit different to a real green moray's to me, but I don't know if I'm mistaken about that too?
I like the bendable version by Safari, but I don't want bendable figures.
I had the Safari toob version, but parted with it as it's too cartoony for me.  The good luck mini is too small for me.

[The Templar of Nature]

I have to be really excited for a figure or taxon to accept articulations.

Sorry for the late reply but I personally believe that Fiona would indeed be worth it, especially considering such a degree of effort was totally unexpected from Hasbro.

Not saying you should buy it, but I feel I think it's the best figure available for the largest extant reptile in the world.

[Sim]

There was a period where I did collect action figures too, and I did get Fiona, she is excellent.  However after I realised action figures don't do it for me I parted with the Fiona set and I don't regret it.  Action figures are distinct from non-action figures so I wouldn't say Fiona is better than the Papo saltwater crocodile, they're different things.  Plus, I think Papo's has a better colouration, so they both have their strong points.  Also, it might be premature to judge the Papo saltwater crocodile as it isn't released yet.

[bmathison1972]

I have to be really excited for a figure or taxon to accept articulations.

Sorry for the late reply but I personally believe that Fiona would indeed be worth it, especially considering such a degree of effort was totally unexpected from Hasbro.

Not saying you should buy it, but I feel I think it's the best figure available for the largest extant reptile in the world.

No for me it is not worth it.

Also I'm not interested less because of the articulation and more because it's an accessory/character for a fictional genre. Something else I don't collect, or do under very rare circumstances.

[Sim]

Since we're talking about personal preferences, I also would prefer a figure of the largest extant reptile to not be confirmed female as its the males of this species that make it the largest extant reptile.

Also, on the subject of figures being an accessory for a fictional character, I'm reminded of the only dusky lory figure I know of that is an accessory and I couldn't find its set anywhere.  This is the figure: https://toyanimalwiki.mywikis.wiki/wiki/Dragon_Dusky_lory

[The Templar of Nature]

Anyway since we were talking about saltwater crocodiles: on the Blog the Safari saltwater crocodile was identified as Crocodylus niloticus, but couldn't it be Crocodylus acutus instead? Afterall even the american crocodile thrives in saltwater.

[Sim]

It's an interesting observation.  However, in my non-expert opinion I don't think it could be an American crocodile.  The figure's neck armour configuration doesn't match the American crocodile's and the American crocodile has more pointed back osteoderms than the figure.  I had the figure early on when I started collecting modern animal figures and I think its snout is wider than an American crocodile's too.  I think it would be good if Safari made a non-mini American crocodile!