Mathison Museum of Natural History

Beautiful lizard, monstrous louse!

rogerpgvg wrote:

Beautiful lizard, monstrous louse!

yeah, the louse isn't quite in your desired 1:32 range is it ;-)

I thought you had a very small wrist.

bmathison1972 wrote:

rogerpgvg wrote:

Beautiful lizard, monstrous louse!

yeah, the louse isn't quite in your desired 1:32 range is it ;-)

It reminds me of a Spanish short story I read in high school; there was a mite in the down pillow of a young bride that sucked her dry. Tragic.

Species: Eutamias sibericus (Laxmann, 1769) (Siberian chipmunk)

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series: Choco Q Animatales Series 10
Year of Production: 2005
Size/Scale: Figure length 5.5 cm; body length (including tail) 6.8 cm for a scale of 1:2.5-1:3.7
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: I am aware of three figures of this species (including today's), all of which were made by Kaiyodo. Being one of the original Choco Q Animatales figures, some assembly is required.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northern Asia; introduced populations in Europe (see below)
Habitat: Coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests, usually with underbrush and rocky outcroppings; also agricultural fields, foundations of buildings and houses
Diet: Pine nuts, grains, roots, fungi, invertebrates, small birds and reptiles
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: The popularity of E. sibericus in the pet trade has resulted in its introduction to several European countries where it is considered by the European Union to be an Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern. Breeding populations occur in France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece, and western Russia. It has been eradicated in Austria and Sweden, and attempted introductions in Spain and the British Isles were not successful. In 2016 it became illegal to import, breed, transport, commercialize, or intentionally release E. sibericus into the environment within the EU.

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A nice chipmunk

Adorable chipmunk! I'm surprised they aren't more common on the toy market, they seem like the perfect "cute" toy that children would like.

Beautiful photo, my friend.

Beautriful model and display!

Species: Larvivora akahige (Temminck, 1835) (Japanese robin)

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series: Birdtales Series 3
Year of Production: 2006
Size/Scale: Bottlecap base 3.5 cm in diameter. Body length difficult to calculate, but approximately 3.5 cm for a scale of 1:4.25
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare (possibly unique)
Miscellaneous Notes: Some assembly required. The stone base is removable from the bottlecap base (see inset), but the bird's feet are part of stone base.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Japan; winter migrations to mainland Southeast Asia
Habitat: Broadleaf forests and riparian areas with dense undergrowth; occasionally parks and gardens
Diet: Insects, fruit
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: The Japanese robin was originally placed in the genus Erithacus along with the European robin (E. rubecula) until it was moved to the genus Luscinia due to its perceived relatedness to the Siberian blue robin (L. cyane) based on molecular data. In 2010, it was determined Luscinia was paraphyletic and the Japanese and Siberian blue robins, among others, were moved to Larvivora which was originally described to accommodate the Okinawa robin (L. namiyei). Larvivora is now a well-defined clade containing a group of birds collectively known as the East Asian robins.

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Beautiful unique model and dispaly!

A wonderful figure. One of the best bird series ever

Beautiful figure and photo!

Species: Dicotyles tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758) (collared peccary; javelina)

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Safari Ltd.
Series: Wild Safari North American Wildlife
Year of Production: 2014
Size/Scale: Height at shoulder 4.5 cm for a scale of 1:6.6-1:11 for a typical specimen. If one takes the 'giant peccary' of Brazil into consideration, it could scale up to 1:17.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the only figure of this species made by a prominent manufacturer in the modern era; there is an older Starlux model which may or may not be attributable to this species.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Southwestern United States south to northern Argentina
Habitat: Deserts, mesquite bosque, tropical rainforests, occasionally neighborhoods
Diet: Cacti, seed pods, tubers, palm nuts, fruit, eggs, carrion
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Despite their morphologic similarities, peccaries (Tayassuidae) are not true pigs (Suidae). Peccary fossils date back to the Eocene and Oligocene of Europe. They became extinct in the Old World after the Miocene, probably due to competition with evolving pigs, which split from the peccaries roughly 30 million years ago. Peccaries had colonized the Americas where they continued to thrive while true pigs evolved exclusively in the Old World. The two families wouldn't meet again until Europeans introduced pigs to the Americas in the 1500s.

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I have one too and I am so happy about it. Those are one of the figures that make Safari a special brand among the prominent manufacturers as you call them.

Must have

I didn't know they are living in deserts too!

 The Starlux one is a collared peccary too with its collard! 

I love this figure

Caracal wrote:

I didn't know they are living in deserts too!

 The Starlux one is a collared peccary too with its collard! 

Indeed the Starlux is officially a collared peccary, not less than the Safari ltd.

Species: Mogera imaizumii Koruda, 1936 (small Japanese mole)

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series: Chocoegg Animatales Series 4
Year of Production: 2000
Size/Scale: Body length (excluding tail) 5.3 cm for a scale of 1:1-1:2
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: Being an original Chocoegg figure, some assembly is required.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Japan
Habitat: Alluvial fans and plains, mountains with appropriate soil, agricultural fields
Diet: Subterranean invertebrates
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Mogera imaizumii makes permanent burrows, usually in hard soil at depths of 0-20 cm. In most locations, M. imaizumii is parapatrically separated from the related large Japanese mole (M. wogura). They do overlap in some places, such as in the Tedori Alluvial Fan, but tend to be separated based on soil preferences. Mogera imaizumii prefers harder soils while M. wogura prefers softer soils, although they are both usually found at the same depths.

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Oh it's a small species but a big figurine!

Interesting specie

I was unaware of mole species that were that small!

Species: Anatis halonis Lewis, 1896

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kitan Club
Series: Nature Techni Colour - Ladybird Collection
Year of Production: 2011
Size/Scale: Body length 1.7 cm for a scale of 2:1-1.7:1
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique (see below)
Miscellaneous Notes: There are 16 figures in this collection, eight of which are sold as magnets and eight as straps (I only got the magnets). A set of eight includes six species (with three color morphs of one of the species). All figures use the same sculpt and merely have different paint jobs.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Japan
Habitat: Montane forests
Diet: Soft-bodied insects
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: I had trouble researching much information on this species. It appears to be limited to higher elevations on mountains in Japan.

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Unique model  of beautiful moutain species!