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Challenge of September 20, 2026

Photos: Skull Index, Wikipedia

ClassicHarder than 54% of days

Asian Small-Clawed Otters

Aonyx cinerea

Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Aonyx/Aonyx cinerea

Players
24
Median time
6 sec

Solved on try

  1. 158%
  2. 233%
  3. 30%
  4. 40%
  5. ×8%

Most confused with

  • StoatsMustela erminea1 of 24
  • WolverineGulo gulo1 of 24
  • American BadgersTaxidea taxus1 of 24

Photos: Slow Cheetah Skeletons, Wikipedia

TaxonomyHarder than 97% of days

Forest Giant Squirrel

Protoxerus stangeri

Where the community fell · players: 21

  1. ClassMammalia100%
  2. OrderRodentia100%
  3. FamilySciuridae81%
  4. GenusProtoxerus48%

    33% fell here · Most picked wrong answer: Haliaeetus (1 of 17)

  5. SpeciesProtoxerus stangeri19%

19% reached the species

Skull Match

The skulls

  • Golden JackalsCanis aureus
  • BinturongsArctictis binturong
  • Molina's Hog-nosed SkunksConepatus chinga
  • Small Indian civetViverricula indica

Decoy namesFossa, Common genet

Players
22
Matched them all
59%
Mistakes on average
2.3

Most common swap

  • Small Indian civet taken for Fossa×5
  • Small Indian civet taken for Common genet×5
  • Molina's Hog-nosed Skunks taken for Fossa×5