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Challenge of September 21, 2026

Photos: Slow Cheetah Skeletons, Wikipedia

ClassicHarder than 97% of days

Flat-Headed Kusimanse

Crossarchus platycephalus

Mammalia/Carnivora/Herpestidae/Crossarchus/Crossarchus platycephalus

Players
25
Median time
6 sec

Solved on try

  1. 152%
  2. 224%
  3. 30%
  4. 40%
  5. ×24%

Most confused with

  • Banded MongoosesMungos mungo4 of 25
  • White-tailed mongooseIchneumia albicauda3 of 25
  • Common Dwarf MongooseHelogale parvula2 of 25

Photos: Slow Cheetah Skeletons, Wikipedia

TaxonomyHarder than 65% of days

Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Where the community fell · players: 24

  1. ClassMammalia100%
  2. OrderPilosa67%

    33% fell here · Most picked wrong answer: Gruiformes (3 of 24)

  3. FamilyMyrmecophagidae50%
  4. GenusTamandua42%
  5. SpeciesTamandua mexicana42%

42% reached the species

Skull Match

The skulls

  • Chinese Ferret-BadgersMelogale moschata
  • Sea OtterEnhydra lutris
  • Middle Russian stoatMustela erminea aestiva
  • Honey badgerMellivora capensis

Decoy namesSaharan Striped Polecat, Wolverine

Players
29
Matched them all
55%
Mistakes on average
2.6

Most common swap

  • Honey badger taken for Wolverine×10
  • Chinese Ferret-Badgers taken for Wolverine×10
  • Chinese Ferret-Badgers taken for Saharan Striped Polecat×8