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Challenge of September 23, 2026

Photos: Slow Cheetah Skeletons, Wikipedia

ClassicHarder than 77% of days

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Mammalia/Cetartiodactyla/Cervidae/Odocoileus/Odocoileus hemionus

Players
28
Median time
6 sec

Solved on try

  1. 136%
  2. 257%
  3. 30%
  4. 40%
  5. ×7%

Most confused with

  • White-Tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus13 of 28
  • Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus2 of 28
  • MouflonOvis gmelini1 of 28

Photos: Slow Cheetah Skeletons, Wikipedia

TaxonomyHarder than 49% of days

White-Tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys leucurus

Where the community fell · players: 26

  1. ClassMammalia100%
  2. OrderRodentia100%
  3. FamilySciuridae88%
  4. GenusCynomys85%
  5. SpeciesCynomys leucurus50%

    35% fell here · Most picked wrong answer: Franklin’S Ground Squirrel (4 of 22)

50% reached the species

Skull Match

The skulls

  • Humboldt’S Squirrel MonkeySaimiri cassiquiarensis
  • Weeper CapuchinCebus olivaceus
  • Silvery LutangTrachypithecus cristatus
  • Black tamarinSaguinus niger

Decoy namesPanamanian White-Faced Capuchin, Large-Headed Capuchin

Players
32
Matched them all
19%
Mistakes on average
4.1

Most common swap

  • Black tamarin taken for Large-Headed Capuchin×15
  • Weeper Capuchin taken for Large-Headed Capuchin×12
  • Black tamarin taken for Panamanian White-Faced Capuchin×10