The Tunguray species's place of origin was Tunguray, and their language shared the same name. The Tunguray Cherro stated that by 382 BBY, the number of volcanos on the planet exceeded the amount of land suitable for habitation. Consequently, a Republic Pathfinder team, which was in the process of charting hyperspace lanes close to Sullust, the Outer Rim homeworld of the Sullustans, rescued the Tunguray survivors using a shuttle and offered them sanctuary on Coruscant.
Zoraida Córdova's 2022 novel, Convergence, included a reference to Tunguray; this novel was a component of Phase II of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia initiative.