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Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis
The squirrel glider is a marsupial of eastern Australian forests. It travels between trees using its gliding membrane and is active at night.
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Its plumage ranges from nearly white to dark gray-brown; gray birds are most common in North America. It breeds on tundra in Alaska and northern Canada.
Coquerel's Sifaka Propithecus coquereli
Coquerel’s Sifaka is a lemur with a mostly white coat and chestnut patches on its chest and limbs. It leaps between trees and eats mainly leaves.
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
In Britain, European Stonechats are small birds that perch on low bushes. Males and females differ in head and breast color.
Hova rice tenrec Oryzorictes hova
The Hova rice tenrec occurs in Madagascar. In the 1996 Marojejy survey, adults were collected in lowland forest and montane mossy forest.
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
A large seabird of tropical oceans around the world. Adults have a brown back and white belly; they dive for fish and squid and breed in colonies on islands.
Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat Eumops nanus
This free-tailed bat has large, rounded ears joined above the forehead. Two specimens were recorded at a wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico, amid sorghum crops and fragments of low deciduous forest.
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
Adults have a red bare face and a crest extending from the back of the head down the neck. Their black feathers can shine green or purple, and they live in groups.
North African Elephant Shrew Petrosaltator rozeti
The North African elephant shrew occurs in the Maghreb north of the Sahara. It uses rocky, boulder-strewn habitats and is described as lacking facial markings that distinguish some related genera.
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
A dark-bodied pelican that plunge-dives into the sea to catch fish.
Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens
The species has been recorded in forests in northeastern Australia. A 2025 study examined fur from one young male collected on the Atherton Tablelands, and a camera survey reported in 2026 recorded the species in reference forest and restored corridors.
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
A small, long-tailed dove with a reddish-brown breast and belly. In southern Africa it is often seen in pairs or small groups, feeding on seeds on the ground.
Plush-coated Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirops corinnae
This ring-tailed possum lives in the trees of New Guinea's montane forests. It curls its tail into a ring and feeds mainly on leaves.
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
The Spotted Crake is marked by dense white spots on its gray breast. It searches among plants in shallow freshwater wetlands for small aquatic animals and plants.
Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Dendrogale murina
The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew is a small arboreal mammal ranging from eastern India into Southeast Asia. It eats fruit and small animals.
Chestnut-shouldered Bush-sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
The Chestnut-shouldered Bush-sparrow is a small sparrow, about 12–14 cm long.
African Sheath-tailed Bat Coleura afra
A 2014 first-country record found about 5,000 bats in a cave in lowland rainforest southeast of Edea, Cameroon. Two captured females had deep sepia-brown backs and paler undersides.
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
A small brown diving bird common across much of North America. It often hides among wetland plants and dives for food.
Brant's Climbing Mouse Dendromus mesomelas
Brant's Climbing Mouse moves through and climbs low vegetation. Near Cape Town, it was recorded building a ball-shaped grass nest inside old weaver nests.
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
A large loon with a black head, white back spots, and a pale yellow bill in breeding plumage. In Alaska it uses northern and western lakes in summer and nearshore waters in winter.
Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ater
The Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is a small bat that feeds on flying insects. It has a leaf-like nose structure and roosts in dark, warm caves or rock crevices.
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
A small bird with a broad cream stripe above the eye and dark streaks on its back. It is a summer visitor to Britain and winters in Africa south of the Sahara.
Silky Mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus
The silky mole-rat is a solitary rodent that digs underground burrows. In a Malawi study, its burrowing pattern changed as the soil hardened during the dry season.
Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
The Asian Woolly-necked Stork is a large wetland bird with a neck covered in fluffy white feathers. The current name Ciconia episcopus refers to the Asian species, distinct from the African C. microscelis.