Meet the world’s animals.

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• Perote Deermouse Peromyscus bullatus

  

  The Perote deermouse has tawny upperparts, a pale underside, and a tail longer than its head and body. It is recorded in a highland basin of central Mexico.

• Hildebrandt’s Francolin Pternistis hildebrandti

  

  This francolin occurs in eastern Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Black spots mark its whitish throat, neck, and underparts; it forages in pairs or small groups.

• Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius

  

  A small dormouse with large eyes, small rounded ears, and a furry tail.

• Moluccan eclectus Eclectus roratus

  

  A parrot of Indonesia’s Moluccan islands, with striking differences in plumage and bill colour between males and females.

• Mexican Funnel-eared Bat Natalus mexicanus

  

  This small bat ranges from northern Mexico to Panama. It mainly inhabits tropical deciduous and semideciduous forests, roosts in caves, and eats insects.

• Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus

  

  A conspicuous jay of woodland and forest edges on the Yucatan Peninsula, usually seen in groups of about 5–25. Young birds pass through a brief pale plumage before acquiring adult colors.

• Southwestern Pygmy Possum Cercartetus concinnus

  The western pygmy possum is a small marsupial with a white belly and large eyes. It moves through trees at night and rests in a leaf-lined nest by day.

• Costa Rican Brush Finch Arremon costaricensis

  This brush finch lives in forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. Its 1907 description noted the olive back and yellow wing bend as differences from a close relative.

• Cape Golden Mole Chrysochloris asiatica

  The Cape golden mole lives by digging underground tunnels. It has a pointed head and sturdy forefeet, and inhabits sandy areas of southwestern South Africa.

• San Cristobal Mockingbird Mimus melanotis

  The San Cristobal Mockingbird occurs only on San Cristóbal in the Galápagos. It uses habitats from the coast to higher ground, including dry woodland and farmland, and eats insects and fruit.

• Caspian Seal Pusa caspica

  The Caspian seal lives only in the Caspian Sea. Newborn pups have a white coat, and many are born on winter ice in the north.

• Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi

  Whitehead's Broadbill is a broadbill recorded in mountain forests on Borneo.

• Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris

  Blainville's beaked whale is a toothed whale of deep offshore waters in tropical to temperate regions. In mature males, tusk-like teeth project from the arched lower jaw.

• African Hoopoe Upupa africana

  The African Hoopoe uses open woodland, short grass, and places with exposed ground. A southern African species account describes it probing the ground with its long bill to find insects.

• Armored Rat Hoplomys gymnurus

  This rodent has spines on its back. In wet streamside forest, it hides in a burrow by day and searches for food at night.

• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

  A woodpecker that drills rows of shallow holes in bark to lick sap. It breeds in eastern North American forests and migrates south for winter.

• Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis

  Its back is gray-brown, its belly yellow-orange, and a gliding membrane stretches between its limbs. In eastern Australian eucalypt forests, it feeds on nectar and sap and glides at night.

• Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria

  A large wetland bird of northern Colombia and eastern Venezuela. Its gray body, black neck and white band around the head stand out.

• Peleng Tarsier Tarsius pelengensis

  The Peleng tarsier is a primate found on Peleng Island, Indonesia. Field work from 2016 to 2018 recorded individuals traveling alone or in groups and using several trees as sleeping sites.

• Taiwan Cupwing Pnoepyga formosana

  The Taiwan Cupwing is endemic to Taiwan's mountain forests. It keeps to dense understory near the ground, is usually solitary, and makes only short flights.

• Humboldt's Night Monkey Aotus trivirgatus

  Humboldt's night monkey occurs in Venezuela and northern Brazil. It uses humid forests, including seasonally flooded forest, and eats fruits, nectar, and other foods.

• Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis

  This small honeybird is about 10 cm long. It lives in the Afrotropical region and searches for invertebrates in trees.

• Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat Rhabdomys pumilio

  The Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat has stripes along its back. In South Africa's Succulent Karoo, it was studied foraging alone while living in groups that share a nest.

• Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster

  The Black-breasted Buttonquail is a ground bird with white spots across its black breast. It forages through forest floors where a deep, moist layer of leaf litter is available.