Meet the world’s animals.

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• Rufous Bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens

  

  The rufous bettong is a marsupial with reddish-brown fur and a furred muzzle. It rests in a grass-built nest by day and looks for food at night.

• Rufous-tailed Babbler Moupinia poecilotis

  

  This babbler occurs in a small area of southern China. It searches for invertebrates in undergrowth among streamside grass, thickets, and scrub.

• Madagascan Flying Fox Pteropus rufus

  

  The Madagascan flying fox is a large fruit bat found only on Madagascar. It mainly takes juice from fruit and spits out the dry pulp and seeds, helping disperse seeds.

• Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus

  

  The Band-rumped Swift occurs from Central America to northern South America. In Guyana’s Iwokrama it flies over forest, open areas and water.

• Black Crested Gibbon Nomascus concolor

  

  A gibbon of mountain forests in southwestern China and nearby areas. Adult males and females have very different coat colors.

• Angola Batis Batis minulla

  

  This small batis occurs mainly in western Central Africa. Males have a black facial mask and breast band, while females have a rufous breast band; the species uses forest and woodland.

• Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus

  A small bat found across Europe and parts of Asia, hunting insects above towns and in natural habitats.

• Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis

  The Eastern Nicator lives in lowland forest and woodland from eastern to southern Africa. The tip of its upper bill is hooked, and it builds a low nest in a branch.

• Himalayan Marmot Marmota (Marmota) himalayana

  The Himalayan marmot is a large ground squirrel with a stout body and short tail. It lives in open high-elevation habitats of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau.

• White-backed Mousebird Colius colius

  In southern Africa it feeds in sparse woodland and riverside vegetation. Groups may feed and roost together.

• Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous centralis

  The northern naked-tailed armadillo has bands of armor on its back but no protective plates on its tail. It digs with large claws and feeds mainly on insects.

• Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata

  The Lesser Rhea is a large, flightless bird of South American plains. Adult feather tips are white, and it uses its wings to steer while running.

• Common Echymipera Echymipera kalubu

  This marsupial lives on New Guinea and nearby islands. It probes the ground with its long snout, is active at night, and eats fruits and small animals.

• White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru

  The White-eared Puffbird occurs in forest and woodland clearings and dry savanna in South America. It has a brown back and crown, a black-and-white-speckled breast, a black-edged white ear patch, and a red hooked bill with a black tip. It eats insects and other invertebrates.

• Red-collared Brown Lemur Eulemur collaris

  This lemur is notable for reddish-brown fur around its neck and orange-red eyes. Its tail is longer than its body and helps it balance as it moves through trees.

• Baikal Bush-warbler Locustella davidi

  The 2014 paper summarizes breeding from north-central China to Siberia and wintering in northern Southeast Asia. It also documents three records in Assam, India, in 2012–2013.

• Lowland anoa Bubalus depressicornis

  A small wild buffalo of the forests and wetlands on Sulawesi and Buton, Indonesia.

• Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri

  The male is a small toucanet with a black head and neck and a golden ear tuft. It feeds on fruit in the canopy of humid forest, alone or in pairs.

• Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps

  A small water-associated cat with a narrow head and a flattened forehead.

• Rufous-winged Illadopsis Illadopsis rufescens

  The Rufous-winged Illadopsis searches the ground and low growth of West African evergreen forest. Its rufous-brown head and back contrast with pale underparts.

• Allen's Olingo Bassaricyon alleni

  A member of the raccoon family found in forests east of the Andes. It is active in trees at night.

• Scaly Ground Roller Geobiastes squamiger

  The Scaly Ground Roller is a terrestrial bird of Madagascar’s moist lowland forests.

• Brown Hyena Parahyaena brunnea

  A hyena of southern Africa's dry regions that is mostly active at night.

• Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

  The Booted Warbler breeds from central Russia to western China and moves to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka for winter. It often uses low bushes and scrub.