Meet the world’s animals.

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• Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus

  

  This fox is recognizable by its large ears and reddish fur. The Andean regional account describes it foraging alone over a broad area.

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou melanurus

  

  The black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine ranges from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to northern Brazil. It is nocturnal and arboreal, using mainly the canopy of lowland rainforest.

• Mainland leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis

  

  A small wild cat of mainland Asia and some nearby islands. It has dark body spots, with coat colour and pattern varying by region.

• Antafia Sportive Lemur Lepilemur aeeclis

  

  Lepilemur aeeclis occurs in northwestern Madagascar. A forest survey in the Antrema protected area reported this mainly leaf-eating lemur more often in closed-canopy forest and less often in shrub, dune, and wooded agricultural sites.

• Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica

  

  The Siberian weasel ranges across northern and eastern Eurasia and parts of South Asia. Its coat changes with the seasons, and it is most active at night or twilight.

• Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus crypturus

  

  Peters's epauletted fruit bat flies through southern African savanna and riverine forest, feeding on fruit. It travels to fruiting trees at night.

• White-handed gibbon Hylobates lar

  A gibbon of Southeast Asian forests. It swings between branches using its long arms.

• Obi Cuscus Phalanger rothschildi

  The Obi cuscus is an arboreal marsupial from islands in North Maluku. A survey around Obi recorded fruit in its diet and trees used as nesting sites.

• Maule Tuco-tuco Ctenomys maulinus

  The Maule tuco-tuco is a burrowing rodent of Andean grasslands. Its coat ranges from pale brown to olive or dark brown, with pale underparts and white hairs at the tail tip.

• Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger

  A small dolphin of the cold offshore Southern Ocean, distributed around Antarctica. Its black-and-white flank pattern resembles an hourglass, though observations remain limited.

• Dry Chaco Fat-tailed Opossum Thylamys pulchellus

  This small opossum is recorded in northern Argentina. Argentina’s 2019 assessment lists localities across several provinces, chiefly in the Chaco region.

• Germain's Langur Trachypithecus germaini

  This langur has a silvery gray coat, a black face, and a crown-like crest. A study in Vietnam's karst region found that leaves were its main food.

• Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus

  Large ears and a black-tipped tail help identify this deer.

• Simon's Spiny-rat Proechimys simonsi

  Simon’s spiny-rat is a large rodent with an elongated body, long face and ears, long hind feet, and a long tail. A Peruvian reserve study found only two individuals, both in undisturbed forest.

• Brazilian Long-nosed Bat Rhynchonycteris naso

  This small bat has an elongated muzzle and pale stripes on its back. It roosts in lines on tree trunks and roots near water, then flies out at night to eat insects.

• Southern Golden Bat Mimon bennettii

  The southern golden bat is recorded in Brazil. A specimen from a study in São Paulo state had reddish fur and a smooth noseleaf.

• Palawan Bearded Pig Sus ahoenobarbus

  Adult Palawan bearded pigs have a pale mane and a long beard that crosses the snout. The species occurs in the Palawan Faunal Region of the Philippines.

• Bemaraha Woolly Lemur Avahi cleesei

  The Bemaraha woolly lemur is a nocturnal lemur recorded in the Bemaraha region of west-central Madagascar. Its published description of appearance is based on one adult male observed in the study.

• Northern Giant Mouse Lemur Mirza zaza

  This large mouse lemur is active at night. It lives in northwestern Madagascar’s forests and has a dark tail and pale underside.

• Brown Howler Monkey Alouatta guariba

  The brown howler is a large, tree-dwelling monkey with a grasping tail. It feeds on leaves, flowers and fruit, and makes loud calls like low grunts or barks.

• Palawan Tree Shrew Tupaia palawanensis

  This treeshrew occurs around Palawan. Its ochre back has a dark central stripe, and its species-specific diet has not been studied.

• Hawaiian Monk Seal Neomonachus schauinslandi

  A tropical monk seal that lives across the Hawaiian Islands.

• Long-clawed Shrew Sorex unguiculatus

  The long-clawed shrew digs tunnels with large forefeet and long claws. A study in Hokkaido recorded it eating earthworms.

• Derby Eland Taurotragus derbianus

  A large antelope of western and central Africa's savannas and sparse woodlands. Its sandy-gray coat has pale vertical side stripes, and it feeds in grassland during cooler mornings and evenings. The current MDD name is Tragelaphus derbianus.