Meet the world’s animals.

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• Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi

  

  Gould's Long-eared Bat has long ears and short, broad wings. It roosts in tree hollows and catches insects close to the ground.

• Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus

  

  The marsh mongoose has dark brown fur and favours wetlands beside rivers and lakes.

• Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas

  

  A member of the dog family with separate ranges in eastern and southern Africa.

• Hope Porcupine Coendou speratus

  

  This small, long-tailed porcupine was described from Atlantic Forest on the northeastern coast of Brazil. Its back appears fully spiny because it lacks long dorsal fur, and the quill tips are reddish brown against a dark background.

• Margay Leopardus wiedii

  

  A forest cat with large eyes, a long tail, and strong climbing skills.

• Seal's Sportive Lemur Lepilemur seali

  

  Seal's sportive lemur has thick, long fur and a pale collar at the neck. It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on leaves.

• Sable Martes zibellina

  A marten of northern Asian forests, with fur ranging from light to dark brown.

• Veldkamp's Epauletted Fruit Bat Nanonycteris veldkampii

  This small fruit bat lives across West African forest and savanna zones. Records show seasonal movements north and south as the rains change.

• Bornean White-bearded Gibbon Hylobates albibarbis

  This gibbon is active in trees by day and feeds mainly on fruit. Males have pale cheek fur, and the species occurs in southwestern Kalimantan.

• Waigeo Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis

  The Waigeo spotted cuscus is an arboreal cuscus from islands west of New Guinea. It lives in forest and eats fruit, leaves, and insects.

• Robust Tuco-tuco Ctenomys tuconax

  The robust tuco-tuco lives in highland grassland in Tucumán Province, northwestern Argentina. It digs underground tunnels and feeds mainly on grasses.

• Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

  A dolphin that lives in groups in the temperate North Pacific.

• Massoia's Lutrine Opossum Lutreolina massoia

  This opossum lives in the South American Yungas montane forests. It is active at dusk and night, eats small mammals, fish, invertebrates, bird eggs, and fruit, and can climb and swim well.

• Pale-thighed Langur Presbytis siamensis

  This leaf monkey lives in forests from southernmost Thailand across Peninsular Malaysia. Its greyish coat and long tail are noticeable features.

• Hog deer Axis porcinus

  A stocky deer that moves with its head low under forest cover.

• Desmarest's Hutia Capromys pilorides

  This hutia lives in Cuba and nearby islands. Its back is often darker than its underside, and coat colors vary.

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx canescens

  Saccopteryx canescens has pale-brown to grayish fur and faint lines on its back. In Bolivia, records are limited to Santa Cruz, and the bat feeds on insects.

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) hirsutus

  The hairy fruit-eating bat is endemic to Mexico. A colony using caves was studied in Jalisco.

• Malenge Babirusa Babyrousa togeanensis

  The Malenge babirusa is a pig relative from Indonesia’s Togian Islands. It has sparse, short body hair, a tufted tail, and forward-pointing upper tusks in males.

• Milne-Edwards' Sifaka Propithecus edwardsi

  This sifaka lives in southeastern Madagascar. It clings to tree trunks and leaps between trees with its long hind legs.

• Gray mouse lemur Microcebus murinus

  A small lemur of Madagascan forests. It forages at night and sleeps in sites such as tree holes by day.

• Maranhão Red-handed Howler Alouatta ululata

  The Maranhão red-handed howler lives in open, dry vegetation in northeastern Brazil. Museum specimens have been described as showing sex-related coat differences, but the original study called for further research to confirm them.

• Pygmy Tree Shrew Tupaia minor

  The pygmy tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like animal with a long, pointed snout. It is active by day and spends much of its time in the forest canopy.

• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

  A seal of the seas around Antarctica that dives deep to find food.