Meet the world’s animals.

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• Corsac fox Vulpes corsac

  

  A large-eared fox of the grasslands and semi-deserts of Central Asia.

• Balicassiao Dicrurus balicassius

  

  A Philippine drongo. The white underparts and mimicry described here apply specifically to subspecies mirabilis.

• Montane Guinea Pig Cavia tschudii

  

  The montane guinea pig is a cavy of the Andes and surrounding areas. Its back is gray-brown, and it uses burrows in grassland and damp rocky places.

• White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea

  

  The White-throated Treecreeper forages along tree trunks in the moist forests of southeastern Australia.

• Broom Hare Lepus castroviejoi

  

  This hare lives in the Cantabrian Mountains. Its back is yellow-brown and its underside is white; it rests in scrub by day and feeds mainly on grass at night.

• Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea

  

  The Paradise Jacamar has dark upperparts and underparts and elongated central tail feathers. In Bolivia's Amazonian forest, pairs perch high in the canopy and may associate with mixed-species flocks.

• Broad-footed Mole Scapanus latimanus

  The broad-footed mole is a burrowing mole of the western United States and northern Mexico. Its coat ranges from dark brown to silvery gray.

• Spot-crowned Barbet Capito maculicoronatus

  A barbet of forests from Panama to northwestern Colombia. A Panama breeding study followed an adult pair as they excavated a cavity in a dead tree and raised nestlings.

• Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ridleyi

  Ridley's leaf-nosed bat has a broad noseleaf and large ears. Reports from Peninsular Malaysia describe small groups roosting in tree hollows and drainage structures.

• Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys

  The Shining-blue Kingfisher has blue upperparts and orange-chestnut underparts. It catches fish and other aquatic prey around tropical African waters.

• Cape Pangolin Smutsia temminckii

  A ground-dwelling pangolin of savannas and open woodland.

• Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi

  The Northern Royal Albatross has a white body and back, dark upperwings, and feeds mainly on squid.

• Rio Negro Silky Anteater Cyclopes ida

  Cyclopes ida is a silky anteater of the Amazon basin. Its specialist-group account says it is common in seasonally flooded blackwater forest and along small tributaries, and that ants make up almost all of its diet.

• Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha

  The Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity is a small bird of eastern Madagascar's mountain forests. In breeding plumage, the male has a glossy blue-black back, yellow underparts, and bright eye wattles.

• 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.

• Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

  Breeding males show a black face and chestnut nape. In winter, the birds may gather in flocks in North American fields.

• Goodman’s mouse lemur Microcebus lehilahytsara

  Goodman’s mouse lemur is a small lemur that looks very similar to another mouse lemur species.

• Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis

  A small bird of southern mainland Australia. It forms small foraging groups in open woodland and shrubland, searching the ground for insects, spiders, and seeds.

• Southern Spotted Skunk Spilogale angustifrons

  The southern spotted skunk has white stripes and spots against a dark coat. It occurs from southern Mexico, outside the Yucatán Peninsula, south to Costa Rica.

• Reunion Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus

  The Reunion Bulbul is a forest bird endemic to Réunion. Its gray-black plumage contrasts with a bright orange bill and legs, and it has a crest. It eats fruit and insects.

• Island Mouse Nesomys rufus

  Nesomys rufus is a ground-dwelling rodent reported across humid forests of Madagascar. Its reddish back, white-spotted underside, and white tail tip help distinguish it.

• Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis

  A strongly marked wren recorded from Venezuelan savanna and woodland. At one central Venezuelan study site, group members helped breed and defend nests.

• Oriental Basin Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys fulvescens

  This pocket gopher is recorded in central Mexico. Surveys found it in second-growth vegetation or scrub depending on the site, and reported a preference for flat, sandy ground with few rocks.

• Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus

  The Eurasian Rock Pipit is a coastal bird with gray-brown plumage and dark streaks. It walks among rocks and along the tide line, searching for small invertebrates.