Meet the world’s animals.

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• Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana

  

  A North American marsupial that also uses its long tail while climbing.

• Gray-shanked Douc Pygathrix cinerea

  

  The gray-shanked douc lives in forests of Vietnam's Central Highlands. It has a gray coat, white cheek fur, and an orange collar marking, and feeds on young leaves in trees.

• Barasingha Rucervus duvaucelii

  

  Barasingha deer live in wetlands and floodplains of northern and central India and southwestern Nepal. Males grow branched antlers, and herd patterns change with the season.

• Sao Lourenço Punare Thrichomys laurentius

  

  This rodent occurs in northeastern Brazil. Fecal samples from one Caatinga study site contained mostly plant matter, with more animal fragments in rainy-season collections.

• Dark Sheath-tailed Bat Mosia nigrescens

  

  The Dark Sheath-tailed Bat is a small bat recorded on islands of Southeast Asia. A survey in Sulawesi described an individual with a flattened muzzle and widely spaced nostrils.

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus elongatus

  

  A large spear-nosed bat recorded in the lowland Amazon. Its back and belly fur differ in color, and its wing tips are white.

• Jolly's Mouse Lemur Microcebus jollyae

  Jolly's mouse lemur is a small nocturnal lemur recorded in southeastern Madagascar. Rainforest research has also studied its role in carrying seeds.

• Ursine Red Howler Alouatta arctoidea

  The ursine red howler has reddish-brown fur and a long, grasping tail. It spends its days in trees and feeds mainly on leaves, with fruits and flowers also in its diet.

• North African White-toothed Shrew Crocidura pachyura

  The North African white-toothed shrew is native to North Africa. Populations on Mediterranean islands were introduced by people.

• Speke's Gazelle Gazella spekei

  Speke's gazelle is a small gazelle with a black stripe and pale band along its flank. On Somalia's semi-desert plateaus, it responds to danger by leaping high with an arched back.

• Indian Hedgehog Paraechinus micropus

  The Indian hedgehog lives in dry regions and needs some plant cover for shelter and nest material.

• South-eastern Pocket Gopher Geomys pinetis

  The southeastern pocket gopher spends much of its life underground in sandy soil, digging tunnels and eating roots and tubers.

• Davis Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus robustus

  This rabbit lives in isolated mountain ranges of western Texas and nearby areas. Dense brush and rocky crevices provide cover.

• Turkestan Red Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) rutila

  The Turkestan red pika is a pika of Central Asian mountains. Its coat is reddish brown in summer and gray in winter, and it stores grass among rocky slopes.

• Thomas's Mountain Cavy Microcavia maenas

  This cavy occurs in the hills and dry lowlands of Argentina. Its back color varies among the sample groups described in a 2017 paper, from yellowish gray to brown. In a Mendoza study, shrubs were common in the plant material identified from droppings at both a protected reserve and a neighboring grazed field.

• Williams's Jerboa Allactaga (Paralactaga) williamsi

  This West Asian rodent is reported from Turkey, the South Caucasus, Iran, and Lebanon. An Iranian study recorded it on sparsely vegetated, hard soils from 350 to 2,500 m.

• Brown Dorcopsis Dorcopsis muelleri

  The brown dorcopsis is a wallaby of New Guinea forests. A field study in West Papua also recorded its use of riverbank grassland.

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus tripartitus

  This small primate occurs in the western Amazon of Peru and Ecuador. It has golden-orange shoulders and back, a black head and a white face. It lives in lowland evergreen forest and eats fruit and insects.

• Coimbra Filho's Titi Callicebus coimbrai

  Black forehead, crown and ears set off the striped front half of this titi monkey's back. One group studied in a southern Sergipe forest fragment fed more during the wet season and rested more during the dry season. Its Atlantic Forest range includes Sergipe and northern coastal Bahia.

• African Civet Civettictis civetta

  A member of the civet family found in central and southern Africa.

• Guayaquil Squirrel Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) stramineus

  This squirrel lives in forests from southwestern Ecuador to northern Peru. Its coat has different forms in lowland and highland areas.

• Common Planigale Planigale maculata

  This small marsupial lives in northeastern Australia and is marked by its flattened head and large ears.

• East Asian Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat Coelops frithii

  This bat ranges across South and Southeast Asia. A 2026 checklist added three female records from lowland mixed forest in southern Vietnam.

• Red-fronted Lemur Eulemur rufus

  This lemur is notable for its black face and pale cheek fur. Males and females have different coat colors, and female coloration varies by region.