Meet the world’s animals.

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• Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus

  

  A large-eared hedgehog of dry deserts and steppes.

• Smoky Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys fumosus

  

  The smoky pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent of the southern Mexican Plateau, where volcanic soils occur. Its large foreclaws help it dig underground.

• Black Jackrabbit Lepus insularis

  

  The Black Jackrabbit is native to Espiritu Santo Island, Mexico. It is recorded in dry valleys and lower slopes with shrubs and cacti, and its glossy black back is especially distinctive.

• Northern Birch Mouse Sicista betulina

  

  The northern birch mouse is a small rodent with a slender body and a long tail. It is most active around the start and end of the night and hibernates underground in winter.

• Red kangaroo Osphranter rufus

  

  A kangaroo of dry inland grasslands and other habitats in Australia. It hops on powerful hind legs and uses its long tail for balance.

• Pied Tamarin Saguinus bicolor

  

  The pied tamarin is an arboreal monkey from around Manaus in Amazonas, Brazil. It is active by day and has conspicuous white shoulders and chest.

• White Bald Uacari Cacajao calvus

  The white bald uacari is a monkey of the upper Amazon region of Brazil. Sparse hair on its head and face makes its red face and pale body fur distinctive.

• Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata

  The small-toothed palm civet is a forest-dwelling member of the civet family, often recognized by three dark stripes along its back.

• Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis

  The golden-mantled ground squirrel lives from woodlands to alpine meadows in western North America and makes burrows in rocks or underground.

• Stripe-faced Dunnart Sminthopsis macroura

  The stripe-faced dunnart has a black stripe down its face and pale underparts. It is nocturnal, mainly terrestrial, and catches insects and small vertebrates.

• Ashy Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros cineraceus

  A small leaf-nosed bat. In records from southern China its back is buff-brown to grey, with a paler underside.

• Ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta

  A lemur of southern Madagascar and nearby regions, recognizable by its long tail with black-and-white rings.

• Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii

  Ord's kangaroo rat lives in dry areas of western North America and moves by hopping on long hind legs. It carries seeds in its cheek pouches and stores them in burrows.

• Brown Capuchin Cebus brunneus

  It has a long, thick coat, a pale yellowish-grey face and a V-shaped crown patch. It lives in forests in northern Venezuela.

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat Molossops temminckii

  A small molossid bat that is widespread in South America. It catches insects while flying in open areas.

• Ruwenzori Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ruwenzorii

  The Ruwenzori horseshoe bat is recorded in mountain areas of central Africa. Its noseleaf and its use of caves and similar roosts are documented in the species account.

• Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) megalotis

  The western harvest mouse is a small rodent of western North America, often recognized by a dark stripe along its back.

• Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat Rhabdomys dilectus

  The Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat ranges across southern and eastern Africa. In Mozambique's Chimanimani National Park, it was confirmed in montane grassland above about 1,600 m.

• Desert Red Bat Lasiurus frantzii

  Desert Red Bats live in North America and eat insects such as moths, flies, cicadas, and ants. Their fluffy amber fur and white shoulder patches are useful identification features.

• Pousargues' mongoose Dologale dybowskii

  This small mongoose has a brown body, a gray face, and a bushy tail. It has been recorded in Central Africa, but little is known about its life in the wild.

• South American Gray Fox Lycalopex griseus

  A fox with brindled gray fur, large ears, and a long bushy tail. It is nocturnal, and its food varies with the season.

• Pampas cat Leopardus pajeros

  The Pampas cat is a felid found in South America. Reports describe regional differences in coat color and activity times.

• Altai Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica

  The Altai mountain weasel lives in Asian mountain regions. Its coat changes with the seasons, with different back colors in winter and summer.

• Indian flying fox Pteropus medius

  A large bat that roosts in trees in India and elsewhere, and feeds on fruit at night.