Meet the world’s animals.

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• Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala

  

  Adult males have a red face and rump, while females have only faint red on the face. The species is mainly found in coastal mangroves, where it feeds on nectar.

• East Bornean Gray Gibbon Hylobates funereus

  

  This gibbon lives in northern and eastern Borneo and travels through the canopy using its long arms.

• Slaty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni

  

  The Slaty Bunting breeds in central China and moves southeast for winter. Males and females have different plumage.

• Darling's Mole-rat Fukomys darlingi

  

  Darling's mole-rat is a social, subterranean rodent centered on the Zimbabwean highlands and lowland Mozambique. Wild-caught animals from southern Malawi had white spots on the head.

• Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides

  

  This small bird lives in dry woodland and scrub in southwestern Madagascar. It searches among foliage and leaf litter for insects and spiders.

• Yellow-striped Chevrotain Moschiola kathygre

  

  This small chevrotain is endemic to Sri Lanka. It has warm ochre-brown fur with yellow spots and stripes, and is recorded from wet-zone forests as well as paddies, plantations, and gardens.

• White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae

  This tiny bird is about 8–10 cm long and lives in high-mountain scrub. It eats insects and other invertebrates and may move between elevations.

• Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius

  A small dormouse with large eyes, small rounded ears, and a furry tail.

• Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus

  A thrush with rusty-brown chest and flanks, using mountain and snow-free forests in different seasons.

• Humboldt's White-fronted Capuchin Cebus albifrons

  The white-fronted capuchin occurs in northern South America. Its pale facial fur and brown crown stand out, while its species boundary remains debated.

• Common Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus

  This sunbird is seen from forest to savanna. Males show iridescent green plumage with maroon and blue breast bands; females are paler.

• Common Dwarf Bonneted Bat Eumops bonariensis

  The common dwarf bonneted bat has a broad, flat muzzle and large rounded ears. It leaves its roost after sunset and catches insects in flight.

• Krüper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi

  Krüper's Nuthatch lives in conifer forests around Anatolia. Males have a blue-gray back and chestnut breast, and its food changes with the seasons.

• Pyrenean Desman Galemys pyrenaicus

  The Pyrenean desman is a small mammal of mountain streams. It uses its long, mobile snout to find small aquatic animals on the streambed.

• Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata

  A small diver with grey-brown plumage and a slightly upturned bill. The throat becomes red in summer breeding plumage.

• Daurian Hedgehog Mesechinus dauuricus

  Daurian hedgehogs studied at Ikh Nart Nature Reserve in Mongolia often used rocky areas and sparse shrubland. In samples compared at the same reserve, they tended to have greater girth and weight than long-eared hedgehogs.

• Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris

  The Green-tailed Warbler is a small bird found only on Hispaniola. It has a gray head and body, olive-green back and wings, and mainly eats insects.

• Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus fumigatus

  Rüppell's horseshoe bat is a nocturnal insect-eater. Caves and rock crevices are reported as roosts.

• Hooded Pitohui Pitohui dichrous

  The Hooded Pitohui lives in forests on New Guinea and Yapen Island. Its black head, wings, and tail contrast with its rufous-brown body.

• Olive-backed Pocket Mouse Perognathus fasciatus

  This small pocket mouse carries seeds in cheek pouches. It comes above ground at night and spends the day in a soil burrow.

• Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae

  With its long neck and yellow bill, it catches fish in water and may spread its wings to dry while perched.

• Southern Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes matacus

  The southern three-banded armadillo is an armadillo that tucks its head and legs beneath its hard shell and curls up for defense.

• Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris

  A mainly ground-dwelling bird native to Africa. Wild birds have dark grey plumage covered with small white spots.

• Narrow-striped Boky Mungotictis decemlineata

  The narrow-striped mongoose is a small mongoose of the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar. Its gray-beige coat has dark stripes along the back and flanks. It often rests in tree holes on wet-season nights and in ground burrows in the dry season.