Meet the world’s animals.

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• Lowland Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus canescens

  

  The Lowland Ring-tailed Possum occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands.

• Yellow-spotted Bush-sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita

  A small sparrow of dry savannas and open woodland. Its white throat and hard-to-see yellow spot can help identify it.

• Mesopotamian fallow deer Dama mesopotamica

  A deer with wild populations remaining in southwestern Iran; males have antlers that do not flatten into a broad palm.

• Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus

  In Costa Rica, the Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher occurs in montane woods and partly open areas. It pairs to breed and spends much of the rest of the year moving in dispersed flocks.

• Rock Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus intermedius

  The rock pocket mouse is a small rodent of rocky areas in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its back is grey-brown, its underside is white, and its tail has a tuft at the tip.

• Pygmy Bushtit Psaltria exilis

  This tiny bird occurs only in the mountains of western and central Java. It feeds on insects and moves actively through the lower forest in small flocks.

• Brazilian Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus

  The Brazilian gracile opossum is a small marsupial from forests and savanna in southeastern Brazil. It uses branches and vines but also searches for food on the ground.

• Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

  The contrast between its grey head and yellow belly is striking. It catches insects in woodland and appears in Hong Kong during autumn and winter migration.

• Milton's Titi Plecturocebus miltoni

  This southern Amazonian titi monkey was described in 2014 as Callicebus miltoni; the current genus used here is Plecturocebus. Its most distinctive pattern combines a pale forehead stripe, dark orange-brown sideburns and throat, a dark gray upper body, and an orange tail.

• Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis

  A small bird of Madeira's forests and uplands. Its crown is a key mark, and it searches among leaves for tiny insects.

• Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus

  The northern brown bandicoot is a marsupial with a long snout, rounded ears, and a short two-colored tail. It is active at night and digs for food.

• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

  Richard's Pipit is a pipit recognized by its long hind claw. Hong Kong observations often record it in grassland.

• Indian Spotted Chevrotain Moschiola meminna

  The Indian spotted chevrotain is a small hoofed mammal of Sri Lanka’s dry zone. It moves alone at night, with pale stripes or rows of spots across its brown back.

• White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus

  This small bird is marked by a white crown and a dark facial band. It breeds in Central Asia and moves south for winter.

• Striped Hairy-nosed Bat Gardnerycteris crenulatum

  The striped hairy-nosed bat uses tree cavities as daytime roosts in lowland rainforest. It mainly eats insects and spiders, although fruit has also been recorded in its diet.

• Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens

  This lark inhabits dry shrublands in South Africa. It walks on the ground and searches around shrub bases for seeds, insects, and other food.

• Azara's Night Monkey Aotus azarae

  Azara's night monkey is a nocturnal primate found from southern Bolivia through Paraguay to northern Argentina. It has large white patches above its eyes.

• Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

  A social bird that probes tree trunks with a long, curved red bill.

• Eastern Forest Hedgehog Mesechinus orientalis

  This hedgehog was described from eastern China in 2023. Its short spines have bands of white, black, and pale color.

• Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus

  The Collared Aracari is a toucan relative with a bright yellow belly and red rump. It moves through trees in small flocks and eats fruits, insects, and other foods.

• Red-crested Tree Rat Santamartamys rufodorsalis

  This arboreal rodent is known from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. In the 2017 species account, the known evidence comprised two museum specimens and one photographic record.

• Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura

  The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher is a small blue-gray bird of dry scrub in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Breeding males grow a black cap, and both parents take part in raising their young.

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa Allactaga (Orientallactaga) sibirica

  This jerboa is recorded in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and other parts of Asia. A specialist mammal account places it in dry steppe, semi-desert, and desert habitats. Coat colors and tail markings vary across its range, and genetic evidence may indicate that the broad current taxon includes more than one unnamed species.

• Grey Tinamou Tinamus tao

  A large tinamou ranging from the eastern Andes to Brazil’s savanna woodland. It feeds mainly on fruit on the forest floor.