Meet the world’s animals.

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• Goodman’s mouse lemur Microcebus lehilahytsara

  

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

• Simeulue Parrot Psittinus abbotti

  

  The Simeulue Parrot is restricted to Simeulue and Siumat off northwestern Sumatra. Adult males have a blue face and green forecrown; females have an all-green head.

• Black-headed Night Monkey Aotus nigriceps

  

  The black-headed night monkey is a small monkey of Amazonian forest, active mainly at night. Its large eyes and the black line running between them are distinctive.

• Chiriqui Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis

  

  The Chiriqui Quail-Dove has chestnut upperparts and a slate-grey crown. It searches for food on the ground in humid montane forest in Costa Rica and western Panama.

• Asian parti-colored bat Vespertilio sinensis

  

  A bat whose dark brown fur has white tips, giving it a frosted appearance.

• Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus

  

  It is active at night. On Bangka Island, parents take turns warming the chick and bring it insects.

• Cozumel Raccoon Procyon pygmaeus

  The Cozumel raccoon is a small raccoon restricted to Cozumel Island, Mexico. It is mostly nocturnal and eats many crabs.

• Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis

  This bird searches for insects on the ground and in low vegetation. This entry describes the lashmari subspecies on Kangaroo Island.

• Sunda leopard cat Prionailurus javanensis

  The Sunda leopard cat is a small wild cat of Southeast Asian islands. Its orange-yellow coat has dark spots, and it hunts mainly small mammals on the ground at night.

• Great Barbet Psilopogon virens

  A large, colorful barbet that lives in tall trees in Hong Kong. Several birds may gather at fruiting trees.

• Indri Indri indri

  A lemur of northeastern Madagascar’s rainforests. It leaps between trees and eats leaves, fruit and other plant foods.

• American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

  The American Avocet has long legs and a slender, upturned bill that it sweeps through shallow water for food.

• Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps

  The western jumping mouse lives in western North America and hops on large hind feet. Its active season is short, and it hibernates through winter.

• Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis

  This slender raptor has a long tail and white spots on its chest and belly. It glides over open woodland and grassland while searching for prey.

• Eurasian Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus

  This small shrew has a long, pointed snout and very small eyes and ears. In Britain it occurs in places with grass, leaf litter, or other ground cover.

• Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris

  The Beach Stone-curlew is a large shorebird that walks beaches and estuaries with a heavy bill.

• Bharal (blue sheep) Pseudois nayaur

  A mountain animal also known as the blue sheep, found in the Indian Himalaya.

• Large Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucos

  The Large Scimitar Babbler has a long, heavy curved bill, dark brown face and back, pale throat and breast, and grey flanks. It forages low in vegetation.

• Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou mexicanus

  This porcupine ranges from southeastern Mexico through Central America to western Panama. Long quills hide beneath coarse black hairs, and its long tail can grip branches.

• White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea

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

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat Lionycteris spurrelli

  The chestnut long-tongued bat is a small bat with chestnut to dark brown fur on its back. It roosts in caves and feeds mainly on nectar.

• Lemon-bellied White-eye Zosterops chloris

  This white-eye is centered on Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas in Indonesia. It has yellow underparts and a white eye-ring. A university reference lists open coastal forest, forest edges, plantations, and urban areas; a survey in south-east Sulawesi also recorded it at mangrove and riparian forest edges.

• Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema

  A bat with a conspicuous leaf-shaped nose structure that roosts in tropical forests and near waterways.

• Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota

  The Amazonian Motmot has a green body, orange underparts, a black eye mask, and a blue crown. It sits on forest perches and may wag its tail from side to side.