Meet the world’s animals.

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• Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris

  

  The Brown Jacamar lives in South American woodland and savanna forest. It has a long pointed bill and a rufous breast.

• Chinese Dormouse Chaetocauda sichuanensis

  The Chinese dormouse was described from subalpine forest in northern Sichuan. Its original description notes large eyes and a tail ending in a tuft of dense fur.

• Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii

  This antpitta is endemic to Peru and searches for food near the ground in montane forest. It has a brown back, with rusty coloring on the sides of the head and neck.

• Miller's Saki Pithecia milleri

  Miller’s saki lives in humid forests of southwestern Colombia and northeastern Ecuador and mainly eats seeds and fruit.

• Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

  The Thick-billed Flowerpecker ranges from the Indian subcontinent into Southeast Asia. This small bird takes fruit and nectar with its thick bill and forages in tree canopies and village groves.

• Southern Pudu Pudu puda

  A small deer of the temperate rainforests of Argentina and Chile. It makes trails through the undergrowth to feeding and resting places.

• King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

  The King Vulture is a large scavenger of tropical lowland forests in Central and South America. It may wait for other birds to open a carcass.

• Indian Gray Mongoose Urva edwardsii

  A mongoose of South Asia and Arabia, recognized by its silver-gray speckled coat and white-tipped tail.

• Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris

  The Slate-colored Boubou has dark grey plumage and a darker head. It inhabits dry scrub and riverine thickets, foraging on the ground and within dense vegetation for insects and other invertebrates.

• American Water Shrew Sorex palustris

  The American water shrew ranges from Alaska and Canada to northern mountain regions of the United States. Near streams and lakes, it dives to search for aquatic insects.

• Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps

  A bird of the subspecies sinensis was recorded foraging in broad-leaved deciduous forest in southwest Hebei, China, in 2012. That individual had a chestnut crown and yellow wing-bars.

• Diani Dwarf Galago Paragalago cocos

  This small nocturnal primate lives from coastal Kenya into northern Tanzania. It rests with others in tree holes by day and searches for fruit and invertebrates at night.

• Pygmy Lorikeet Charminetta wilhelminae

  The Pygmy Lorikeet is a small parrot of New Guinea's mountain forests. It feeds on nectar and pollen, often gathering in flowering tree canopies.

• Acacia Thallomys Thallomys paedulcus

  The Acacia Thallomys is an arboreal rodent of African savannas. It shelters under acacia bark and builds nests among branches.

• Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

  The Yellow-vented Bulbul has olive-brown upperparts and a yellow vent. In Singapore it occurs from coastal scrub to parks and urban areas.

• 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.

• Cuckoo Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis

  The Cuckoo Weaver is a small bird of grassland and wet places. Its short, stout bill and short tail are distinctive, and it lays eggs in other birds’ nests.

• Brazilian Long-nosed Bat Rhynchonycteris naso

  This small bat has an elongated muzzle and pale stripes on its back. It roosts in lines on tree trunks and roots near water, then flies out at night to eat insects.

• Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana

  A small bird of eastern Australia, often in open woodland and shrubland. Its yellowish underside and white cheek streaks stand out as it forages among leaves.

• 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.

• Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri

  This bird lives in New Guinea’s mountains. Males have white pectoral tufts, females are olive-colored, and the species eats small berries and arthropods.

• Potto Perodicticus potto

  This nocturnal primate inhabits West African forest and moves slowly along branches.

• Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae

  Anchieta's Sunbird is 10–12 cm long. It uses open Brachystegia woodland and shrubs associated with Tacoma and Protea, and feeds on invertebrates. The page lists sound recordings from Zambia.

• White-fronted Brown Lemur Eulemur albifrons

  The male's white face makes the sexes easy to distinguish. This lemur lives in forests of northeastern Madagascar and mainly eats fruit, young leaves, and flowers.