Meet the world’s animals.

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• Short-billed Greenbul Xanthomixis zosterops

  

  This Xanthomixis is endemic to Madagascar and lives in humid evergreen forest. The source also uses names such as Spectacled Tetraka; this entry retains the pool label Short-billed Greenbul.

• Neotropical River Otter Lontra longicaudis

  

  An otter of South America and Trinidad, using rivers, lakes and their banks.

• Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti

  

  The Peruvian Piedtail is a hummingbird endemic to Peru. Its account places it in montane forest on the eastern slope of the Andes.

• Patagonian mara Dolichotis patagonum

  

  A long-eared, long-legged rodent of Argentina’s open country.

• Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia

  

  The breeding male is striking for its long black tail and buff-orange body. After breeding, the birds join other seedeaters and reproduce by laying eggs in a host's nest.

• Antafia Sportive Lemur Lepilemur aeeclis

  

  Lepilemur aeeclis occurs in northwestern Madagascar. A forest survey in the Antrema protected area reported this mainly leaf-eating lemur more often in closed-canopy forest and less often in shrub, dune, and wooded agricultural sites.

• Salmon-crested cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis

  A cockatoo of Indonesia’s Moluccan islands, with a salmon-coloured crest raised when excited or threatened.

• Bushveld Gerbil Gerbilliscus (Taterona) leucogaster

  A gerbil of grasslands and open woodland in eastern and southern Africa. A dark line runs along the upper side of its long tail.

• Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus

  The Indian Stone-curlew is a ground-dwelling bird breeding from India into Southeast Asia and is mostly nocturnal.

• Magellanic Tuco-tuco Ctenomys magellanicus

  The Magellanic tuco-tuco is a burrowing rodent known from southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Historical accounts describe it digging underground burrows and eating grass.

• Chinspot Batis Batis molitor

  This small bird is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and favors woodland, savanna, and riverine thickets over evergreen forest. It searches for insects and spiders in trees and bushes.

• Toque Macaque Macaca sinica

  A macaque endemic to Sri Lanka; the shape of its crown tuft varies by region.

• Blue Crane Grus paradisea

  This crane lives in southern African grasslands. Its bluish-grey body and long trailing display feathers stand out.

• Mexican Long-tongued Bat Choeronycteris mexicana

  The Mexican long-tongued bat uses a tongue about one-third of its body length to feed from flowers. It visits night-blooming cactus and agave.

• Stripe-headed Tanager Spindalis zena

  The Stripe-headed Tanager occurs on Caribbean islands and nearby regions, and males and females differ in plumage.

• Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous tatouay

  An armadillo whose tail lacks armor. At night it digs into soil and termite mounds with its large claws, feeding mainly on ants and termites.

• Peruvian Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis peruviana

  It lives in western Amazonian rainforest east of the Andes. It gleans insects from the undersides of leaves and also uses forest edges and second growth near water or marshes. It has a black iris and a short tail.

• Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus fumigatus

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

• Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates

  The Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater occurs in open places in East African highlands and forests. Adults are about 21 cm long and catch insects in flight.

• Mountain Coati Nasua olivacea

  A coati of Andean forests, with an elongated snout and a bushy, ringed tail.

• Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis

  The Grey-crowned Babbler has a broad grey brow and rufous marks on the breast and wings. It forages in small groups, turning over leaves and stones with its bill.

• Black Dwarf Porcupine Coendou nycthemera

  The black dwarf porcupine has records from the Amazon region. Its dorsal quill pattern helps distinguish it from similar species, but its range is still poorly defined.

• White-mantled Barbet Capito hypoleucus

  This barbet lives in the north-central Colombian Andes. It uses humid montane and gallery forest and feeds on fruit, seeds, and insects.

• Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens

  The species has been recorded in forests in northeastern Australia. A 2025 study examined fur from one young male collected on the Atherton Tablelands, and a camera survey reported in 2026 recorded the species in reference forest and restored corridors.