Meet the world’s animals.

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• African Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus africanus

  

  The African brush-tailed porcupine is a nocturnal rodent of West and Central African forests. It uses burrows during the day.

• Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi

  

  This oriole is endemic to the Andros island complex in The Bahamas. It nests in palms around settlements, and a 2020 study also documented breeding in native pine forest.

• Mountain Tree Shrew Tupaia montana

  

  This treeshrew lives in the mountain forests of northern Borneo. It is an omnivore that uses the ground and climbs, and a mountain study reported body-weight variation with elevation.

• Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles affinis

  

  It lives in lower montane forest on the Bird’s Head Peninsula of western New Guinea, with brownish plumage and a pale collar.

• Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata

  

  The marbled cat is a wild cat of forests from South Asia to Southeast Asia. Its marble-like markings and unusually long tail are distinctive.

• Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

  

  This sparrow has a russet-and-grey back and bold streaks on its white chest. It occurs across much of North America, though plumage varies by region.

• Moholi Bushbaby Galago moholi

  The Moholi bushbaby is a nocturnal primate of southern African wooded savannas. It moves quickly through trees and gets much of its food from tree gum.

• Javan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus

  A yellow, downcurved bill, white eyebrow and chestnut back identify this babbler. It forages in the lower growth of forests on Java and Bali.

• Red slender loris Loris tardigradus

  The red slender loris is a small primate endemic to Sri Lanka. A 2017 study places the species across the island's wet zone and montane areas.

• Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

  A large seabird that glides over the sea and catches fish.

• Javan Mongoose Urva javanica

  The Javan mongoose is a mongoose found in Southeast Asia. A study on Java examined traces of its varied animal prey in fecal DNA.

• White-cheeked Bushtit Aegithalos leucogenys

  The White-cheeked Tit is a small bird, about 11 cm long. Its white cheek patch and black bib stand out; it lives in dry scrub and open woodland in northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• Eastern Wolf Canis lycaon

  The COSEWIC report describes the Eastern Wolf as an intermediate-sized canid whose coat varies from reddish brown to tawny. It identifies this population using genetic evidence as well as appearance.

• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus

  A waterbird using rivers, ponds, rice fields and other wetlands.

• Buffy-tufted Marmoset Callithrix aurita

  It has a black body, short tufts extending from the ears, and a white to light tan face. It occurs in montane rain forests of southeastern Brazil.

• Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

  This small shorebird has sandy grey-brown upperparts and a white underside. It breeds on beaches and river or lake shores and picks small invertebrates from the ground.

• Social Vole Microtus (Microtus) socialis

  The social vole is a small rodent that digs burrows in steppe and semi-desert. Field studies report family groups sharing burrow systems.

• Brown dipper Cinclus pallasii

  A mountain-stream bird that dives underwater for insects and small fish.

• Brown Agouti Dasyprocta variegata

  This agouti is listed from Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. An Argentine biodiversity profile describes reddish-brown fur flecked with black and records in forest, savanna and cultivated areas near water.

• Pohnpei Broadbill Myiagra pluto

  Myiagra pluto is confined to Pohnpei Island in Micronesia. It also occurs at forest edges and village gardens, catching insects from low perches.

• Daraina Sportive Lemur Lepilemur milanoii

  The Daraina sportive lemur is a nocturnal lemur of northern Madagascar. It rests in tree holes by day.

• MacGillivray's Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi

  A seabird breeding around St Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean and on Gough Island in the South Atlantic. It eats small crustaceans at sea and ranges widely outside the breeding season.

• Shark Bay Bandicoot Perameles bougainville

  The Shark Bay bandicoot is a small marsupial native to islands off Western Australia. It makes a nest beneath shrubs for daytime shelter.

• Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

  This North American swallow catches insects while flying low over water and nests in burrows in banks.