Meet the world’s animals.

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• Banded Palm Civet Hemigalus derbyanus

  

  The banded palm civet is a civet with dark bands across its back and stripes on its face. It is recorded in forests on Borneo and searches for food on the ground at night.

• Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor

  

  A small flamingo with a long curved neck and slender pink legs, gathering on saline lakes and similar wetlands.

• Andean Night Monkey Aotus miconax

  

  The Andean night monkey is a nocturnal primate of cloud forests in northeastern Peru. Large brown eyes and three black facial stripes are features described for the genus Aotus. A study of one group in Peru found it using tree holes and vine tangles as sleeping sites.

• Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus

  

  The Banded Broadbill is about 21–23 cm long, and males and females differ in plumage. It eats invertebrates in lowland forest and secondary growth. Recording sites in Malaysia and Thailand show only part of its range.

• Pale Fork-crowned Lemur Phaner pallescens

  

  The pale fork-crowned lemur is a nocturnal lemur of western Madagascar’s dry forests. It feeds mainly on tree gum and sap.

• Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus

  

  This shrike has a grey back and white underparts and searches for prey in dry grassland.

• Perrier's Sifaka Propithecus perrieri

  Perrier’s sifaka is an arboreal lemur with a black coat. It is active by day in small groups and eats mainly leaves, along with flowers and fruit.

• 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.

• Eastern Broad-nosed Bat Scotorepens orion

  This broad-nosed bat occurs in eastern Australia. Its back is dark brown and the underside is duller and paler. Records come from wet forests and more open woodland.

• Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens

  This starling is endemic to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It feeds in the forest canopy on fruit, insects and nectar; one study records it visiting flowers of native Fitchia.

• South China Field Mouse Apodemus draco

  The South China Field Mouse lives in southern Chinese forests, where its seed-hoarding behavior has been studied.

• Huon Bowerbird Amblyornis germanus

  This bird lives in montane forest on the Huon Peninsula. Males have an orange crest and decorate stick bowers with colored objects; females lack the orange crest.

• Haig's Tuco-tuco Ctenomys haigi

  Haig's tuco-tuco is a small burrowing rodent with soft gray-brown fur. It lives in burrows and gives short calls both day and night.

• Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis

  The Yunnan Nuthatch is a small bird with a blue-grey back and a bold black eyestripe. In mature pine forest in southern China, it searches for insects among pine needles.

• Short-snouted Sengi Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

  The short-snouted sengi has a long, narrow snout and a faint white eye ring. In southern Africa it uses grassland with trees or shrubs.

• Chinese Fulvetta Fulvetta striaticollis

  This 12–14 cm bird inhabits high mountains in China, including conifer forest, rhododendron scrub and low shrubs.

• Malayan Pygmy Shrew Suncus malayanus

  This small shrew occurs on the Thai-Malay Peninsula. A male captured in the Cameron Highlands had notably large ears and dark, fine fur.

• Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castaneothorax

  This ground-dwelling bird lives in Australian grassland and shrubland. Males have a pale stripe above the eye and a conspicuous chestnut band across the breast.

• Red-fronted Lemur Eulemur rufus

  This lemur is notable for its black face and pale cheek fur. Males and females have different coat colors, and female coloration varies by region.

• Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea

  This large cockatoo has a black body set off by yellow cheek and tail markings. It feeds in flocks in eucalypt woodlands and pine plantations.

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous (Taphozous) melanopogon

  Males may grow a black beard seasonally. Groups roost in caves, rocky places, or unused buildings, and the bats use sound to find flying insects.

• Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus

  This small grebe lives in shallow ponds and wetlands and swims underwater in search of food.

• Smoky Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys fumosus

  The smoky pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent of the southern Mexican Plateau, where volcanic soils occur. Its large foreclaws help it dig underground.

• Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps

  The Great Indian Bustard is a large bird that walks through grassland while foraging. Its pale neck and black crown stand out, and breeding males display to females in grassland.