Meet the world’s animals.

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• Southern African Mastomys Mastomys coucha

  

  The Southern African Mastomys is a rodent recorded in southern Africa. A South African study trapped it more often in natural and agricultural areas than in villages.

• Welwitch's bat Myotis (Chrysopteron) welwitschii

  

  Welwitch's bat has a netlike pattern in its wing membrane. Records are scattered across a broad part of Africa.

• Marine Otter Lontra felina

  

  The marine otter lives among rocky shores along the Pacific coast of South America. It has dark brown fur and feeds on fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.

• Geoffroy's Rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus

  

  Geoffroy's rousette is a fruit-eating bat that roosts in large groups in limestone caves. It moves as fruits ripen.

• Big Lutrine Opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata

  

  The big lutrine opossum is a marsupial found in scattered parts of South America. It can swim, but it is not specialized for an aquatic life.

• Tantalus Monkey Chlorocebus tantalus

  

  Tantalus monkeys forage along forest edges and in grassland, and can disperse seeds from fruit they eat. A study site in Nigeria yielded seeds that remained intact in their faeces.

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira luisi

  Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat may have yellow, orange, or red patches on its shoulders. It is nocturnal and is expected to feed mainly on fruit.

• Iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica

  A sturdy wild goat of the Iberian mountains, with large horns. Its horns and coat differ by sex and season.

• Iberian Hare Lepus granatensis

  The Iberian hare has large eyes, long ears and powerful hind legs. It is native only to the Iberian Peninsula and prefers open, level ground.

• Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi

  A climbing kangaroo of Papua New Guinea’s rainforests.

• Russet Ground Squirrel Spermophilus major

  The russet ground squirrel digs burrows in grassland and river valleys. It forages by day and hibernates in winter.

• Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys bicolor

  The Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat is a tree-using rodent of Central and South American forests. Its back is ochre to reddish brown, its belly is white, and its tail has a short tuft.

• Charming gerbil Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) amoenus

  The charming gerbil is a small rodent found in North Africa. Records cover hard dry ground, salt marshes, and cultivated land, among other settings.

• Schwartz's Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) martiniquensis

  Schwartz's myotis is a bat endemic to the Caribbean island of Martinique. It inhabits forested mountain areas and eats insects.

• Asian Badger Meles leucurus

  The Asian badger ranges from eastern Europe to eastern Asia and is well adapted for digging. It has a white face with dark stripes over the eyes, and its coat color varies by region.

• Bornean Spotted-winged Fruit Bat Balionycteris maculata

  This small fruit bat has yellow spots on its wings. It lives in forests in Thailand, Malaysia, and Borneo and is usually active at night.

• Emilia's Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus emiliae

  Emilia's Gracile Opossum is a small marsupial with reddish-brown fur above and white fur below. It is arboreal and may also forage on the ground.

• East Javan Langur Trachypithecus auratus

  The East Javan langur moves through trees with its long tail and mainly eats young leaves. Its coat occurs in black and reddish forms.

• Orange Nectar Bat Lonchophylla robusta

  The orange nectar bat is a medium-sized bat with an elongated muzzle and orange-brown back. It feeds on nectar and pollen in moist evergreen forests.

• Beisa Oryx beisa

  An antelope of dry East African habitats. Both sexes have long horns, and it eats grasses and leaves.

• Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus

  A hare of North America’s boreal forests, it changes coat color with the seasons. Its large hind feet help it stay atop the snow.

• Ursine Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus

  This tree-kangaroo has a black back and a white tail tip. It lives in West Papua’s montane rainforest, but its wild diet is poorly known.

• Rio Grande Ground Squirrel Ictidomys parvidens

  This ground squirrel occurs in southern and western Texas. Rows of square white spots mark its back, and its tail is bushy. It lives in grassland and brush and uses several burrows.

• Stoliczka's High Mountain Vole Alticola (Alticola) stoliczkanus

  This vole lives in high mountain areas around the Himalaya, in valleys and rocky places above the tree line. It is nocturnal and builds nests from rock and grass.