Meet the world’s animals.

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• Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis

  

  Radde's Accentor is a small mountain bird with a white eyebrow and a dark-streaked back. It searches for insects and seeds on the ground.

• Cape Fox Vulpes chama

  

  A small fox of southern Africa and the smallest member of the dog family.

• Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus

  

  This small flowerpecker has a green back, a yellow striped underside, and a bright orange crown patch. It actively visits fruiting and flowering trees.

• Greater Guinea Pig Cavia magna

  

  The greater guinea pig is a wild relative of the domestic guinea pig. It has webbed toes and lives in wetlands, with long fur forming a crest on its neck.

• Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

  

  Its grey to brown plumage is finely patterned with black and buff, and its large orange iris is conspicuous. It occurs in varied habitats in Central and South America and feeds on insects, especially around dawn and dusk.

• 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.

• Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea

  A large, robust antshrike with distinct male and female plumage; the Argentina account records it in forest habitats.

• Dong Bac Trident Bat Aselliscus dongbacanus

  This bat is known from limestone karst in northeastern Vietnam. The original description named it Aselliscus dongbacana; this entry uses the current Mammal Diversity Database spelling, Aselliscus dongbacanus.

• Pincoya Storm Petrel Oceanites pincoyae

  This small seabird was described from the Puerto Montt area of southern Chile. During a 2011 study, birds were observed in sheltered bay waters forming groups, running over the surface with their wings tucked, and diving for food.

• Lemur-like Ringtail Hemibelideus lemuroides

  The lemuroid ringtail possum is a marsupial of northeastern Queensland's rainforests. Its dark brown coat and pale rings around the eyes are easy to notice.

• Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus

  This foliage-gleaner ranges from eastern Central America into northern South America and the western Amazon. In current taxonomy it is separate from two closely related species with which it was formerly grouped.

• 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.

• Papuan Pitta Erythropitta macklotii

  The Papuan Pitta inhabits forests on New Guinea and nearby islands. It has a red belly, rusty nape, black throat, and a blue breast band edged in black. In the 2024 eBird taxonomy, the former northern and southern pittas are treated as one species.

• Pygmy Spotted Skunk Spilogale pygmaea

  A small skunk from Mexico’s Pacific coast, with white stripes on a black coat that break into spots toward the rear.

• Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus

  A black shrike with a white wing stripe and vivid red underparts, it lives in dry scrub and savanna of southern Africa, where pairs defend territories.

• Gray African Climbing Mouse Dendromus melanotis

  Its gray coat has a dark stripe down the back, and its long tail helps it climb grass stems. It is active at night, builds grass nests, and eats seeds and insects.

• Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys

  The Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler lives along Himalayan forest edges and in scrub. Its rusty face and long, downcurved bill are distinctive.

• Goldman's Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys goldmani

  This small pocket gopher is reported from the plateau of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. A regional mammal guide describes its short, soft yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown coat and gives general habits for pocket gophers as a family.

• Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

  This lapwing-like bird has a large eye and short, two-toned bill. It lives in dry thorn scrub and is nocturnal, so it is rarely encountered in the field.

• Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis

  The Australian humpback dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. It has a hump in front of the dorsal fin, and its color varies with age and population.

• Blue-grey Robin Peneothello cyanus

  A blue-grey robin of New Guinea's mountains, it searches for insects low in forest and secondary growth.

• Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira parvidens

  This small fruit-eating bat ranges from Mexico to northern Costa Rica. It roosts in mature forest and is also often recorded in disturbed areas where pioneer plants grow.

• Rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata

  A seabird that develops a horn-like projection on its bill during breeding.

• Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Jaculus jaculus

  The lesser Egyptian jerboa is a small rodent that bounds on long hind legs. It is active at night in deserts and semi-deserts.