Meet the world’s animals.

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• Silvered Langur Trachypithecus cristatus

  

  The silvered langur feeds on leaves and fruit in trees; its orange young gradually develop the silver coat of adults.

• Grey Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex

  

  This small bird has sooty grey plumage and a dark tail. It searches for small invertebrates near the ground in dry woodland and acacia savanna scrub.

• Northern pygmy marmoset Cebuella pygmaea

  

  A very small tree-climbing monkey of the upper Amazon basin.

• Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa

  

  This small warbler is common in Mexico's mountain pine forests and sometimes moves to lower elevations in winter.

• Visayan Warty Pig Sus cebifrons

  

  It has mane-like hair that can fall across the face. The range entry is limited to the living population on Negros and Panay.

• Bay Antpitta Grallaria capitalis

  

  This antpitta occurs in the eastern Andes of central Peru. It inhabits humid montane forest and edges, with records around 1,800–3,000 m.

• Desert Hare Lepus tibetanus

  The desert hare has sandy fur and long ears and feeds on plants in steppe, desert and semi-desert habitats.

• Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno

  The Resplendent Quetzal lives in moist montane forest from southern Mexico to Panama. Males have iridescent green plumage, a red belly, and long tail plumes, and often eat fruits from the laurel family.

• Troughton's Sheath-tailed Bat Taphozous (Taphozous) troughtoni

  This bat is recorded in open woodland and spinifex hills in northern Australia. Its fur is olive-brown with pale gray guard hairs.

• Philippine Coucal Centropus viridis

  This coucal is about 41–43 cm long. It is active on the ground by day and feeds on ground invertebrates.

• Nicobar Tree Shrew Tupaia nicobarica

  The Nicobar treeshrew is restricted to Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar islands in India. A study on Great Nicobar found it active in trees and feeding mainly on insects.

• Great Snipe Gallinago media

  The Great Snipe is a medium-sized wader that breeds from northern Europe east into Russia and winters in tropical Africa.

• Tucumán Tuco-tuco Ctenomys tucumanus

  The Tucumán Tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent recorded around the city of Tucumán. It has a reddish brown back, a pale underside, and white patches near the limbs.

• Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornata

  The Vogelkop Bowerbird lives in the mountains of western New Guinea, where males build decorated structures.

• Chestnut African Climbing Mouse Dendromus mystacalis

  The chestnut African climbing mouse lives in savannas south of the Sahara and climbs tall grasses with its tail.

• Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus

  The Variegated Tinamou is a wary bird of humid forests in northern South America. Its rufous neck and dark bars across the back are striking features.

• Ursine Red Howler Alouatta arctoidea

  The ursine red howler has reddish-brown fur and a long, grasping tail. It spends its days in trees and feeds mainly on leaves, with fruits and flowers also in its diet.

• Red-eared Parrot-Finch Erythrura coloria

  The Red-eared Parrotfinch is a small finch of the mountains of Mindanao. It has a blue forehead and face, a red crescent behind the ear, and forages low for grass seeds.

• Hispid Pocket Gopher Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus

  The Hispid Pocket Gopher lives underground from southern Mexico into northern Central America. Its coat is coarse, and some individuals have a white band around the lower back.

• Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens

  This cormorant inhabits southern Australian coasts. Adults have a black face and back with white underparts, and dive for fish.

• Hispaniolan Hutia Plagiodontia aedium

  The Hispaniolan hutia is a rodent found only on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Its dark-brown back, paler underside, and nearly hairless tail are useful clues.

• Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris

  The Rufous-vented Tit is a small bird of mountain forests around the Himalayas. Fresh plumage shows a black crest and a pale patch on the nape.

• Brazilian White-eared Opossum Didelphis albiventris

  The Brazilian white-eared opossum is a marsupial from northern and eastern South America. Its white ears and dark line between the eyes stand out; it forages on the ground at night and can climb trees.

• Western Parotia Parotia sefilata

  Males are black with a white forehead, an iridescent breast shield, and wire-like head plumes. They eat fruit and arthropods and perform courtship dances in mountain forest.