Meet the world’s animals.

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• Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii

  

  It ranges from southern Mexico to western Panama, using forested areas near water as well as edges and scrub.

• Yucatan Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mayensis

  

  The Yucatan small-eared shrew has short gray fur and tiny eyes. It occurs in lowland areas around the Yucatan Peninsula and searches for small prey at night.

• Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris

  

  The Ecuadorian Thrush is a forest bird recorded from coastal and foothill western Ecuador to northwestern Peru.

• Western Ring-tailed Possum Pseudocheirus occidentalis

  

  A nocturnal marsupial of forests in south-western Australia. It eats leaves and other plant foods, then rests by day in leafy nests built among branches.

• Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus

  

  Pallas's Sandgrouse lives in dry grasslands of Central Asia. Males and females have different plumage, and flocks fly to water and feed on seeds.

• Northern Common Cuscus Phalanger orientalis

  

  This nocturnal cuscus has a tail that grips branches. Males and females differ in coat and in how much of the tail is white; the species occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands.

• White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis

  A small falcon found from Myanmar across mainland Southeast Asia. It uses dry, open woodland and savanna and mainly takes large insects.

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog Paraechinus nudiventris

  The bare-bellied hedgehog is marked by short spines on its back and a white underside. A survey in southern India recorded it sheltering in shrubs by day and foraging from evening into night.

• White-throated Ground Dove Pampusana xanthonura

  The male is white over the upper body, while the female is earthy brown. It forages mainly on the ground on Yap, but in trees and bushes in the Mariana Islands.

• Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum Thylamys macrurus

  This small opossum is known from eastern Paraguay and adjacent central-western Brazil. Its mid-back is darker, becoming paler toward the flanks and belly.

• Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor

  The Barred Becard is about 10.5–11 cm long and has fine barring underneath. It is rare or uncommon in humid cloud forest on the eastern slope of Bolivia’s northern Andes. Alone or in pairs, it gleans arthropods and also eats fruit.

• Rio Acarí Marmoset Mico acariensis

  The Rio Acarí marmoset is a small monkey from the southern Brazilian Amazon. Bright orange patches stand out against much of its white upper coat, while its wild behavior and diet remain poorly studied.

• Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum

  At a study site in southern Taiwan, Plain Flowerpeckers fed mainly on nectar and fruit of Taxillus pseudochinensis and dispersed the seeds of several mistletoes. The Taiwanese subspecies is described with a thin, pointed bill and pale underparts.

• Bushveld Elephant Shrew Elephantulus intufi

  A small mammal with a narrow, elongated snout and long hind legs. It lives in dry scrublands of southern Africa and mainly eats ants and termites.

• Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris

  The Roadside Hawk is a small raptor of forests and open areas in Central and South America.

• Ruidoso Pocket Gopher Megascapheus ruidosae

  This pocket gopher was described from Ruidoso, New Mexico. The original description records dark brown to nearly black fur above, ochre-brown sides and underside, and white feet and tail tip.

• Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans

  Cassin's Kingbird has a gray head and breast, a white throat, and a yellow belly. It catches flying insects from perches in open country.

• Desert Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus penicillatus

  The desert pocket mouse lives in arid areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nocturnal and carries seeds in its cheek pouches for storage.

• Taliabu Masked Owl Tyto nigrobrunnea

  The Taliabu Masked Owl is a rare owl known from Taliabu Island. Its plumage is described, but its feeding and breeding habits remain unknown.

• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

  A seal of the seas around Antarctica that dives deep to find food.

• Mariana Kingfisher Todiramphus albicilla

  The Mariana Kingfisher was recorded in a forest-bird survey on Tinian. A sample collected on Saipan is described as white-headed in a phylogenetic study.

• Bangs's Mountain Squirrel Syntheosciurus brochus

  Bangs's mountain squirrel is a tree squirrel reported from the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama. A study in Costa Rica observed it feeding on flowers, sap, and bromeliads.

• Scripps's Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi

  This small seabird breeds on islands off California and Mexico. Outside the breeding period it stays at sea, diving for small fish and crustaceans.

• Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus

  A kangaroo of eastern Australian woodland and grassland that moves by hopping on its hind legs.