Meet the world’s animals.

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• Black lechwe Kobus smithemani

  

  Black lechwe are smaller and darker than other lechwe, and males have shorter horns. Along Lake Bangweulu in Zambia, they move seasonally as water levels change.

• Columbian Ground Squirrel Urocitellus columbianus

  

  The Columbian ground squirrel lives in groups in western North American grasslands and alpine meadows. It is known for a long hibernation.

• Chiriqui brown mouse Scotinomys xerampelinus

  

  This singing mouse lives in the high mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. A research lab describes singing mice as diurnal insect-eaters.

• Hoogstraal's Gerbil Gerbillus (Gerbillus) hoogstraali

  

  Hoogstraal's Gerbil is a gerbil with fur on its feet. It has been recorded in southern Morocco, where a 2011 survey found it at one site near the Sous River.

• Badger Bat Glauconycteris superba

  

  This African bat has conspicuous white markings. A 2016 study captured 10 individuals at two sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and reported individual variation in shoulder and belly patterns.

• Mantled guereza Colobus guereza

  

  An African forest monkey with long white fringes that feeds mainly on leaves.

• Velvety Fruit-eating Bat Enchisthenes hartii

  This fruit-eating bat ranges across Central and South America. It is often recorded in moist forests, and there are records of it eating small figs.

• Steenbok Raphicerus campestris

  The steenbok is a small antelope. In SANParks’ Marakele National Park account, it feeds on grasses, browse and fruits.

• Indochinese Flying Squirrel Hylopetes phayrei

  The Indochinese flying squirrel is an arboreal squirrel of Southeast Asian forests. It glides between trees using a membrane stretched between its fore and hind limbs.

• Slender Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) gracilis

  The Slender Harvest Mouse ranges from Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula to northwestern Costa Rica. It is often recorded in dry areas, while its species account also lists forests, wetland edges, and fields as habitats.

• Lesser Marmoset Rat Hapalomys delacouri

  The lesser marmoset rat has a tail longer than its body, ending in a tuft. A Vietnam guide reports it using bamboo internodes.

• Large Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri

  The Large Pied Bat is an eastern Australian bat associated with cliffs and caves. It has glossy black fur, long ears, and a white V-shaped fringe beneath the wings and tail membrane.

• Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza Colobus caudatus

  This black-and-white colobus occurs around Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. The catalogue uses species rank, while a 2015 field paper referred to it as the subspecies C. guereza caudatus.

• Mexican Big-eyed Bat Chiroderma scopaeum

  This Mexican bat has records along the Pacific side of the country and as far east as Veracruz. It uses dry forest and riparian forest.

• Alpine ibex Capra ibex

  A wild goat of high meadows and rocky slopes in the Alps.

• Utah Prairie Dog Cynomys (Leucocrossuromys) parvidens

  The Utah prairie dog is a diurnal squirrel relative of southwestern Utah that forms colonies with extensive underground burrows.

• Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

  The deer mouse is a small rodent widespread in North America. Coat color varies by region, and the tail is distinctly darker above than below.

• Golden Spiny Mouse Acomys (Acomys) russatus

  The golden spiny mouse has a golden-brown back and uses crevices in dry, rocky places. When alarmed, it raises its stiff hairs to look larger.

• Red Bat Lasiurus blossevillii

  The red bat is a medium-sized bat with reddish or grayish fur. In Argentina it roosts among foliage and catches insects while flying.

• Crested Mona Monkey Cercopithecus pogonias

  The crowned guenon is notable for its crest of hair and lives mainly in the trees of western Central African forests.

• Pygmy Round-eared Bat Lophostoma brasiliense

  This small bat has rounded ears and a short tail enclosed by the flight membrane. It is active after dusk, feeds on insects, and has been reported roosting in arboreal termite nests.

• Lichtenstein's Hartebeest Alcelaphus lichtensteinii

  Its horn bases are short and broad, and its horns curve inward before turning backward. A 1976–1977 study in south-eastern Zimbabwe found that it preferred tall grass habitat.

• Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota (Petromarmota) vancouverensis

  The Vancouver Island marmot lives in mountain meadows on Canada's Vancouver Island. It has brown fur with white patches and hibernates underground.

• Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma (Teonoma) cinerea

  This rodent of western North America is known for its bushy tail and piles of plant material around its rocky shelters.