Meet the world’s animals.

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• Guinea Baboon Papio papio

  

  A West African baboon whose wild ecology has been studied in a Senegalese national park.

• White-lined Broad-nosed Bat Platyrrhinus lineatus

  

  The white-lined broad-nosed bat is a South American bat marked by a white stripe on its back. It is nocturnal and mainly eats fruit.

• Saiga Saiga tatarica

  

  An antelope distinguished by a large nose that hangs over the mouth.

• Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis

  

  The Indian giant flying squirrel lives in tree cavities and canopies, gliding between trees on a membrane that stretches from its forelegs to its hind legs.

• Root Vole Microtus (Alexandromys) oeconomus

  

  This vole occurs across northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, using moist grasslands in tundra and taiga regions. It favors places with abundant sedges and cover.

• False Water Rat Xeromys myoides

  

  A small rodent recorded along northern and eastern Australia and in western New Guinea. It uses coastal saltmarsh and mangroves, as well as nearby freshwater wetlands.

• Lesser Mouse-eared Bat Myotis (Myotis) blythii

  The lesser mouse-eared bat has a narrow, pointed muzzle and brown-grey fur on its back. It hunts insects over warm, open grassland and other open places.

• Agile Mangabey Cercocebus agilis

  The agile mangabey lives in forests of central Africa, mostly north of the Congo River. Its back is darker gray-brown and its underside is lighter. It favors the forest understory and often uses the ground while feeding or travelling.

• Gianna's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira giannae

  This bat was described from Peru and has also been recorded in Colombia. Its dorsal fur ranges from brown to reddish brown, with hairs that have differently colored bases and tips. One Colombian survey captured it in both lower and middle forest strata.

• Sable antelope Hippotragus niger

  An antelope with backward-curving horns and a mane along the neck.

• Northern Palm Squirrel Funambulus (Prasadsciurus) pennantii

  A South Asian squirrel that searches for food both in trees and on the ground.

• Keen's Mouse Peromyscus keeni

  Peromyscus keeni occurs along the coast from southeastern Alaska through western British Columbia to western Washington. It is recorded in forests and young growth; on small islands, beach logs and rocks provide shelter.

• Oriental House Rat Rattus tanezumi

  The Oriental House Rat is widely recorded in rural and residential parts of Taiwan. Its back is gray-brown, its underside gray-white, and it eats grain grown or stored by people.

• Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii

  Its back is brown and its underside is paler. It has been reported roosting in groups in buildings and trees in towns and villages, and flying early in the evening.

• Likweli Colobus congoensis

  This black colobus is recorded in forests of east-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pale orange-cream skin around the mouth and a white perianal patch stand out.

• Little Yellow-eared Bat Vampyressa pusilla

  The little yellow-eared bat is small, with yellow-edged ears and no tail. It roosts in leaf tents and mainly eats small fruits.

• Saola Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

  The saola is a wild relative of cattle that lives in the forests of the Annamite Mountains in Laos and Viet Nam. Both sexes have long horns and white facial markings.

• Abert's Squirrel Sciurus (Otosciurus) aberti

  A U.S. Forest Service species review depicts a gray-and-white squirrel with long, pointed ear tufts. It is closely associated with ponderosa pine forests.

• Delicate Laucha Calomys tener

  The delicate laucha ranges across several parts of South America. Specimens reported from Misiones had brown to reddish-brown backs and pale undersides.

• Tamarisk Gerbil Meriones (Meriones) tamariscinus

  This gerbil lives in drylands from the Caspian region into Central Asia. It is active at night and feeds on plants.

• Finlayson's Cave Bat Vespadelus finlaysoni

  Finlayson's cave bat is a small species widespread across Australia. It occurs from deserts to high-rainfall coastal areas, often near rocky outcrops or hills.

• Moor Macaque Macaca maura

  The Moor macaque occurs in southwestern Sulawesi. It is mainly fruit-eating and also eats leaves and arthropods.

• Little Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira lilium

  A fruit-eating bat studied in Brazil’s montane Atlantic Forest. Its back fur ranges from dark gray to reddish brown, with a paler underside; a study in Brazil's montane Atlantic Forest found a fruit-only diet, mostly Solanaceae.

• Red-flanked Duiker Cephalophus rufilatus

  This small antelope is recorded along forest–savanna mosaics from the Sahel margin into north-eastern Central Africa. It is reddish-brown, with a dark face mark and a thin tufted tail. The gray back band can vary.