Meet the world’s animals.

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• Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata

  

  Despite its name, it is not a right whale; it is a baleen whale that filters small prey from the water.

• Muscat Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma muscatellum

  

  The Muscat Mouse-tailed Bat is a small bat whose tail is longer than its forearm. It feeds over dry, open ground and rests in rocky crevices and caves.

• Narwhal Monodon monoceros

  

  A whale without a dorsal fin that lives in Arctic seas. Males commonly develop a long tusk from a tooth.

• Bennett's Chinchilla Rat Abrocoma bennettii

  

  A rodent from rocky scrubland in Chile. Its diet and activity time vary with season and locality in the records.

• Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous chacoensis

  

  A small armadillo of the dry Chaco that spends much of its time underground and mainly eats ants and termites.

• Asian elephant Elephas maximus

  

  An Asian elephant lives in South and Southeast Asia. It uses its trunk to grasp food and pour water into its mouth.

• Harbor seal Phoca vitulina

  A rounded head and short front flippers distinguish this seal. It has ears, but no external ear flaps.

• Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus

  An ape of Borneo’s tropical forests. It moves through trees using long arms and grasping hands and feet.

• Mountain Hare Lepus timidus

  This hare ranges across much of Europe and northern Asia, with coat changes that vary by region and climate.

• Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus

  This small rat-kangaroo has a long, narrow muzzle and gray to chestnut fur on its back. It lives where forest-floor cover is dense.

• Little Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus australis

  The little long-fingered bat is small and has seasonal variation in coat color. It hunts insects at night and roosts in groups in caves and other sheltered places.

• Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis

  A long-beaked dolphin that lives in freshwater in the Amazon basin.

• Asian Highland Shrew Suncus montanus

  This shrew is endemic to Sri Lanka, where records span montane forest and lower wet-zone hills. It forages among leaf litter, rotting logs, and streamside vegetation, mostly at night.

• Spix's Disk-winged Bat Thyroptera tricolor

  Spix's disk-winged bat clings head-up inside leaves with tiny suction discs. Small groups roost in leaves and change resting sites each day.

• Guinea pig Cavia porcellus

  A domesticated rodent originating in South America and now kept worldwide. It has a compact body and stays close to companions.

• Selayar Tarsier Tarsius tarsier

  The Selayar tarsier is marked by a black spot over the nose and a short, sparse tail tuft. It is active at night and lives in trees on Selayar Island.

• Dassie Rat Petromus typicus

  The dassie rat is a rodent that shelters among rock crevices. It has long whiskers and a yellowish nose, and comes out in the morning and late afternoon to seek flowers, seeds, and fruit.

• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

  A whale with a large head and narrow lower jaw that dives into deep water to find food.

• Red Viscacha Rat Tympanoctomys barrerae

  The red viscacha rat burrows in dune belts around saline lakes and feeds on salt-tolerant plants. It has a yellow-brown back, white underside, and long, bicolored tail.

• Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus

  The Brazilian lesser long-nosed armadillo is the smallest species in its genus. Its shell has six or seven movable bands.

• Walrus Odobenus rosmarus

  A northern marine mammal recognized by long tusks and sturdy whiskers around its muzzle.

• White-lipped Peccary Tayassu pecari

  The white-lipped peccary looks like a pig but belongs to a different family. It searches for food in groups.

• Robust Golden Mole Amblysomus robustus

  The robust golden mole digs through soil and eats insects and earthworms. Its eyes and ears are hidden by fur.

• Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus

  A whale of the deep North Atlantic, recognized by its rounded forehead and projecting, bottle-shaped beak.