Meet the world’s animals.

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• Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa

  

  The Polynesian Storm Petrel breeds on small Pacific islands. Its plumage ranges from light to dark, and it is thought to forage near breeding islands.

• Collared Tuco-tuco Ctenomys torquatus

  The Collared Tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent of lowlands from central Uruguay to southern Brazil. Coat colors vary by locality, including brown, gray, white-marked, and melanistic forms.

• Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus

  The Song Wren inhabits humid lowland forest from Central America into northwestern South America and searches the leaf litter for food. It may be seen in family groups.

• Selous's Mongoose Paracynictis selousi

  Selous’s mongoose lives in southern African savanna and woodland and is usually solitary and active at night.

• Brown Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum

  The Brown-eared Pheasant is a large pheasant of mountain forests in northeastern China. It eats roots, bulbs and other plant matter.

• Ankarana Sportive Lemur Lepilemur ankaranensis

  The Ankarana sportive lemur is a tree-dwelling lemur active at night in forests of northern Madagascar. Its long, bushy tail is another recognizable feature.

• Darwin's Nothura Nothura darwinii

  Nothura darwinii is a ground-dwelling tinamou of dry parts of South America. The nominate subspecies is recorded in the high, dry country of southern Argentina.

• Karoo Round-eared Sengi Macroscelides proboscideus

  A small sengi with a long nose and large eyes that lives on gravel plains in the Karoo region.

• Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi

  The flightless cormorant dives from the Galápagos coast to catch fish and octopus.

• Marine Otter Lontra felina

  The marine otter lives among rocky shores along the Pacific coast of South America. It has dark brown fur and feeds on fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.

• Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri

  The saxaul sparrow uses desert saxaul groves and wooded areas near water. A Kazakhstan regional account lists seeds and insects as foods.

• Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus herbertensis

  This marsupial has a black body with white markings on its chest and belly. It is mainly arboreal, active at night, and eats leaves.

• White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis

  The White-thighed Hornbill is a large hornbill of lowland forests in western and central Africa. It feeds mainly on fruit in the canopy and often travels in small groups.

• 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.

• Spot-bellied Bobwhite Colinus leucopogon

  This Central American quail uses open country with bushes and trees. Its plumage varies among subspecies, and females are duller than males.

• Fawn-colored Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros cervinus

  The Queensland species profile places this bat in the north of the state and describes it hunting insects at night and roosting in caves or mines.

• Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus

  The Yellow-billed Shrike lives in shrubby habitats across tropical Africa. It has a long tail and yellow bill, and members of a group may help raise the young.

• Black-lipped Pika Ochotona (Ochotona) curzoniae

  This small pika lives in high grasslands and steppes of the Tibetan Plateau and has no obvious visible tail. Meadow populations are known to gather and store plants.

• Nazca Booby Sula granti

  The Nazca Booby is an eastern Pacific seabird with a white body and black tail. It plunges into the sea to catch fish.

• Allen's Big-eared Bat Idionycteris phyllotis

  This bat ranges through mountains from the southwestern United States to central Mexico. Its large ears and ear flaps reaching the forehead stand out.

• Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla

  A tiny bird with a brown cap, blue-gray back, and whitish underparts. It lives year-round in mature pine forests of the southeastern United States.

• White-footed Dunnart Sminthopsis leucopus

  The white-footed dunnart lives in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It nests beneath leaf litter or fallen logs and mainly eats invertebrates.

• Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus

  The Crimson-fronted Barbet is a small forest barbet in Sri Lanka. A male of the nominate subspecies has a red forehead and orange-golden throat, and visits fruiting trees.

• Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse Heteromys desmarestianus

  Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse has fur-lined pouches beside its mouth. In Costa Rica's wet forests it forages on the ground at night; the Costa Rican diet records focus on palm nuts and other seeds.