Meet the world’s animals.

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• Northern Black Mastiff Bat Molossus nigricans

  

  A large bat found from Mexico through Central America to Panama. Adults occur in both black and red color forms, so the name does not describe every individual.

• Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis

  

  This rail hides in dense vegetation around wet grassland and woodland edges in Madagascar. The male has a rufous head and breast and pale streaks on the dark back.

• Island Mouse Nesomys rufus

  

  Nesomys rufus is a ground-dwelling rodent reported across humid forests of Madagascar. Its reddish back, white-spotted underside, and white tail tip help distinguish it.

• Sahel Paradise Whydah Vidua orientalis

  

  The Sahel Paradise Whydah lives in African savanna and grassland. It feeds on seeds on the ground; breeding males grow a long tail, and the species lays eggs in Green-winged Pytilia nests.

• Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus fumigatus

  

  Rüppell's horseshoe bat is a nocturnal insect-eater. Caves and rock crevices are reported as roosts.

• Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula

  

  The male is leaden blue-gray, while the female has a rusty throat and breast. The species occurs in woodland and along waterways in eastern Australia.

• Small-eared Colilargo Oligoryzomys microtis

  This small rodent occurs in the Amazon Basin. Its upper fur is yellowish brown with fine black tips, its underside is white, and it is described as terrestrial in lowland rainforest edge habitat.

• Pink-backed pelican Pelecanus rufescens

  An African wetland pelican whose pale back can take on a pink tint.

• Greater Bandicoot Rat Bandicota indica

  It is the largest rat in Taiwan. It has coarse black hairs on its back and occurs in lowland farmland, including rice and sugarcane fields there.

• Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

  Breeding males show a black face and chestnut nape. In winter, the birds may gather in flocks in North American fields.

• Alcathoe Myotis Myotis (Myotis) alcathoe

  This small whiskered bat is found in damp deciduous woodland, often near water.

• Yellow-billed Kingfisher Syma torotoro

  The Yellow-billed Kingfisher inhabits forest on New Guinea and on Australia's Cape York Peninsula. It watches for prey from low branches.

• Indian Gray Mongoose Urva edwardsii

  A mongoose of South Asia and Arabia, recognized by its silver-gray speckled coat and white-tipped tail.

• Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornata

  The Vogelkop Bowerbird lives in the mountains of western New Guinea, where males build decorated structures.

• Fennec fox Vulpes zerda

  A small fox of sandy areas such as the Sahara. It has strikingly large ears and a pale coat.

• Green Jery Neomixis viridis

  This bird lives in forests of eastern Madagascar. It has olive-green upperparts and yellow-tinged pale underparts, and searches in forest and trees for invertebrates.

• Garlepp's Pampas Cat Leopardus garleppi

  A wild cat recorded in Peru’s Eten wetlands. It has reddish fur with spots; in 2019, an individual was filmed crossing a path and moving into tall vegetation.

• White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura

  The White-tailed Emerald is a small hummingbird of Pacific-slope foothills from Costa Rica to western Panama. Males contrast green plumage with white, while females show a white throat.

• Andohahela Sportive Lemur Lepilemur fleuretae

  A nocturnal lemur of southeastern Madagascar’s rainforests. It mainly eats leaves, and mature leaves make up more of its diet when young leaves are scarce.

• Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis

  It breeds only on a plateau on Amsterdam Island and normally breeds every other year.

• Caucasian Badger Meles canescens

  The Caucasian badger ranges from the Caucasus through Southwest and Central Asia. Its face has broad dark bands over the eyes and ears, with a white band between them.

• Western Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla tephrolaema

  This bulbul occurs in the Cameroonian highlands and on Bioko. Records include montane forest, secondary and gallery forest, clearings, and bamboo.

• Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum

  Its coat ranges from straw-colored to dark gray. It eats fruit and nectar, is active at night, and may form large colonies.

• Rufous Potoo Phyllaemulor bracteatus

  The Rufous Potoo is a nocturnal bird with deep rufous plumage and conspicuous white spots. By day it can look like a dead leaf while perched on a branch.