Meet the world’s animals.

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• Chestnut Pogonomys Pogonomys macrourus

  

  The chestnut pogonomys is a small rodent of New Guinea. Recorded specimens with observation data were seen moving through low vegetation at night.

• Sooty Bushtit Aegithalos fuliginosus

  

  A small bird of the mountains of central China, it has grey cheeks, a dark breast band and a white collar. It searches among foliage for insects and berries.

• Emilio's Tuco-tuco Ctenomys emilianus

  

  Emilio's tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent known from dune areas in Neuquén, Argentina. Its pale fawn back contrasts with whitish sides and belly.

• Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus cebuensis

  

  This small leaf warbler occurs on several Philippine islands. Its olive upperparts and yellow eyebrow, face, and throat stand out, though published accounts report island-level variation in the yellow areas. It searches leaves for insects.

• Gee's Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei

  

  Gee's golden langur occurs in Assam, India, and neighbouring Bhutan. It lives in trees in forested habitats.

• Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus

  

  A nocturnal nightjar of East African woodland and savanna. It has a slender body and slightly elongated central tail feathers.

• Long-snouted Bat Platalina genovensium

  The Peruvian long-snouted bat has a greatly elongated muzzle. It feeds on nectar and fruit from columnar cacti in desert areas west of the Andes.

• Rufous-crowned Antpitta Pittasoma rufopileatum

  The Rufous-crowned Antpitta is reported from humid foothill forest on the Pacific slope of Colombia and into northwestern Ecuador. It has a rufous head and a dark band through the eye, and is described hopping on the ground to search for insects.

• Trefoil Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus

  The trefoil horseshoe bat is a nocturnal insect-eater of forest understories. Its noseleaf and wing membranes are yellowish brown, and its fur is long and soft.

• Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons

  This small bird has a long pale stripe above the eye and a small bill. It lives in thick vegetation and searches near the ground for spiders and larvae.

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou melanurus

  The black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine ranges from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to northern Brazil. It is nocturnal and arboreal, using mainly the canopy of lowland rainforest.

• Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons

  This small green parakeet lives in a restricted high-altitude range in central Colombia.

• Crowned lemur Eulemur coronatus

  A lemur of northern Madagascar, recognized by its orange crown-like forehead marking. It is active mainly by day and lives in groups that travel through trees.

• Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons

  This wood-quail lives in montane forests of northern Colombia. It is marked by a black forehead and red bill and searches the ground for insects and seeds. It is shy, so its calls may be heard before the bird is seen.

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous (Taphozous) melanopogon

  Males may grow a black beard seasonally. Groups roost in caves, rocky places, or unused buildings, and the bats use sound to find flying insects.

• Flame-templed Babbler Dasycrotapha speciosa

  This babbler lives in forests on Panay and Negros. Its orange temple tufts and yellow breast stand out as it joins mixed-species flocks and searches for food in the forest.

• Malayan Pygmy Shrew Suncus malayanus

  This small shrew occurs on the Thai-Malay Peninsula. A male captured in the Cameron Highlands had notably large ears and dark, fine fur.

• Tawny-faced Gnatwren Microbates cinereiventris

  The Tawny-faced Gnatwren lives in the lower levels of humid forest from Central America to northwestern South America. It forages near the ground and in leaf litter, and may join mixed-species flocks.

• Green Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirops archeri

  The green ringtail possum has a lime-green-looking coat and a thick tail. It lives in trees in northeastern Queensland and mainly eats leaves.

• Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani

  The Lark-like Bunting lives in dry areas of southern Africa. Both sexes have pale buff-brown streaked plumage, and the birds may move as conditions change.

• Short-eared Brushtail Possum Trichosurus caninus

  The short-eared brushtail possum is a nocturnal marsupial of moist forests in southeastern Australia. By day it shelters in tree hollows or fallen logs.

• Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum

  This ground-dwelling bird of central Australia has different breast and wing patterns in males and females. Family groups hold territories in dry scrub and stony plains.

• North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus

  A hedgehog of North Africa that uses scrub, grassland and gardens; it searches for food on the ground at night.

• Goldcrest Regulus regulus

  A very small woodland bird with a yellow crown stripe.