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• Asian Lesser White-toothed Shrew Crocidura shantungensis

  

  The Asian Lesser White-toothed Shrew is recorded across parts of East Asia. A study found size differences between island and mainland samples.

• Clicking Shieldbill Peltops blainvillii

  The Clicking Shieldbill lives in lowland New Guinea forest and also uses clearings and gardens. It waits on a perch before sallying after flying insects.

• Paulina’s Limestone Rat Saxatilomys paulinae

  Paulina’s limestone rat was described from a karst region in Khammouane Province, central Laos. The original account records captures on rocky forested slopes among degraded deciduous forest, scrub and bamboo.

• Greater Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa

  The Greater Sooty Owl is a nocturnal forest owl recorded in eastern Australia and New Guinea. It hunts vertebrate prey in dense forest.

• 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.

• Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus

  The Chinese Penduline Tit uses open plains, sparse woodland, and reedbeds. It is a winter visitor around Dongting Lake in China.

• Boyacá Spiny-rat Proechimys chrysaeolus

  Field records for this spiny rat are scarce. One reported juvenile from Colombia was found as prey at an elevation of 810 m.

• Papuan White-eye Zosterops novaeguineae

  In nominate-race specimens, the upperparts are yellowish green, the breast and flanks pale gray, and the throat and undertail yellow. The species is recorded from lowland second growth and farmland to mountain forest on New Guinea.

• Haviside's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

  This small dolphin lives off southwestern Africa. Its grey body has a dark cape and white markings, and it is observed in shallow coastal and shelf waters, usually in small groups.

• Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus

  This nocturnal bird has a long tail and mottled plumage. It stays still on a branch by day and catches flying insects at night.

• Southern Common Cuscus Phalanger mimicus

  The southern common cuscus is a medium-sized arboreal possum of lowland southern New Guinea. Local observers reported it in both primary and secondary forest, where it eats leaves.

• Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda

  The Rufous-tailed Jacamar lives along lowland forest edges from Central into South America. It waits on a branch and catches insects in flight.

• Southwestern Texas Pocket Gopher Megascapheus baileyi

  Megascapheus baileyi is a small pocket gopher. A 2025 taxonomic review includes 21 subspecies; the nominate subspecies is known only from its type locality at Sierra Blanca, Texas. Other subspecies occur in New Mexico and Mexico.

• Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides

  The Mangrove Kingfisher has blue wings, white underparts, and a red bill. It occurs along eastern African coasts and catches fish, crabs, and other prey at waterside habitats.

• Goodman’s mouse lemur Microcebus lehilahytsara

  Goodman’s mouse lemur is a small lemur that looks very similar to another mouse lemur species.

• Northern Scrub Robin Drymodes superciliaris

  The Northern Scrub Robin lives in scrub in north-eastern Australia. It often stays near the ground and nests there.

• Weasel Lemur Lepilemur mustelinus

  The weasel sportive lemur is a nocturnal lemur of eastern Madagascar's rainforests. Most have chestnut-brown fur, though bright orange individuals have also been observed.

• Chestnut Forest Crake Rallicula rubra

  This rail searches the forest floor for invertebrates in the highlands of New Guinea.

• Blanford's Fox Vulpes cana

  Blanford's fox is a small fox with large ears and a bushy tail. It can also climb among rocky slopes.

• Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus

  This sandgrouse lives in dry grassland and scrub in East Africa. Males have black markings across the face and throat, while females are plainer. It feeds on plant seeds on the ground.

• Hairy-eared Akodont Thalpomys lasiotis

  This small rodent occurs in the Cerrado of central Brazil. Most capture records are from open grassland, including sites with scattered low shrubs.

• Coal tit Periparus ater

  In Japan it inhabits mountain woodland and favors conifer canopies. It is also seen in lowlands in autumn and winter.

• Massoia's Lutrine Opossum Lutreolina massoia

  This opossum lives in the South American Yungas montane forests. It is active at dusk and night, eats small mammals, fish, invertebrates, bird eggs, and fruit, and can climb and swim well.

• Grey Emutail Amphilais seebohmi

  This bird lives in marshes in eastern Madagascar’s humid forests. It has streaked gray-brown plumage and a long, slender tail, and searches for small insects among grasses.