Meet the world’s animals.

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• Brazilian Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus

  

  The Brazilian gracile opossum is a small marsupial from forests and savanna in southeastern Brazil. It uses branches and vines but also searches for food on the ground.

• Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii

  

  A gull associated with the Mediterranean, Audouin's Gull has a pale gray body and red bill as an adult and feeds mainly on fish.

• Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus weddelli

  

  A small monkey recorded in Rondônia, Brazil. The official species account describes the nominate subspecies east of the Madeira River.

• Rufous-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula leymebambae

  

  A small antpitta of Andean forests. Its back is brown, with rufous coloring across the chest and sides.

• Western Rock Elephant Shrew Elephantulus rupestris

  

  This sengi lives in arid parts of southern Africa. It is recorded around rocky ridges and outcrops, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, with a range extending into southwestern Angola and extreme southern Botswana.

• Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles wallacii

  

  Wallace’s Owlet-nightjar is active at night. Its plumage is mottled with several colors, and it occurs on New Guinea and some surrounding islands.

• 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.

• Cape Teal Anas capensis

  This African duck has a grey body and a reddish bill. It moves in response to changes in rainfall and water levels, and feeds on small aquatic animals and plants in shallow waters.

• Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse Heteromys irroratus

  The Mexican spiny pocket mouse is currently placed in Heteromys. It has coarse grey-brown fur and cheek pouches, and searches for seeds at night, carrying them to burrows.

• Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae

  This meadowlark is common in dry grasslands. It has pale brown, mottled upperparts and yellow underparts with a bold black V across the chest. It forages on the ground for seeds, grains, and insects.

• Baikal Seal Pusa sibirica

  A freshwater seal found only in Lake Baikal, with occasional records in rivers connected to the lake.

• Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca

  This swallow has a black chest band against a white belly. A study along a river in southeastern Brazil recorded it nesting in rock cavities.

• Phayre's Squirrel Callosciurus phayrei

  Phayre's Squirrel has pale stripes along its sides and ranges from southern China into eastern Myanmar.

• Russet-naped Wren Campylorhynchus humilis

  The Russet-naped Wren inhabits dry lowlands on Mexico's Pacific slope. It uses scrub and open woodland, where it feeds on invertebrates near the ground.

• Ursine Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus

  This tree-kangaroo has a black back and a white tail tip. It lives in West Papua’s montane rainforest, but its wild diet is poorly known.

• Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher

  The species account separates two subspecies, and Kenya is one part of its range. It lives low in dense lowland-forest undergrowth and eats insects and other small invertebrates.

• Gray mouse lemur Microcebus murinus

  A small lemur of Madagascan forests. It forages at night and sleeps in sites such as tree holes by day.

• Violet-tailed Sunbird Anthreptes aurantius

  This sunbird uses wooded habitats near water in Central Africa and takes nectar and fruit. A study in the Republic of the Congo documented several adults feeding young both before and after they fledged.

• Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi

  Verreaux's sifaka is a day-active lemur of forests in western and southwestern Madagascar. It is known for clinging upright to tree trunks and leaping between branches.

• White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus

  The White-headed Barbet is an African bird whose black-and-white plumage varies geographically. It is often found near fig trees.

• American Pika Ochotona (Pika) princeps

  The American pika is a small mammal of the mountains of western North America. It does not hibernate and gathers plants for winter food.

• Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

  A social bird that probes tree trunks with a long, curved red bill.

• Thick-tailed Three-toed Jerboa Stylodipus telum

  This jerboa occurs in a broken belt of dry country from the lower Dnieper to Lake Zaysan.

• Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti

  Abbott’s Booby is a seabird that nests high in forest trees on Christmas Island and catches fish and squid at sea.