Meet the world’s animals.

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• Indian Desert Gerbil Meriones (Cheliones) hurrianae

  

  This gerbil is common in India’s arid zone. It digs burrows, is mainly active by day, and has a black tuft at the end of its tail.

• Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi

  This small hornbill lives in savannas and open woodland in West Africa. Its pied plumage and long, slender red bill stand out.

• Gambian Rat Cricetomys gambianus

  A rat with large cheek pouches for carrying food, it rests in burrows or hollow trees by day and searches for food at night.

• White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris

  The White-collared Swift is a large swift with a conspicuous white collar on its black body. It flies in flocks across the American tropics and catches insects in the air.

• Common Punaré Thrichomys apereoides

  This spiny rat is known from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Studies report insects and seeds in its diet and suggest it may help disperse some small seeds.

• Common Tetraka Bernieria madagascariensis

  The Common Tetraka is a forest bird of Madagascar. It has dark brownish-green upperparts, a yellow throat, and a long bill. It gleans arthropods from branches and leaves, also eats seeds, and may join mixed-species flocks.

• Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis

  The rough-toothed dolphin lives widely in deep ocean waters from tropical to warmer temperate regions. Its long rostrum and large fins stand out, and it feeds on fish and squid.

• Rock Tapaculo Scytalopus petrophilus

  This tapaculo occurs in the mountains of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. Its 2010 description reports habitat ranging from open rocky shrubland to forest on steep slopes.

• Common Bear Cuscus Ailurops ursinus

  The common bear cuscus is an arboreal marsupial that moves slowly through trees with its grasping tail and forefeet and feeds mainly on leaves.

• Rufous-tailed Xenops Microxenops milleri

  This xenops lives in Amazonian forest canopy. It has buff streaks from the head to the underparts and creeps along trunks and branches while searching for food.

• Sierra Madre Occidental Pocket Gopher Megascapheus sheldoni

  The Sierra Madre Occidental pocket gopher is a rodent of the highlands of western Mexico. It inhabits high-elevation pine-oak forests and ranges from northwestern Chihuahua through Durango to western Zacatecas and northeastern Nayarit.

• Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva

  This swallow catches insects in flight and nests at cave entrances and under bridges. Its chestnut rump and forehead help distinguish it from other swallows.

• Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur Allocebus trichotis

  The hairy-eared dwarf lemur is a nocturnal small lemur recorded in northeastern Madagascar. Tufts on its ears and a leaf nest in a tree hollow are distinctive features.

• Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

  A pratincole that catches insects in flight. It breeds in Eurasia and migrates to Africa.

• Sahamalaza Sportive Lemur Lepilemur sahamalaza

  The Sahamalaza sportive lemur is nocturnal and restricted to the Sahamalaza Peninsula in northwestern Madagascar.

• Apricot-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris buettikoferi

  Males have dark metallic blue-violet patches on the throat and chest, including an orange chest patch. A Sumba survey recorded the species more often at forest edges than in forest interiors.

• Rüppell's Fox Vulpes rueppellii

  Rüppell’s fox lives in deserts. Its large ears and white tail tip are distinctive.

• Pale-billed Sicklebill Drepanornis bruijnii

  A bird-of-paradise of lowland rainforest in northern New Guinea. Its long, pale curved bill is distinctive, and males and females differ in plumage.

• Pine Vole Microtus (Pitymys) pinetorum

  A small vole that moves through leaf litter and soil in deciduous forests. In autumn it stores roots and shoots in burrows for winter shortages.

• Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

  This seabird occurs along the Pacific coast from Peru to Chile. Adults have dark backs and white underparts, while juveniles are browner. It mainly eats anchoveta, but its diet varies with latitude.

• Southern Four-eyed Opossum Philander quica

  The southern four-eyed opossum is a medium-sized marsupial of Brazil's Atlantic Coastal region. It feeds mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates, and fruit, and is active at night.

• African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus

  The African Openbill is a dark stork with a greenish gloss. Its bill has a gap between the upper and lower parts, which helps it feed on shelled mollusks.

• Coquerel's Sifaka Propithecus coquereli

  Coquerel’s Sifaka is a lemur with a mostly white coat and chestnut patches on its chest and limbs. It leaps between trees and eats mainly leaves.

• Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis

  The Aplomado Falcon lives in open country from Mexico through South America. It has a long tail and sometimes hunts with another falcon.