Meet the world’s animals.

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• Red wolf Canis rufus

  

  Once widespread in the eastern United States, the red wolf now has a wild population in a limited area of northeastern North Carolina.

• White-shouldered Triller Lalage sueurii

  

  A small triller of open woodland and lowland forest in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

• Cotton-top tamarin Oedipomidas oedipus

  

  A small monkey of northwestern Colombia, distinguished by long white hair flowing from the head toward the shoulders.

• Kozlov's Accentor Prunella koslowi

  

  This accentor lives in scrub on arid mountains and semi-deserts. The China account records it in Ningxia's Helan Mountains and Inner Mongolia; its sandy plumage is streaked with black.

• Northern Rock Deermouse Peromyscus nasutus

  

  This mouse has white feet and a long, two-colored tail. It is recorded in rocky mountain areas of western Texas and northwestern New Mexico.

• Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

  

  The Long-tailed Broadbill is a forest bird with a black head, vivid green body, and long blue tail. It has a broad, flattened bill and searches for insects in groups.

• Masoala Sportive Lemur Lepilemur scottorum

  Scott's sportive lemur is a nocturnal lemur with reddish-brown fur and a black tail tip. The 2020 assessment knew it only from Masoala National Park in northeastern Madagascar.

• Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus

  A shrike whose adult male has a black face mask and orange head, while females and young birds are browner.

• Common Genet Genetta genetta

  The common genet is a small African mammal with dark spots and a banded tail; it is active at night.

• Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris

  This small bird is 10–12 cm long and uses lowland wetlands and mangroves. It is active by day and searches trees for invertebrates.

• Gerp's Mouse Lemur Microcebus gerpi

  This nocturnal mouse lemur lives in lowland forests and forest fragments in eastern Madagascar. It forages alone in trees in a heavily fragmented landscape.

• Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor

  The Magpie Starling is an East African starling with blue-black upperparts, white underparts, a white wing bar, and red eyes. It feeds mainly on fruit and gathers in flocks in dry scrub.

• Eastern Woolly Lemur Avahi laniger

  The eastern woolly lemur is a nocturnal lemur of eastern Madagascar, marked by woolly back fur and a white stripe on the thighs.

• Flame Bowerbird Sericulus ardens

  The Flame Bowerbird lives in forests of southern New Guinea. Males are brightly coloured and build a narrow avenue of sticks as a courtship display site.

• Southern Big-eared Brown Bat Histiotus magellanicus

  The southern big-eared brown bat is recorded in southern Chile and Argentina. Its appearance is described, while species-specific behavior remains poorly known.

• White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis

  This nuthatch has a black crown and nape that contrast with its white face. It is resident in the conifer forests of Gilgit-Baltistan.

• Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys gliroides

  The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse is a small arboreal rodent of Asian forests. It uses trees and bamboo, and the long tail ends in a tuft of hair.

• Taiwan Fulvetta Fulvetta formosana

  This fulvetta is endemic to Taiwan's mountains. It moves in small flocks through understory and bamboo, feeding mainly on insects.

• Long-tailed Tuco-tuco Ctenomys fulvus

  This burrowing rodent lives in dry areas of northern Chile and adjoining Argentina. The Chilean assessment records different habitats for named subspecies, including desert and oasis settings.

• Western Quail-thrush Cinclosoma marginatum

  The Western Quail-thrush lives on stony hills and low acacia ridges in western Australia, walking on the ground to forage. Males and females differ in breast pattern.

• Etendeka Round-eared Sengi Macroscelides micus

  This small sengi has been recorded near the Etendeka volcanic formation in northwestern Namibia. It has rust-colored fur and a hairless gland on the underside of the tail. It is nocturnal and uses the space beneath rocks as a daytime shelter.

• Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica

  A large white cockatoo of lowland forest on New Britain.

• Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens

  Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens) occurs from Europe to East Asia.

• Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

  The Australasian Grebe is a small waterbird whose breeding plumage has a glossy black head and chestnut facial stripe. It dives for small fish and aquatic insects.