Meet the world’s animals.

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• Pardine Genet Genetta pardina

  

  The Pardine Genet is a nocturnal genet of western African moist forests and riparian woodland. It is recorded as an omnivore that eats small mammals, insects, and fruit.

• White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis

  

  A bird of the middle and lower forest strata in Central America. Males have pale facial speckles and conspicuous white tufts along the cheeks.

• Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema

  

  A bat with a conspicuous leaf-shaped nose structure that roosts in tropical forests and near waterways.

• Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis

  

  Endemic to Sri Lanka, it is commonest in lowland dry-zone woodland and local in parts of the wet zone. It searches open woodland for insects and spiders.

• Kreb's African Fat Mouse Steatomys krebsii

  

  Krebs's fat mouse is a small, long-tailed rodent with a patchy range in southern Africa. It is described as nocturnal and ground-dwelling, favoring dry sandy places.

• Rufous-capped Lark Calandrella eremica

  

  This small lark occurs in southwestern Arabia and the northern Horn of Africa. Its crown is rufous and is sometimes raised into a small crest.

• Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis

  The Australian humpback dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. It has a hump in front of the dorsal fin, and its color varies with age and population.

• Dusky Fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus

  The Dusky Fulvetta uses forests and grass-jungle in China and Taiwan. It has a rufous cap with a thin black line and grey-buff underparts.

• Ka'apor Capuchin Cebus kaapori

  It has cream-colored cheeks and shoulders, a dark crown, and a tail that helps it move among branches. A dry-season study in Pará found fruit to be its main food.

• Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis

  The Taiwan Barbet lives in Taiwan’s broadleaf forest, parks, and gardens and mainly eats fruit. A historical account quoted by the museum says it can be hard to see among leaves, while its clear call can reveal it.

• Bristle-faced Free-tailed Bat Setirostris eleryi

  This small bat is recorded in inland Australia. Its back is light sandy in color, its underside is paler, and coarse bristles grow around its nose. The state species profile describes it as insect-eating.

• Short-tailed albatross Phoebastria albatrus

  An albatross with long, narrow wings that searches for food at the sea surface.

• Addax Addax nasomaculatus

  A desert antelope with spiraling horns that feeds on grasses and shrubs.

• Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii

  The Cuban Vireo is a small, slow-moving bird of shrubby forest edges. It has a yellow spot in front of the eye and a white crescent behind it; a Macaulay Library record documents it at Viñales, Cuba.

• Corsican Hare Lepus corsicanus

  The Corsican hare is native to central and southern Italy and Sicily. The population on Corsica is considered introduced.

• Diamantina Tapaculo Scytalopus diamantinensis

  This small tapaculo is restricted to mountains in northeastern Brazil. Males and females differ in the tone of their upperparts, and the species lives in dense forest-floor vegetation.

• Red-handed Howler Alouatta belzebul

  This howler monkey occurs in Brazil. Its mostly black coat contrasts with red hands, feet, and tail tip; an Atlantic Forest study also documented how one group moved through its range.

• La Perouse's Megapode Megapodius laperouse

  La Perouse's Megapode is a megapode of the Mariana Islands that lives on the forest floor. Its grey head, red facial skin, and yellow legs are distinctive.

• Black Flying-fox Pteropus alecto

  The black flying-fox is a large fruit bat found in northern and eastern Australia. Its Japanese name also appears in the Japanese Mammalogical Society’s standard mammal-name list.

• Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus

  This trogon is endemic to Cuba. Along with blue, white, and red plumage, its tail shifts through violet-blue, green, and golden-copper tones.

• Central American Red Brocket Mazama temama

  The Central American red brocket is a small deer of Central America. This study examines regional variation in its form and environment.

• Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus

  A large, heavy-bodied seabird with broad wings. Breeding adults have long, twisted, spoon-shaped central tail feathers.

• Bengal fox Vulpes bengalensis

  A fox of India's grasslands and scrub. Its tail has a black tip, and its coat color changes with the condition of its fur.

• Tinkling Shieldbill Peltops montanus

  The Tinkling Shieldbill lives in the mountain forests of New Guinea. Its glossy blue-black body has striking white markings and a red rump, and it catches insects from high perches.