Meet the world’s animals.

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• Guianan Red Howler Alouatta macconnelli

  

  Its back is bright orange to golden, and its tail is dark red. This howler monkey is centered in forests north of the Amazon, including the Guianas.

• Common Flameback Dinopium javanense

  A tree-climbing woodpecker, it braces with its tail while excavating ants and larvae. In Singapore it also occurs in parks and mangroves.

• Bunyoro rabbit Poelagus marjorita

  The Bunyoro rabbit is a member of the rabbit family found in central and eastern Africa, in grassland and shrubland.

• Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus

  This wren lives in woodland and scrub in northwestern Costa Rica. Its rufous back and white eyebrow are distinctive; pairs place grass-and-root nests low in vegetation.

• Four-striped Ground Squirrel Lariscus hosei

  The Four-striped Ground Squirrel has four black stripes on its back and orange underparts. It lives on Borneo and is active by day on the forest floor.

• Mountain Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles albertisi

  The Mountain Owlet-nightjar lives in New Guinea's mountain forests and is active at night. It has rufous and brown plumage forms and roosts in hollows by day.

• Ochotona roylii Ochotona (Conothoa) roylii

  Ochotona roylii is a pika of rocky Himalayan sites. In summer, its head, shoulders, and forebody become rufous; it uses cavities among loose rocks and stone heaps as shelter.

• Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri

  The Atherton Scrubwren lives in upland rainforest in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It searches for insects on the forest floor and in the lower canopy.

• Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus

  This dolphin is recorded widely in temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. It has a blue-black back and a diagonal dark band along each side.

• Mountain Blackeye Chlorocharis emiliae

  This white-eye lives in scattered mountain populations on Borneo. Its black eye-ring distinguishes it from other white-eyes.

• Black lemur Eulemur macaco

  A northwestern Madagascar lemur whose males and females have different coat colours.

• Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus

  The Green-headed Oriole has green across its head, throat, upper breast, and lower mantle. A forest survey in Tanzania often recorded pairs feeding on fruit high in the trees.

• Spix's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus fuscicollis

  A 2022 report describes orange-brown fur on the forehead, crown, and temples of L. f. fuscicollis. The tamarins were observed north of the Río Abujao in Peru, in terra firme forest that is not seasonally flooded.

• Sooty Bushtit Aegithalos fuliginosus

  A small bird of the mountains of central China, it has grey cheeks, a dark breast band and a white collar. It searches among foliage for insects and berries.

• Plateau Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ornatus

  This kangaroo rat occurs in arid and semi-arid parts of Mexico. Its range forms a narrow belt from southeastern Durango toward southern Puebla and northern Oaxaca.

• Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis

  With a large head and yellow eyes, it sits upright and still on a branch by day, then flies out to catch insects at night.

• Long-fingered Myotis Myotis (Myotis) capaccinii

  This medium-sized gray bat occurs around the Mediterranean and into West Asia. Its legs are noticeably hairy, its feet are large and strong, and it takes fish and aquatic insects from the water surface.

• Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus

  It has a white head, a dark line through the eye, and blue, grey and white plumage. A European account describes it as favoring bushes near fresh water.

• Crossley's Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus crossleyi

  Crossley's dwarf lemur is nocturnal and lives in humid forests of eastern and northern Madagascar. Its reddish-brown body contrasts with dark fur around the eyes and ears.

• White-faced Robin Tregellasia leucops

  The White-faced Robin was studied in tropical rainforest at Iron Range on Cape York, northern Australia. In the banding study, most recaptures were close to the release site, and some marked birds were encountered again as late as 18 years later.

• Canyon Deermouse Peromyscus crinitus

  The Canyon Deermouse is a small rodent of rocky, dry country. Its back can range from brown to gray, and it is active at night.

• Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni

  A medium-sized tanager with olive back and ochre front; the source shows subspecies photographs from Ecuador and Colombia.

• Fennec fox Vulpes zerda

  A small fox of sandy areas such as the Sahara. It has strikingly large ears and a pale coat.

• 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.