Meet the world’s animals.

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• Fasciated Wren Campylorhynchus fasciatus

  

  This wren occurs in Peru and Ecuador. Its upperparts have pale and dark grey stripes; photographs may show a brownish cast. It is reported west of the Andes in the north, with records also east of the Andes farther south.

• Tehuantepec Jackrabbit Lepus flavigularis

  

  The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is a hare with a restricted range around the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico.

• Grey-hooded Ibon Lophozosterops pinaiae

  

  This white-eye occurs on Seram in Indonesia. It searches montane tree-fern forest for insects and fruit.

• Fulvus Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros fulvus

  

  The fulvous leaf-nosed bat is a small bat found across much of southern Asia. It rests in caves, burrows, or other roosts by day and searches for insects at night.

• California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum

  

  The California Thrasher is a large thrasher of California chaparral. It searches for food on the ground beneath dense shrubs, sweeping leaf litter with its bill.

• Chiriquinan Serotine Eptesicus (Eptesicus) chiriquinus

  

  Eptesicus chiriquinus is recorded in Bolivia. The Bolivian bat conservation program describes most records as humid, while also documenting a capture in dry inter-Andean forest at Torotoro National Park.

• St. Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata

  The St. Lucia Warbler has a yellow face and underparts, blue-gray upperparts, and white wing bars. It searches leaves and branches for insects on Saint Lucia.

• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis

  A patterned cat of parts of the Americas, with black-bordered blotches arranged in chain-like rows along its body.

• Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

  This woodswallow ranges from India through Indochina to coastal China and often perches in open areas.

• Yucatan Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mayensis

  The Yucatan small-eared shrew has short gray fur and tiny eyes. It occurs in lowland areas around the Yucatan Peninsula and searches for small prey at night.

• Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris

  This honeyguide is associated with forest in West Africa. A Cameroon tour report recorded one individual each on Mount Cameroon and Mount Kupe.

• Grey Rhebok Pelea capreolus

  The rhebok is an antelope with long ears and a curly gray-brown coat. It browses in rocky uplands and grasslands.

• Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

  The Alpine Accentor is a small bird seen near alpine rocks and snowfields. In the Japanese account, its head and chest are gray-black, its flanks are reddish brown, and its back is finely mottled.

• Island Mouse Nesomys rufus

  Nesomys rufus is a ground-dwelling rodent reported across humid forests of Madagascar. Its reddish back, white-spotted underside, and white tail tip help distinguish it.

• Western Parotia Parotia sefilata

  Males are black with a white forehead, an iridescent breast shield, and wire-like head plumes. They eat fruit and arthropods and perform courtship dances in mountain forest.

• Simon's Spiny-rat Proechimys simonsi

  Simon’s spiny-rat is a large rodent with an elongated body, long face and ears, long hind feet, and a long tail. A Peruvian reserve study found only two individuals, both in undisturbed forest.

• Margaret's Batis Batis margaritae

  This small bird has a disjunct range in western Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Zambia. It uses humid forest and forest edges and feeds on invertebrates.

• Red-fronted Lemur Eulemur rufus

  This lemur is notable for its black face and pale cheek fur. Males and females have different coat colors, and female coloration varies by region.

• Mouse-colored Penduline Tit Anthoscopus musculus

  This tiny bird is about 8 cm long, with a brownish-grey head and back, darker wings and a short tail. It forages in pairs or family groups in dry savanna and shrubland.

• Servaline Genet Genetta servalina

  The servaline genet occurs in forests across Central and East Africa, from lowlands to mountains. In Tanzania, records also come from separate mountain ranges.

• Madagascan Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis

  This small ground bird resembles a quail, and females are more colorful than males. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the chicks.

• Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat Chiroderma improvisum

  The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat is a large big-eyed bat recorded on islands of the Lesser Antilles. It has white facial and dorsal markings, while detailed natural-history records remain sparse.

• Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis

  The Mottled Swift is a large swift found across much of Africa. It has gray plumage and a mottled belly.

• 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.