Meet the world’s animals.

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• Cape genet Genetta tigrina

  

  A southern African genet with dark spots on a pale coat and rings on its tail. It is active at night and climbs well.

• Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis

  

  This terrestrial antthrush is recorded in lowland Amazonian forest in Peru. PeruAves describes it as rare and associates it with terra firme, or relatively flood-free forest. This entry limits its account to Peruvian records.

• Indian Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros lankadiva

  

  This large leaf-nosed bat has fur ranging from pale cream through brown and orange to bright red. A Sri Lankan study included it among insect-eating bats recorded from natural cave populations.

• Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa

  

  This ground-dwelling tinamou occurs in South America. It walks through forest undergrowth and may use more open grassland and scrub.

• Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus

  

  This dolphin lives in the cool-temperate North Atlantic. It has a yellowish-tan flank streak and a white patch, and eats small fish, squid, and crustaceans. It tends to move north and inshore in summer and south and offshore in winter.

• Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster

  

  This roller occurs in western and central Africa. Its pale-blue belly and vivid blue tail stand out, and it dives from trees to the ground to catch prey.

• Brown Capuchin Cebus brunneus

  It has a long, thick coat, a pale yellowish-grey face and a V-shaped crown patch. It lives in forests in northern Venezuela.

• Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii

  A bird with separated populations in western, central and eastern Africa. Breeding males are conspicuous for a black head and rump with an orange-yellow back.

• Common Dwarf Bonneted Bat Eumops bonariensis

  The common dwarf bonneted bat has a broad, flat muzzle and large rounded ears. It leaves its roost after sunset and catches insects in flight.

• Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Turnix castanotus

  It occurs in northern Australia. Several birds were confirmed in Queensland in 2020 outside its previously documented range. Much of its ecology remains poorly known.

• Bubal Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus

  A long-legged African antelope with a narrow muzzle, the hartebeest lives in herds on savanna grasslands. Coat color and horn shape vary across its range.

• Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides

  This African shrike has a black facial band and a long tail. It searches for insects and other small prey in open, shrubby savanna.

• Tehuantepec Jackrabbit Lepus flavigularis

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

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface Aphelocephala pectoralis

  A small bird of elevated gibber plains in central to eastern South Australia. It uses dry shrubland and stony hills and plains.

• Geoffroy’s spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi

  A spider monkey that lives high in forest trees, using long limbs and a long tail.

• Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush Garrulax rufifrons

  This Javan laughingthrush has a rufous forehead and chin. It eats fruit and insects, and may forage in noisy small groups or mixed-species flocks.

• Aldabra Flying Fox Pteropus aldabrensis

  The Aldabra flying fox is a large fruit bat found only on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles. It eats fruit and flowers and helps move seeds among the island's plants.

• Green-billed Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus

  This toucan has a green bill, eats mostly fruit, and also takes insects and small birds.

• Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis

  A deer whose males are notable for long canine teeth that project from the mouth.

• Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis

  The Blue-throated Motmot has a vivid blue throat and a short tail. It lives in mountain forest from southern Mexico into northern Central America.

• Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus

  This fox is recognizable by its large ears and reddish fur. The Andean regional account describes it foraging alone over a broad area.

• Finsch's Rufous Thrush Stizorhina finschi

  Finsch's Rufous Thrush lives in the lower levels of evergreen and semi-deciduous forests in West Africa, including forest near streams and swamps. It takes invertebrates from surfaces in the understory.

• 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.

• Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua

  The Namaqua Sandgrouse is a ground-dwelling bird of dry southwestern Africa. It eats seeds, and males carry water to chicks in their belly feathers.