Meet the world’s animals.

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• Bismarck Kingfisher Ceyx websteri

  

  This rarely recorded kingfisher lives along lowland rivers and forest streams in the Bismarck Archipelago.

• Temminck's Asian Trident Bat Aselliscus tricuspidatus

  

  Temminck's Asian Trident Bat has three projections on the rear edge of its noseleaf. It roosts in places such as caves and feeds on insects.

• Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita

  

  The Chatham Albatross breeds on rocky islands in the Chatham Islands. Adults have a dark grey head and a white body.

• Anosi Mouse Lemur Microcebus tanosi

  

  This small lemur is recorded in the Anosy region of southeastern Madagascar. Its back is dark brown and its head is reddish. Night transects at Sainte Luce from 2011 to 2018 recorded it in all four study fragments in littoral forest.

• Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis

  

  Male and female Inland Thornbills look similar. They have olive-brown to gray-brown upperparts, cream-white underparts, dark throat and breast streaks, and red eyes. They range from dense eucalypt forest to arid mulga woodland and glean insects from branches and leaves.

• Ruidoso Pocket Gopher Megascapheus ruidosae

  

  This pocket gopher was described from Ruidoso, New Mexico. The original description records dark brown to nearly black fur above, ochre-brown sides and underside, and white feet and tail tip.

• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus

  This bulbul occurs in Southeast Asian mountain forests. It eats fruit, seeds, and insects; the Bornean subspecies is described with a yellow undertail.

• Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni

  The Australian snubfin dolphin has a rounded head and no beak, and lives in shallow coastal waters of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea.

• Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus

  The Ochraceous Wren is a small wren about 9.5 cm long and 9.5 g. It is recorded in Costa Rica’s humid mountain forest, nearby second growth and pastures with scattered trees.

• Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat Gardnerycteris keenani

  A bat ranging from middle Central America to the western North Andes. A 2018 taxonomic study treated keenani, formerly a subspecies of G. crenulatum, as a separate species.

• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea

  A slender waterside bird with a yellow belly and a long tail.

• Small Five-toed Jerboa Allactaga (Allactaga) elater

  This jerboa lives in dry areas of Turkey and western Asia. It has a sandy back, white underside, and black tail tip, and moves by hopping on long hind legs at night.

• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

  The Black-naped Oriole is conspicuous for its yellow and black plumage. The account here describes its appearance and habits recorded in Singapore.

• Bolivian squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis

  A small monkey of forests in Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. It searches branches for insects and fruit.

• Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens

  The Brown Parisoma has a pale throat and belly and narrow white tail edges, and forages for invertebrates in East African woodland.

• Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

  The southern red muntjac is a deer in which males have small antlers and long upper canine teeth, while females have hair tufts and small bony knobs where antlers would be. Under the current taxonomy, it occurs on the Malay Peninsula and Sunda Islands.

• White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

  Adults of the nominate subspecies have a white eyebrow and a rufous-brown back. This coucal catches insects on the ground among tall grass.

• American Water Shrew Sorex palustris

  The American water shrew ranges from Alaska and Canada to northern mountain regions of the United States. Near streams and lakes, it dives to search for aquatic insects.

• Western Gull Larus occidentalis

  A large gull of the Pacific coast, marked by a dark back, it eats fish and marine invertebrates.

• Brown-headed Spider Monkey Ateles fusciceps

  The black-headed spider monkey has black fur and a dark face. Long limbs and a grasping tail help it move through the canopy, where fruit is its main food.

• Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica

  The Indian Silverbill is a small finch with a pale rump and a black bill. It feeds on seeds and stays in flocks in both dry open country and places near people.

• Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata

  A mongoose of open, semi-arid habitats in southern Africa that forages for insects and other small prey.

• Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

  A secretive rail that breeds in wetlands in Britain and Ireland. Birds arriving from continental Europe add to the winter population.

• Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii

  The Otter Civet is a Southeast Asian viverrid that lives near rivers and wetlands. It has long whiskers and webbed feet, and is nocturnal.