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• Andersen's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros gentilis

  

  This bat occurs in Southeast Asia. At Sao La Hue Nature Reserve in central Vietnam, many were observed flying over streams. A morphology study describes its noseleaf as broader than that of the related H. pomona.

• Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda semitorquata

  This lark inhabits grasslands in eastern South Africa, Lesotho, and western Eswatini. It searches the ground for arthropods, seeds, and corms. This entry follows the species split from the Long-billed Lark complex.

• Ursine Red Howler Alouatta arctoidea

  The ursine red howler has reddish-brown fur and a long, grasping tail. It spends its days in trees and feeds mainly on leaves, with fruits and flowers also in its diet.

• Javan Tesia Tesia superciliaris

  This tiny bird hides in low thickets in Java's mountains. Its very short tail, black crown, and dark eye stripe are distinctive.

• Eastern Black-handed Tamarin Saguinus ursula

  This small monkey occurs east of the Tocantins River in Brazil. The EAZA guide notes forest patches toward the Cerrado and Caatinga transition.

• African Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops

  The African Golden Weaver is a weaver of sub-Saharan Africa. In breeding plumage, males have chestnut coloring from the face onto the breast; females are duller.

• Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii

  A meat-eating marsupial of Tasmania, with a stocky body, a broad head and mostly black fur.

• Grey-collared Oriole Oriolus forsteni

  The Grey-collared Oriole is endemic to Seram in Indonesia’s southern Moluccan Islands. It uses primary forest from lowlands to mountains, foraging from the canopy to the middle storey.

• Stump-tailed Macaque Macaca arctoides

  A macaque with a very short tail and dark red facial skin. A zoo profile records it from Southeast Asia and northeastern India.

• 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.

• Indian Gray Mongoose Urva edwardsii

  A mongoose of South Asia and Arabia, recognized by its silver-gray speckled coat and white-tipped tail.

• Fiery-capped Manakin Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

  This small manakin lives in lowland forest around the Amazon region. Males hang upside down from branches and twist rapidly from side to side during courtship.

• Berg's Tuco-tuco Ctenomys bergi

  Berg’s tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent of Argentina’s Dry Chaco. Besides northwestern Córdoba, one female was recorded in Salavina Department, Santiago del Estero, and identified as this species using genetic and morphological evidence.

• Forbes's Plover Charadrius forbesi

  Forbes's Plover occurs in open grasslands and other open habitats in parts of western and central Africa. It searches the ground for insects and small invertebrates to eat.

• Golden Palm Civet Paradoxurus zeylonensis

  The golden palm civet is an arboreal civet native to Sri Lanka. Its coat occurs in golden-brown and dark-brown forms.

• Little Greenbul Eurillas virens

  This small bulbul is common in Gabon's wooded habitats and scrub. It often skulks in cover and sings during the heat of the day.

• Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii

  This bat folds its large ears back over its head while resting. It flies at night and catches moths and other insects.

• Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii

  This rail lives in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea and walks through grassland and marshy ground.

• African Taphozous Taphozous (Taphozous) perforatus

  A tomb bat with specimen records from India and Pakistan. Sources describe its gray-brown coat and, in a genus account, large roosting groups.

• Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni

  Hodgson's Treecreeper is a small bird of mountain regions from Pakistan east to China. It has a brown back and pale underside, and searches tree bark for insects and spiders.

• Allied Rock Wallaby Petrogale assimilis

  The allied rock-wallaby lives on rocky terrain in northern Queensland, Australia. It forages at night and shelters under rocks during the day.

• Cape Canary Serinus canicollis

  The Cape Canary is a small finch of open habitats and gardens in southern Africa. It eats seeds and nests in shrubs and other vegetation during the breeding season.

• Visayan spotted deer Rusa alfredi

  The Visayan spotted deer is a small deer with pale spots on a dark coat. It is native to a few islands in the central Philippines.

• African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica

  This babbler occurs in scattered African highlands. It searches near the ground in forest understory and dense scrub.