Meet the world’s animals.

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• Père David's Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias (Sciurotamias) davidianus

  

  Père David's rock squirrel is a diurnal squirrel of rocky habitats in China. Pale eye-rings are distinctive, and it burrows under rocks and stores seeds.

• Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi

  Ward’s Flycatcher is a Madagascan bird with white and midnight-blue plumage. A study records it in dry forest at the southern tip of Nosy Hara, where it was seen perched in trees.

• Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Jaculus jaculus

  The lesser Egyptian jerboa is a small rodent that bounds on long hind legs. It is active at night in deserts and semi-deserts.

• Brown-winged Schiffornis Schiffornis turdina

  About 17 cm long, both sexes are brownish birds. It occurs in lower layers of humid forest and in shaded secondary growth.

• 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.

• Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis

  A pitta with blue plumage and a black bill. It breeds in southern China and Southeast Asia and appears in Singapore during migration and winter.

• Little Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris

  This very small-bodied mouse mainly eats seeds. It is active at night and plugs its burrow entrance during the day.

• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

  A pipit of open country in South and Southeast Asia, seen in fields, grassland, and wetlands.

• Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica

  The red-legged pademelon is a small kangaroo relative that feeds within forests and along their edges.

• Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus

  This Andean forest ovenbird has a reddish hood, wings, and tail that stand out against its brown body. It searches for prey by moving dead leaves near the forest floor.

• Davis's Round-eared Bat Lophostoma evotis

  Davis’s Round-eared Bat is recorded in lowlands from southern Mexico to northeastern Honduras. It flies in the forest understory and feeds mainly on insects.

• Tinkling Shieldbill Peltops montanus

  The Tinkling Shieldbill lives in the mountain forests of New Guinea. Its glossy blue-black body has striking white markings and a red rump, and it catches insects from high perches.

• Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomops franqueti

  Franquet's epauletted fruit bat is an African fruit bat that eats fruit and flowers. White shoulder patches and the absence of a tail are distinctive.

• Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata

  The Pin-tailed Sandgrouse is a ground-dwelling bird of dry steppe-like areas. In the European account, males have elongated central tail feathers and differ from females in breast and facial markings.

• Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata

  A warm-water dolphin whose spots increase as it grows.

• Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa

  The Polynesian Storm Petrel breeds on small Pacific islands. Its plumage ranges from light to dark, and it is thought to forage near breeding islands.

• Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani

  The brush rabbit is a small rabbit of brushy places in California. It has brown fur, short ears and a small tail.

• Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

  A black-and-white wheatear. In its UK account, BTO describes it as a rare autumn migrant arriving from southeastern Europe.

• Formosan Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus monoceros

  The Formosan horseshoe bat is a small species endemic to Taiwan. Its pale brown coat and three-part noseleaf are distinctive, and it roosts in groups in caves and tunnels.

• Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae

  A red lorikeet with pale lilac streaks, it feeds on nectar and pollen in the mountain forests of western and central New Guinea.

• Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna

  A mustelid found from southeastern Europe through parts of the Middle East and Asia, including grassland and semidesert.

• Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes

  The black-footed albatross ranges across the North Pacific and takes squid and fish near the sea surface.

• Mainland leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis

  A small wild cat of mainland Asia and some nearby islands. It has dark body spots, with coat colour and pattern varying by region.

• Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura

  This small warbler occurs in West Africa and forages for insects in dry savanna and scrub. The account places it in the canopy and bushes.