Meet the world’s animals.

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• Common Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea

  

  This slender mongoose occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa and has been recorded from semidesert to woodland at elevations of 0–2,700 m.

• Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides

  This small warbler breeds in highland forests of mainland China; a separate subspecies is recorded in Taiwan. It stays hidden in dense bamboo undergrowth during the breeding season, when its song can reveal its presence.

• Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis

  A wolf found only in Ethiopia's highlands, with a bright reddish coat and long legs.

• Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii

  The Yellow-streaked Warbler breeds in China and moves from southwestern China to northern Indochina for the nonbreeding season. In Hong Kong it is recorded on passage and in winter.

• Eastern Pygmy Marmoset Cebuella niveiventris

  A tiny monkey of gallery forests in the upper Amazon region. It feeds mainly on tree sap and gum, making small holes in trunks to reach them.

• Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus

  The Black-collared Barbet has a red head, dark collar, and gray body. It eats fruit in southern African woodlands and gardens.

• Mexican Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) mexicanus

  Its dorsal fur ranges from brown to cinnamon orange, and its tail is longer than its head and body. It uses forests and other vegetated areas, is mainly nocturnal, and eats seeds and plant material.

• Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei

  The Red-faced Guan is a large bird of mountain forests in southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It has red bare facial skin and a red throat wattle.

• African Linsang Poiana richardsonii

  The African linsang is a small carnivore with a slender, spotted body and a long ringed tail. It is active at night in trees and eats insects, fruit and other foods.

• Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha

  The Madagascar Jacana inhabits wetlands in western Madagascar. A 2016 survey found it at 22 of the 54 lakes examined.

• Velvety Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) simus

  The velvety myotis is a South American bat with short, dense reddish fur. It searches for insects soon after sunset and roosts in tree holes, caves, and other sheltered places.

• Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus

  This nocturnal forest bird has several regional forms. The distribution entry here is limited to the marmoratus subspecies in northeastern Australia.

• Long-tailed Pseudomys Pseudomys higginsi

  It has grayish-brown fur above, a white underside, and a slender tail longer than its body. It makes tunnels beneath the mossy floor of Tasmania’s wet forests.

• Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura

  The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher is a small blue-gray bird of dry scrub in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Breeding males grow a black cap, and both parents take part in raising their young.

• Smoky Shrew Sorex fumeus

  The Smoky Shrew changes coat color with the seasons. It stays active year-round on the forest floor and feeds on insects, spiders, and worms.

• Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

  Abdim's Stork occurs in eastern and southern Africa. It eats insects, and some populations move south after breeding.

• Mauritian Tomb Bat Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus

  Its underside is white and its back is mixed gray. It occurs in central and southern Africa and nearby islands, and flies out after dark.

• Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca

  The male Orange Bullfinch is bright orange across the head and breast. The species lives in northwestern Himalayan forests, where it feeds on buds and berries.

• Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys castanops

  The yellow-faced pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent of the southern United States and northern Mexico. It carries food in its cheek pouches.

• Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta

  The Painted Parakeet is a South American parrot with a mostly green body, reddish-brown areas on the rump and tail, and blue outer wing feathers. It eats fruits, flowers, and seeds in humid forest.

• Ka'apor Capuchin Cebus kaapori

  It has cream-colored cheeks and shoulders, a dark crown, and a tail that helps it move among branches. A dry-season study in Pará found fruit to be its main food.

• Chilean Woodstar Eulidia yarrellii

  The Chilean Woodstar is a small hummingbird found in Chile and Peru. Males have olive-green upperparts, white underparts, and an iridescent violet-red throat, and feed on flower nectar.

• Black-shanked Douc Pygathrix nigripes

  The black-shanked douc is a douc langur found in forests of southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. It spends most of its time in trees and feeds mainly on leaves.

• White-winged Black Tit Melaniparus leucomelas

  The White-winged Black Tit is a small bird of open acacia and broadleaf woodland. Its black body contrasts with white wing patches, and it moves in pairs or small groups.