Meet the world’s animals.

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• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ater

  

  The Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is a small bat that feeds on flying insects. It has a leaf-like nose structure and roosts in dark, warm caves or rock crevices.

• Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii

  A sandgrouse of dry country, with plumage that blends into rocks and gravel. It may shelter in shade during the day.

• Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata

  The small-toothed palm civet is a forest-dwelling member of the civet family, often recognized by three dark stripes along its back.

• Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis

  The Australian Bustard is a large bird of dry plains, grassland, and open woodland. It eats both plant and animal foods.

• Guianan Red Howler Alouatta macconnelli

  Its back is bright orange to golden, and its tail is dark red. This howler monkey is centered in forests north of the Amazon, including the Guianas.

• Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

  This spinetail has chestnut-brown upperparts and head, with white underparts. Its pale yellow chin can be hard to see.

• Trowbridge's Shrew Sorex trowbridgii

  Trowbridge’s shrew tunnels through the forest litter. Its sooty back, paler underside, and long two-toned tail help distinguish it.

• Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus

  A barbet of the moist forests of India's Western Ghats. Adults are green, with red across the face and chest and blue-black bands.

• Purple-necked Rock Wallaby Petrogale purpureicollis

  The purple-necked rock-wallaby lives among rocky country in Queensland, Australia. Its purple appearance comes from pigment on the fur, not a permanent coat colour, and varies among individuals.

• Dovekie Alle alle

  A small Arctic seabird with a black breast and white belly in breeding plumage, and a white throat in nonbreeding plumage. It dives for small crustaceans and other marine prey.

• Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis

  The rough-toothed dolphin lives widely in deep ocean waters from tropical to warmer temperate regions. Its long rostrum and large fins stand out, and it feeds on fish and squid.

• Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

  The Long-toed Stint is a small shorebird with long toes. It breeds in northern Asia and migrates south for winter, using shallow wetlands and similar habitats.

• Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus

  The northern quoll is a carnivorous marsupial from northern Australia. Its brown coat has white spots, and it is active at night.

• Kozlov's Accentor Prunella koslowi

  This accentor lives in scrub on arid mountains and semi-deserts. The China account records it in Ningxia's Helan Mountains and Inner Mongolia; its sandy plumage is streaked with black.

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat Promops centralis

  This mastiff bat of the Americas flies fast on long wings. It uses habitats from forests to open country and roosts in tree hollows or buildings.

• Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus

  The Zone-tailed Hawk is a slender, dark raptor with pale tail bands that hunts around canyons and arid foothills in the U.S. Southwest.

• Black Flying-fox Pteropus alecto

  The black flying-fox is a large fruit bat found in northern and eastern Australia. Its Japanese name also appears in the Japanese Mammalogical Society’s standard mammal-name list.

• Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata

  A flycatcher whose wing markings differ between males and females.

• Thailand Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus thailandensis

  The Thailand horseshoe bat is confirmed from northern Thailand, with records from other parts of Thailand and southern Cambodia also assigned to it. Recent comparisons leave uncertainty about its boundary with related species and about a record from southern Vietnam.

• Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii

  The Red-faced Crombec is a small bird with a very short tail. In Zimbabwean miombo woodland, it moves quickly among branches and leaves while searching for insects.

• Romanian Hamster Mesocricetus newtoni

  The Romanian hamster occurs along the Danube in northern Romania and Bulgaria. In examined animals, researchers recorded a grayish back, a dark line from the ears to the shoulders, and black stripes on the cheek pouches. It is active around dusk and at night, storing seeds and fruit in its burrow.

• Short-crested Coquette Lophornis brachylophus

  This small hummingbird is restricted to a limited mountain area in Guerrero, southwestern Mexico. Adult males have an orange-rufous crest and green gorget; females lack those ornaments.

• Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii

  This cottontail has a grey-brown back, white underside, and black-tipped ears. It hides in brush on western North American mountainsides and riverbanks.

• Todd's Sirystes Sirystes subcanescens

  This medium-sized flycatcher lives in tall rainforest in northern Amazonia and the Guianas. It is usually found in pairs or small groups in the canopy or on exposed branches.