Meet the world’s animals.

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• Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus

  

  The Pallid Honeyguide is a small bird about 13 cm long. It is active by day in woodland and forest edges, where it feeds on invertebrates such as insects.

• Small Mexican Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mexicanus

  

  This small-eared shrew lives in the mountains of Mexico. It has dark brown fur above and a slightly paler underside; the account lists damp montane forests as habitat.

• Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana

  

  The Altai Accentor breeds in the mountains of Central Asia and moves into the Himalayas outside the breeding season. It feeds on rocky slopes, often in flocks.

• Lechwe Kobus leche

  

  A wetland antelope that grazes while standing in shallow water.

• Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastosus

  

  The Black Sicklebill is a large bird of New Guinea's mountain forests. Males have a long curved bill and tail plumes, and their dark feathers can gleam green, blue, and purple.

• 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.

• Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis

  This small batis lives in open savannah woodland in West Africa. Males and females have different head and breast markings.

• Hausa Genet Genetta thierryi

  The Hausa genet is a small viverrid found in West African savannas and moist woodlands. A reddish line along its back and alternating light and dark rings on its tail help identify its coat pattern.

• Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus

  A small bird that weaves a pouch-shaped nest on branches near water. It ranges across Europe and Asia and forages among reeds and wetland plants.

• Leach's Single Leaf Bat Monophyllus redmani

  Leach's single leaf bat has a long muzzle and tongue. It roosts deep inside large, humid caves.

• Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellatus

  It has been recorded in Philippine grasslands, scrub, ravine edges, bamboo-forest edges, and gardens. It is secretive and stays under ground cover.

• Spix's White-fronted Capuchin Cebus unicolor

  This capuchin occurs in the upper Brazilian Amazon. Its specialist handbook account lists lowland and seasonally flooded forest and describes a diet of fruits and invertebrates.

• White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

  The White-throated Swift is a slender, aerial bird associated with cliffs and canyons in western North America.

• Big Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis

  The Big Free-tailed Bat roosts in rock crevices and eats large moths. It has vertical grooves on its upper lip.

• Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera

  The Little Wattlebird is an Australian bird found in dry scrub, banksia heath, and even urban parks. White streaks on the underside and a reddish-brown wing patch are useful marks.

• Malayan Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus malayanus

  The Malayan horseshoe bat is a small horseshoe bat. Its back ranges from brown to reddish brown, and studies report geographic variation in the frequency of its echolocation calls.

• Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus

  The Common Reed Bunting is widespread in Britain and Ireland. Males have black heads, females have browner heads, and in winter they forage in farmland with other small birds.

• San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys nitratoides

  This small kangaroo rat has powerful hind legs and lives in valleys of central California.

• Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi

  This small bird lives in Madagascar. A species account lists montane forest as its habitat and describes it searching for small invertebrates on branches. A separate field account records the appearance of recently fledged young.

• Brown Antechinus Antechinus stuartii

  This small carnivorous marsupial has a gray-brown back and large, thin ears. It lives in forests and woodlands of northern and eastern Australia and searches for insects at night.

• White-cheeked Bushtit Aegithalos leucogenys

  The White-cheeked Tit is a small bird, about 11 cm long. Its white cheek patch and black bib stand out; it lives in dry scrub and open woodland in northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis

  The Australian humpback dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. It has a hump in front of the dorsal fin, and its color varies with age and population.

• Sundaic Island Thrush Turdus javanicus

  This thrush occurs in mountains of Sumatra, Java, and northern Borneo. Its island subspecies vary in plumage; Clements separated the broad Island Thrush complex into multiple species.

• Agile Mangabey Cercocebus agilis

  The agile mangabey lives in forests of central Africa, mostly north of the Congo River. Its back is darker gray-brown and its underside is lighter. It favors the forest understory and often uses the ground while feeding or travelling.