Meet the world’s animals.

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• Woolly Giant Rat Kunsia tomentosus

  

  The woolly giant rat is a large rodent of savannas and grasslands in Brazil and Bolivia. Its strong forefeet and long claws help it dig.

• Rinjani Scops Owl Otus jolandae

  

  This scops owl is known from around Mount Rinjani on Lombok. Researchers heard it in undisturbed forest, degraded forest, and beside quiet roads.

• Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale

  

  A bat of wooded foothills and mountains. It emerges at twilight to hunt moths and other insects.

• Black-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

  

  The Black-billed Kingfisher has a cream-colored head and underparts, dark greenish-brown wings, and a large bill. It hunts for crabs along rivers and coasts.

• Germain's Langur Trachypithecus germaini

  

  This langur has a silvery gray coat, a black face, and a crown-like crest. A study in Vietnam's karst region found that leaves were its main food.

• White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis

  

  A bee-eater with a white throat and black-and-white striped head. It breeds along the southern edge of the Sahara and moves to humid forests in western and central Africa after breeding.

• Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus

  A small monkey with conspicuous white ear tufts that feeds on tree sap and raises young with help from family members.

• Common Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus

  It is 11.5–13 cm long. In Bolivia's eastern Andes, it lives in pairs or small flocks, and Bolivian subspecies differ in crown, cheek, and eye color.

• Central American Lowland Forest Cottontail Sylvilagus gabbi

  Sylvilagus gabbi is a cottontail of Central American lowland tropical forest. The nominate subspecies, S. g. gabbi, is described as brown with dark and pale bands and an orange nape.

• Monteiro's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monteiroi

  This small seabird is endemic to the Azores. It nests on rocky islets and feeds at sea on crustaceans, small fish, and other marine prey.

• Greater Dog-like Bat Peropteryx (Peropteryx) kappleri

  The greater dog-like bat has light and dark brown color phases, with paler fur underneath. It uses wet forests and wetlands, eats insects, and roosts in groups in caves and tree hollows.

• Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps

  This small warbler occurs from the Himalayas to southern China and parts of Indochina. It has a black face, grey head, and yellow eyebrow and throat. It searches for tiny insects in the canopy of subtropical broadleaf forest, often with bamboo.

• Goldman's Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys goldmani

  This small pocket gopher is reported from the plateau of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. A regional mammal guide describes its short, soft yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown coat and gives general habits for pocket gophers as a family.

• Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus

  The Peruvian Pelican is a large pelican of the Pacific coast along the Humboldt Current. It catches fish near the surface and also uses areas around fishing ports.

• Red-nosed Armored Tree-rat Makalata didelphoides

  A South American tree-dwelling rodent with a conspicuous red muzzle and spiny hairs on its back. It feeds in trees on plant material and fruit, and is recorded active from dusk into the night.

• Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus

  This small weaver is about 12 cm long. The account lists moist open grassland and a seed-based diet. Sound recordings include Gwarimpa in Abuja, Nigeria.

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum Caluromys philander

  The bare-tailed woolly opossum is a nocturnal, tree-dwelling marsupial. Its long tail is furred at the base, and its face has 3 dark stripes.

• Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus

  The Purple-crested Turaco is an African bird with a striking purple crest and greenish chin. It eats fruit in trees in forests and woodland.

• Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis

  A deer whose males are notable for long canine teeth that project from the mouth.

• Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra

  This waterbird is a rail with mostly black plumage, red eyes and legs, and a yellow bill. It is active by day in freshwater marshes, eating water insects, small fish, frogs, and seeds.

• Banded Palm Civet Hemigalus derbyanus

  The banded palm civet is a civet with dark bands across its back and stripes on its face. It is recorded in forests on Borneo and searches for food on the ground at night.

• White-throated Babbler Argya gularis

  It inhabits dry scrub in central and southern Myanmar, feeding in small groups mainly on the ground.

• Red-backed Bearded Saki Chiropotes chiropotes

  The red-backed bearded saki has a black body, a reddish back, and a dense beard. It moves through the high forest canopy by day and eats hard fruits and seeds.

• Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia

  The Regent Honeyeater has a black head and chest set against pale yellow plumage and yellow wing markings. It moves through southeastern Australia in search of flowering eucalypt woodland.