Meet the world’s animals.

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• Sechuran Fox Lycalopex sechurae

  

  This small fox lives in dry coastal areas from northwestern Ecuador to Peru. It is nocturnal; food records from northern Peru include fruit and small animals.

• Great hornbill Buceros bicornis

  A bird with a large raised structure on top of its massive bill.

• Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula

  The yellow-throated marten lives in forests of southern and eastern Asia and stands out for its dark head and golden throat.

• Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati

  The male is green, with a black throat patch and blue moustachial stripe that can blend into the leaves. In the canopy it eats fruit, nectar, and insects.

• Purple-faced Langur Semnopithecus vetulus

  The purple-faced langur is an arboreal monkey endemic to Sri Lanka. It has a long tail and dark face, and several subspecies occur on the island.

• Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica

  The Malagasy Brush Warbler is common in suitable cover on Madagascar and is also recorded on Mohéli. Checklists differ over whether the Anjouan Brush Warbler belongs in the same species.

• Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus

  A forest antelope with pale stripes that shelters in dense undergrowth.

• Sooty-faced Finch Arremon crassirostris

  This brushfinch occurs from Costa Rica to Panama. It is seen in pairs or family groups in low, dense growth in dark forest.

• Brazilian Long-nosed Bat Rhynchonycteris naso

  This small bat has an elongated muzzle and pale stripes on its back. It roosts in lines on tree trunks and roots near water, then flies out at night to eat insects.

• Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum

  The Spotted Quail-thrush blends into the ground of dry, open woodland. Males have a black face and throat with a white eyebrow, and birds are usually seen alone or in pairs.

• Selous's Mongoose Paracynictis selousi

  Selous’s mongoose lives in southern African savanna and woodland and is usually solitary and active at night.

• Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus

  A terrestrial antpitta of the high Andes in Peru and Bolivia. It uses Polylepis woodland and nearby scrub, watching for insects from raised perches.

• Silvery Marmoset Mico argentatus

  The silvery marmoset varies from white to dark brown and has hairless face and ears. It eats fruit, animal prey, and gums, and sleeps in tree hollows and dense vegetation.

• Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus

  Males have black plumage with a blue-green sheen, while females are brown. Males display from branches and the birds eat fruit, insects, and small animals.

• Montane Javan Niviventer Niviventer lepturus

  The montane Javan niviventer is a rodent of Java's highlands. Its back is described as soft gray-brown, with a white to cream underside.

• Ruspoli's Turaco Menelikornis ruspolii

  Prince Ruspoli's Turaco is a turaco of a restricted area in southern Ethiopia. Its green body and pale crest stand out, and red patches show on its wings in flight.

• Sundevall's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros caffer

  This bat has short, rounded wings, a large noseleaf, gray to gray-brown dorsal fur and a paler underside. It is recorded in southern African wooded savanna and riverine forest and feeds mainly on moths.

• Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

  The Lesser Jacana is a small jacana of shallow freshwater wetlands with grasses and sedges. It may move as water levels change.

• Servaline Genet Genetta servalina

  The servaline genet occurs in forests across Central and East Africa, from lowlands to mountains. In Tanzania, records also come from separate mountain ranges.

• Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica

  The Lesser Antillean Swift flies over montane forest in the Lesser Antilles. It catches small insects in flight.

• Yucatan Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mayensis

  The Yucatan small-eared shrew has short gray fur and tiny eyes. It occurs in lowland areas around the Yucatan Peninsula and searches for small prey at night.

• Balsas Screech Owl Megascops seductus

  This owl occurs in Mexico’s Balsas River depression. It uses dry forest and thorn scrub and hunts small mammals around night and twilight.

• Rufous-bellied Pademelon Thylogale billardierii

  The Rufous-bellied Pademelon is a small Tasmanian macropod with a short tail and legs and a reddish-brown belly. It shelters in dense cover by day and feeds near forest edges at night.

• Oriental Magpie Pica serica

  The Oriental Magpie is a corvid with striking black-and-white plumage and a long tail. Hong Kong records describe a varied diet that includes fruit and small animals, and sightings in both wooded and settled areas.