Meet the world’s animals.

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• Silver-backed Chevrotain Tragulus versicolor

  

  The silver-backed chevrotain is endemic to Vietnam. Recent camera-trap surveys recorded it in dry and semi-dry forests in the south-central part of the country.

• Javan Rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus

  

  The Javan rhinoceros lives in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. Its gray skin has deep folds.

• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra

  

  A dark, round-headed small whale that forms large groups in tropical seas.

• African White-bellied Pangolin Phataginus tricuspis

  

  The African white-bellied pangolin is a tree-climbing pangolin of Central African rainforests. It feeds on ants and termites.

• Indian Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros lankadiva

  

  This large leaf-nosed bat has fur ranging from pale cream through brown and orange to bright red. A Sri Lankan study included it among insect-eating bats recorded from natural cave populations.

• Reindeer Rangifer tarandus

  

  A reindeer is a deer in which both sexes grow antlers. The Eurasian subspecies lives in cold regions with snow cover.

• Common brown lemur Eulemur fulvus

  A lemur of northwestern and eastern Madagascan forests. It is active by day and night and mainly eats fruit.

• Mzab Gundi Massoutiera mzabi

  This stocky rodent has dense fur and uses rocky crevices in the central Sahara.

• European bison Bos bonasus

  The European bison is a large cattle relative living in wooded regions of central and eastern Europe.

• Plateau Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ornatus

  This kangaroo rat occurs in arid and semi-arid parts of Mexico. Its range forms a narrow belt from southeastern Durango toward southern Puebla and northern Oaxaca.

• Hooded Capuchin Sapajus cay

  The hooded capuchin has short, dark hair on its head that looks like a cap. It is active by day in small groups and eats fruits, insects, and other foods.

• Gray wolf Canis lupus

  A pack-living canid of Eurasia and North America. It uses habitats ranging from forests and tundra to grasslands.

• Kano's Mole Mogera kanoana

  Kano's mole occurs in Taiwan. A revision describes broadleaf forest as its main habitat and records tunnels along mountain trails as well as mounds and surface tunnels in gardens, fields and lawns.

• Indus river dolphin Platanista minor

  The Indus river dolphin is a freshwater dolphin of the Indus River system. A 2021 study treated it as a species separate from the related Ganges river dolphin.

• European wildcat Felis silvestris

  The European wildcat is a wild cat associated mainly with European forests. Rodents, especially voles, are common prey.

• Broad-eared Bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus

  The broad-eared bat has a brown back, a paler underside, and hairless, translucent wing membranes. It catches beetles in flight.

• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla

  An ant- and termite-eating mammal with a long narrow snout and a large bushy tail.

• Chinese White Dolphin Sousa chinensis

  This dolphin lives along coasts of the Indian and western Pacific oceans and also uses estuaries. Hong Kong has carried out long-term monitoring of the Pearl River Estuary population.

• Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

  The southern right whale migrates through Southern Hemisphere waters. Its large, callosity-covered head and stocky body without a dorsal fin are distinctive.

• Forest Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys emini

  Study animals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were slender and had short, soft gray fur. They used underground burrows and were active both by day and at night.

• Argali Ovis ammon

  A wild sheep of Asia’s highlands that moves with the seasons.

• Great Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus luctus

  Its long, woolly fur is dark gray-brown to black with pale tips. The Sunda Island populations treated as R. luctus in the 2019 account are recorded in tropical forest.

• Ring-tailed Mongoose Galidia elegans

  The ring-tailed mongoose is a carnivorous mammal from Madagascar, notable for the red and black rings on its tail. It is active by day, moving mainly on the ground but also climbing trees.

• Eurasian golden jackal Canis aureus

  The Eurasian golden jackal is a medium-sized canid found across a broad part of Eurasia.