Meet the world’s animals.

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• Common Sword-nosed Bat Lonchorhina aurita

  

  The common sword-nosed bat ranges from southern Mexico through Central America into South America. It is found mainly in forests and eats insects.

• Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella

  

  The Australian Pratincole uses dry, open grasslands and other bare-ground habitats, and some populations move seasonally.

• Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat Asellia tridens

  

  This bat has a short muzzle and a noseleaf with three rear projections. It inhabits desert and semidesert from North Africa through the Middle East, often near oases and dry riverbeds, and catches insects in flight.

• Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis

  

  A forest bird of the Palawan islands with a green body, yellow throat, and blue wing markings.

• Southern Luzon Phloeomys Phloeomys cumingi

  

  This rodent lives in forests on several Philippine islands. Its coarse, dark coat and long-haired tail stand out. Accounts also describe it using spaces near the forest floor and holes in trees.

• Tanimbar Boobook Ninox forbesi

  

  This owl occurs on Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands. It has buff to rufous-brown head and breast plumage and is recorded in lowland forests.

• Bavarian Pine Vole Microtus (Terricola) bavaricus

  This vole has tiny eyes and short ears hidden by its fur. It was rediscovered near Mittenwald, Germany, in 2023.

• White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

  The White-breasted Kingfisher is a kingfisher with a red bill, blue back and tail, brown head and belly, and a white throat and breast. It eats fish and shrimp as well as crabs and lizards.

• Formosan Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus monoceros

  The Formosan horseshoe bat is a small species endemic to Taiwan. Its pale brown coat and three-part noseleaf are distinctive, and it roosts in groups in caves and tunnels.

• Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

  The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is a green bee-eater with bright blue cheeks. In Middle Eastern breeding areas it uses semidesert near water and digs a nesting tunnel in sandy banks.

• Sabah Grizzled Langur Presbytis sabana

  The Sabah grizzled langur occurs in Sabah in northeastern Borneo. It is currently treated as Presbytis sabana, while some descriptions of its appearance and ecology were published under the older name Presbytis hosei sabana.

• Slaty Brush Finch Atlapetes schistaceus

  Its gray body, rufous crown, and black-and-white facial stripes are distinctive. It forages in humid scrub and forest-edge undergrowth on the eastern slope of the Central Andes, including Peru.

• Goeldi's Marmoset Callimico goeldii

  Goeldi's marmoset is a small primate with shaggy black hair. It relies heavily on mushrooms during the dry season, when fruit is scarce.

• Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Hydrobates matsudairae

  A large storm petrel with white feather shafts on the wings and a long forked tail; it feeds on small fish and crustaceans at the sea surface.

• Jameson's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus randensis

  A hare of rocky outcrops, with a white patch at the neck and a black tail tip. It rests among rocks by day and feeds on nearby grass at night.

• Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer

  This very small bird lives near the ground in grasses and shrubs of damp subtropical mountains. Its short tail and long legs are noticeable.

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous (Taphozous) melanopogon

  Males may grow a black beard seasonally. Groups roost in caves, rocky places, or unused buildings, and the bats use sound to find flying insects.

• Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus

  The Little Weaver lives in African savanna and open woodland. A breeding male has a black facial mask, and the bird is often seen alone.

• Andean White-eared Opossum Didelphis pernigra

  The Andean white-eared opossum is a marsupial with white ears and distinctive facial markings. It is associated mainly with mountain forests, but records also include riparian and human-modified habitats in parts of its range.

• Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii

  Livingstone's Turaco is green, with a white-tipped crest and red on the inner wings. It eats fruit and berries.

• Brow-antlered Deer Panolia eldii

  Its coat ranges from reddish brown to gray, and male antlers sweep in a long curve. It is associated with seasonally flooded indaing forest and monsoon forest; in the hot dry season it moves closer to waterholes.

• Grey-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus

  This rail lives in lowland rainforest in western and central Africa. It uses ravines and stream edges, feeding on insects, crabs, snails, and small lizards.

• Madidi Titi Plecturocebus aureipalatii

  The Madidi titi lives in humid forests in Bolivia. Its golden crown and orange chest and limbs stand out.

• Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum

  The Bhutan Laughingthrush occurs in the eastern Himalayas and searches for food near the ground in woodland and scrub.