Meet the world’s animals.

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• Olive Bulbul Iole viridescens

  

  Yellowish-olive sides of the head and paler ear-coverts help identify the Olive Bulbul. It uses moist evergreen broadleaf forest and tall secondary growth, and mainly eats berries.

• Congo Clawless Otter Aonyx congicus

  This otter has silver-tipped head and shoulder fur and a white-bordered dark facial patch. Reports document it in Congo Basin rainforest and waterways, with uncertain range edges and identification near related otters.

• Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis

  The Andaman Drongo is a forest bird of the Andaman Islands. Its glossy black body has a deeply notched tail with curled outer feathers. It moves in groups and catches insects in flight.

• Lesser Long-tailed Hamster Cricetulus longicaudatus

  This small hamster lives in dry grasslands and foothills, feeding mainly on seeds and also on insects.

• Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus

  This small bird uses humid tropical forest and its edges, especially vine tangles in the mid to upper levels.

• Izecksohn's Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) izecksohni

  Specimen records of this bat extend from southeastern Brazil to northeastern Argentina. Its long, silky dorsal fur has dark bases and brown tips. In Argentina's Misiones Province, two females were collected in a region of grass savanna, scrub, and forest.

• Western Grasswren Amytornis textilis

  In the Shark Bay area of Western Australia, this grasswren uses shrublands and is recorded foraging on the ground in pairs or family groups.

• Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse Neophascogale lorentzii

  This marsupial lives in New Guinea's montane forests. A local field guide describes a pointed snout, thick bronze-tipped fur, and a bushy tail. Researchers note that much of its natural history remains poorly known.

• Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

  A large gull found around the Mediterranean and northwestern Africa. Adults have a gray back and yellowish legs.

• California Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys californicus

  The California kangaroo rat has large hind feet for hopping and a long tail. It is active mainly at night and eats seeds and fruit.

• Yellow Weaver Ploceus subaureus

  A yellow weaver that nests among reeds near water. Males and females differ in eye and bill color, and it eats seeds, insects, and nectar.

• Garlepp's Pampas Cat Leopardus garleppi

  A wild cat recorded in Peru’s Eten wetlands. It has reddish fur with spots; in 2019, an individual was filmed crossing a path and moving into tall vegetation.

• Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

  This forest nightjar ranges from southern Central America across much of central South America east of the Andes. A study in Misiones recorded it in the lower forest layer and documented nests with one or two eggs.

• Golden-faced Saki Pithecia chrysocephala

  The male has golden to reddish-brown fur framing a black face. This saki spends the day in trees and eats fruit and seeds.

• Silktail Lamprolia victoriae

  A forest bird of Taveuni in Fiji. Its dark body has bright blue speckling, and its white rump is conspicuous.

• Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus cornutus

  The subspecies recorded around Yasaka Dam roosts in mountain caves and catches flying insects at night near the river.

• Olive Ibis Bostrychia olivacea

  An African ibis of forest and river landscapes. In southeastern Nigeria, pairs and small groups move along streams and rivers in lowland forest and mangroves.

• Sinaloan Mastiff Bat Molossus sinaloae

  The Sinaloan mastiff bat has dark brown fur above and paler brown fur below. It hunts moths, beetles, and other insects in flight at night.

• Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae

  It is widespread across southern Africa, with isolated populations in Ethiopia and Kenya. Its back and wings are olive green, and it mainly eats insects found on twigs.

• Tiny Big-eared Bat Micronycteris (Schizonycteris) minuta

  The tiny big-eared bat has pale brown-orange fur above and white fur below. A Bolivian account describes an insect diet and roosts in tree hollows and other cavities.

• Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus

  About 23 cm long, this bird has grey-brown upperparts, a white eyebrow and throat, and an ochre belly. It uses shrub steppe and searches the ground for insects and worms.

• Day's Shrew Suncus dayi

  Day’s shrew is a small shrew from humid montane forests in southern India. Its back is dark brown and its underside has a silvery sheen.

• Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens

  The Brown Parisoma has a pale throat and belly and narrow white tail edges, and forages for invertebrates in East African woodland.

• Mexican Cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius

  The Mexican cottontail is a wild rabbit of Mexico. It is described as the largest rabbit native to the country, and it uses grassland patches from dusk into the night.