Meet the world’s animals.

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• Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans

  

  This small tapaculo lives in the understory of humid Andean forests. It is about 11.5 cm long and searches for food in bamboo, alone or in pairs.

• Japanese weasel Mustela itatsi

  A weasel native to Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and nearby islands, with an elongated body, short legs and a dark mark from forehead to nose.

• Timor Stubtail Urosphena subulata

  The Timor Stubtail was recorded in forest on Timor, where its short tail was barely visible. A 1991 field report described chestnut upperparts and a pale eyebrow and noted that the bird was difficult to see in the undergrowth.

• Goldman's Woodrat Neotoma (Neotoma) goldmani

  Goldman's woodrat has dark-tipped back hairs and cream-buff fur as an adult. It inhabits rocky deserts on the Mexican Plateau.

• Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius

  The Bush Stone-curlew lives in forests and open woodlands on mainland Australia. It walks on long legs and is active at night while searching for food.

• Black-winged Little Yellow Bat Rhogeessa tumida

  The black-winged little yellow bat ranges from southern Mexico into northern Central America. The edges of its range remain uncertain.

• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

  A dark waterbird widespread around lakes and coasts in North America. It dives for fish and is often seen spreading its wings to dry them.

• Kaluta Dasykaluta rosamondae

  This small marsupial lives in arid northern Australia; one winter study found it active by day in the dry season.

• Rondonia Bushbird Clytoctantes atrogularis

  This poorly known antbird is recorded in the Brazilian Amazon. Its large, laterally flattened black bill has a sharply upturned tip. The female type specimen was chestnut with a black throat and upper breast; males seen in the field were described as entirely black.

• Desert Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus penicillatus

  The desert pocket mouse lives in arid areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nocturnal and carries seeds in its cheek pouches for storage.

• Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus

  The Sharp-tailed Starling is a glossy starling of open woodland in central and southern Africa.

• African Golden Cat Caracal aurata

  A medium-sized wild cat of the moist forests of equatorial Africa.

• Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus

  The Black Hornbill has a black body with white tips on the outer tail feathers. It forages in the upper and middle canopy of lowland forests.

• Novaes' Bald Uakari Cacajao novaesi

  This uakari is restricted to western Amazonas, Brazil. Its back is white to yellow, while the belly and limbs are reddish orange. It has been recorded in both seasonally flooded and non-flooded forest.

• Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata

  This New Zealand endemic duck has white-headed females and black-headed males. Pairs are often seen together.

• Croslet Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus coelophyllus

  The croslet horseshoe bat occurs in Southeast Asia. A study in Malaysian rice-field landscapes examined its diet during the dry season.

• Sunda Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus bornensis

  The Sunda Scimitar-Babbler occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. It is treated as a species separate from the Javan Scimitar-Babbler and has a long downcurved bill.

• Peale's Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops aurispinosus

  Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is a Central and South American bat whose fur is usually dark brown but varies in shade. Its biology and distribution remain poorly known.

• Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti

  Huet’s Fulvetta is a small babbler of southern China. It may be found in the lower layers of evergreen broadleaf and secondary forest, sometimes in pairs or mixed-species flocks.

• Pale-faced Bat Phylloderma stenops

  The pale-faced bat is a large bat recorded in humid forests of Ecuador. Reports include foods ranging from small vertebrates to fruit.

• Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

  Clark's Grebe is a diving bird with a long neck and pale face. During courtship, pairs run side by side across the water.

• Carmen Mountain Shrew Sorex milleri

  The Carmen Mountain shrew is a small shrew of northern Mexico's highlands. Its back is light brown, its tail is bicolored, and it has been found near logs and leaf litter in moist forest.

• Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris

  Males have glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen and a V-shaped tail. Female color varies among islands. Carib Grackles use open places, including residential areas, and eat insects and other invertebrates.

• Tolai hare Lepus tolai

  The tolai hare is a small hare with long ears and legs; it feeds on grasses and shrubs.