Meet the world’s animals.

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• São Tomé Shrew Crocidura thomensis

  

  The São Tomé shrew is known only from São Tomé Island. It has a long snout and large ears, and field observers have seen it feeding in wet places.

• Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus

  The Yellow-billed Shrike lives in shrubby habitats across tropical Africa. It has a long tail and yellow bill, and members of a group may help raise the young.

• Günther's Dik-dik Madoqua guentheri

  Günther’s dik-dik is a small antelope of the drylands of East Africa. It selects leaves and other plant parts from shrubs and trees.

• Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

  A mountain-breeding pipit whose gray head and pale pink chest stand out in breeding plumage.

• Japanese marten Martes melampus

  A mustelid of Japanese forests and other habitats, with yellowish-brown to dark-brown fur and a white to cream throat patch.

• Forbes's Plover Charadrius forbesi

  Forbes's Plover occurs in open grasslands and other open habitats in parts of western and central Africa. It searches the ground for insects and small invertebrates to eat.

• Least Sac-winged Bat Balantiopteryx io

  This small bat occurs in lowland areas from Mexico into Central America. It mainly roosts in caves, and males have a small pouch in the wing membrane.

• Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

  A pratincole that catches insects in flight. It breeds in Eurasia and migrates to Africa.

• Yunnan Hare Lepus comus

  The Yunnan hare lives in foothills near farmland and in hillside scrub or grassland. It forages at night on grasses and young shoots and leaves.

• Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii

  The Red-faced Crombec is a small bird with a very short tail. In Zimbabwean miombo woodland, it moves quickly among branches and leaves while searching for insects.

• Bangs's Mountain Squirrel Syntheosciurus brochus

  Bangs's mountain squirrel is a tree squirrel reported from the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama. A study in Costa Rica observed it feeding on flowers, sap, and bromeliads.

• Adélie penguin Pygoscelis adeliae

  A penguin that breeds along the Antarctic coast, recognised by a white ring around each eye.

• Black-headed Marmoset Mico nigriceps

  This small marmoset lives in lowland forest and forest edges in the south-central Amazon. It eats gum, fruit, seeds, and insects.

• White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis

  The White-necked Petrel is a large seabird marked by a white collar and black cap. It feeds mainly on squid at sea and migrates to the North Pacific.

• 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.

• Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons

  The Silvery-fronted Tapaculo occurs from Costa Rica into western Panama, in dense understory of wet montane forest and bamboo.

• Dinelli's Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) dinellii

  This small bat has yellow-brown fur with yellow tips. It eats insects. In Batiruana, Tucumán, colonies of more than 50 have been found in the roofs of houses.

• Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus

  The Yellow-billed Turaco lives in forests of western and central Africa. Its green and blue-violet plumage is striking; it moves along branches and feeds mainly on fruit.

• Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse Wiedomys cerradensis

  This rodent occurs in the semiarid zone of northeastern Brazil. The 2017 HMW 7 account reported a few scattered localities; it has a grizzled brown back, orange rump, eye-rings, muzzle, ears, and upper feet, and a white underside.

• Streaked Wren-Babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata

  A small bird of evergreen forests from mainland Southeast Asia to southern China and nearby regions. It stays near the forest floor and has fine streaks on its brown body.

• Brush-tailed Phascogale Phascogale tapoatafa

  This Australian marsupial climbs rough-barked trees to search for arthropods. It also uses tree hollows as nests or shelters.

• Razorbill Alca torda

  In breeding plumage, this seabird is black above and white below. In Britain and Ireland, it breeds in colonies on coastal cliffs.

• Arunachal macaque Macaca munzala

  This macaque is recorded in the mountains of northeastern India. A yellow forehead patch and fur that lightens over the upper body and forelimbs help identify it.

• Crested Lark Galerida cristata

  The Crested Lark is a brown, streaked lark with a noticeable crest. In Spain it is commonly found in open places such as fields and roadsides.