Meet the world’s animals.

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• Yellow-breasted Boubou Laniarius atroflavus

  

  A montane forest bird of western Cameroon and southeastern Nigeria whose pairs duet.

• American mink Neogale vison

  A North American mustelid that makes use of waterside habitats.

• Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus

  The Plain Leaf Warbler is a small warbler about 9–10 cm long. By day it searches among leaves for small invertebrates; Oman is one location where its calls have been recorded.

• Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus formosae

  This bat has silky, glossy fur and a horseshoe-shaped noseleaf. It is endemic to Taiwan, but much of its natural history remains unknown.

• Comoro Parrot Coracopsis sibilans

  This parrot occurs on Grand Comoro and Anjouan in the Comoros. It is strongly associated with evergreen forest and also visits cacao plantations and agroforests on Grand Comoro; much of its wild ecology remains unknown.

• Black-faced Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus caissara

  Black, mane-like fur frames its face, and much of its body is golden. This small monkey lives in coastal forests of southeastern Brazil.

• Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens

  Leaf-love is a bulbul found from western to central Africa, where it uses woodland and thickets near water.

• Derby Eland Taurotragus derbianus

  A large antelope of western and central Africa's savannas and sparse woodlands. Its sandy-gray coat has pale vertical side stripes, and it feeds in grassland during cooler mornings and evenings. The current MDD name is Tragelaphus derbianus.

• Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri

  The male Straw-tailed Whydah grows a very long tail in breeding plumage and shows bold black-and-pale markings. It feeds on seeds on the ground in dry savanna.

• Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii

  This bat folds its large ears back over its head while resting. It flies at night and catches moths and other insects.

• Chatham Islands Gerygone Gerygone albofrontata

  This small forest bird is endemic to the Chatham Islands. It gleans small invertebrates from leaves and crevices in branches and trunks, and sometimes feeds on the ground.

• Stephens' kangaroo rat Dipodomys stephensi

  Stephens' kangaroo rat is a nocturnal rodent of grasslands and sparse scrub in southern California. It has long hind legs and carries seeds in cheek pouches.

• Yellow-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris

  The current eBird name for this taxon is Yellow-chinned Sunbird. It ranges from Sierra Leone to Ghana in West Africa; the related gray-chinned taxon is now listed separately.

• Sclater's Guenon Cercopithecus sclateri

  Sclater's guenon is a small monkey known for its complex facial pattern and long tail. It occurs in floodplain forests between the Niger and Cross rivers in southeastern Nigeria.

• Mangrove Fantail Rhipidura phasiana

  This small bird is restricted to mangroves in northern Australia. It fans its tail while hopping among branches and the ground to find small insects.

• Brazilian White-eared Opossum Didelphis albiventris

  The Brazilian white-eared opossum is a marsupial from northern and eastern South America. Its white ears and dark line between the eyes stand out; it forages on the ground at night and can climb trees.

• Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis

  With long, narrow wings, this bird has a shape between a tern and a shorebird. It catches insects in flight and nests along rocky rivers and coastlines.

• Congo Rope Squirrel Funisciurus congicus

  This diurnal squirrel of central and southern Africa is marked by a broad pale stripe along each side.

• Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii

  Diard's Trogon lives in Southeast Asian forests. Males have a black head and breast with a red belly, while females are mainly brown.

• Niceforo's Bat Trinycteris nicefori

  This small reddish-brown bat gleans prey from leaves and ranges across tropical parts of the Americas.

• Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota

  This diurnal nuthatch uses cliffs and rocky gorges and searches tree bark for invertebrates. Where it overlaps with the Western Rock Nuthatch, the black eye-stripe widening behind the eye is a useful clue.

• Davis Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus robustus

  This rabbit lives in isolated mountain ranges of western Texas and nearby areas. Dense brush and rocky crevices provide cover.

• Black-throated Antbird Myrmophylax atrothorax

  Male and female Black-throated Antbirds differ in throat and belly color. The male has a black throat and breast and forages in dense undergrowth near wetlands and streams.

• Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) raviventris

  This mouse lives in saline and brackish wetlands around San Francisco Bay. Its back is dark brown, while reddish bellies vary by location.