Meet the world’s animals.

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• Lesser Grison Galictis cuja

  

  The lesser grison is a slender mustelid found in parts of South America. It has a yellowish-brown back, a darker underside and a pale facial band whose pattern varies among individuals.

• Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia

  This dove occurs on Caribbean islands. It walks on the ground to forage and stays quiet beneath dense cover.

• Allen's Jackrabbit Lepus alleni

  This large hare is notable for its big ears and occurs in dry areas of southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.

• Saipan Reed-warbler Acrocephalus hiwae

  This reed-warbler lives on Saipan. A 1998 report records it in reed marshes, forest edges, thicket-meadow mosaics and forest openings on the island.

• Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii

  The Himalayan striped squirrel has distinctive back stripes that connect with a pale stripe on the face. A field study in northeastern India recorded it feeding on tree trunks and bark.

• Tinkling Shieldbill Peltops montanus

  The Tinkling Shieldbill lives in the mountain forests of New Guinea. Its glossy blue-black body has striking white markings and a red rump, and it catches insects from high perches.

• Red-handed tamarin Saguinus midas

  A small forest monkey of northern South America with brightly coloured hands and feet.

• Rufous-fronted Wood Quail Odontophorus erythrops

  The Rufous-fronted Wood Quail searches through leaf litter on the forest floor in the Andes.

• Agile Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys agilis

  The agile kangaroo rat hops on long hind feet. It lives in dry scrub, digs burrows, and carries seeds in its cheek pouches.

• Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha

  A duck distributed in eastern and southern Africa. It uses shallow freshwater wetlands with vegetation; the male’s bill becomes redder during breeding, according to the regional account.

• Leisler’s Bat Nyctalus leisleri

  In Ireland, Leisler’s bats can be seen after sunset, flying over parks and fields as they hunt insects.

• Chestnut-crowned Gnateater Conopophaga castaneiceps

  Males have a chestnut head and a white plume behind the eye; females also have a white postocular plume, with chestnut on the forehead and throat. It forages near the ground in humid montane forest.

• Lesser Long-tailed Hamster Cricetulus longicaudatus

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

• Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides

  This small warbler breeds in highland forests of mainland China; a separate subspecies is recorded in Taiwan. It stays hidden in dense bamboo undergrowth during the breeding season, when its song can reveal its presence.

• White-footed Dunnart Sminthopsis leucopus

  The white-footed dunnart lives in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It nests beneath leaf litter or fallen logs and mainly eats invertebrates.

• Ocellated Thrasher Toxostoma ocellatum

  This large thrasher is endemic to Mexico, with records from Guanajuato south to Oaxaca. It forages on the ground in dry montane forest and scrub.

• Lesula Cercopithecus lomamiensis

  This monkey lives in lowland forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and eats fruit and leaves.

• Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans

  The Tree Martin has a glossy blue-black head and back, a red-brown forehead, and a light gray rump. It catches insects in flight.

• Little Big-eyed Bat Chiroderma trinitatum

  A 2020 revision treated C. gorgasi, formerly included in C. trinitatum, as a separate species. In the revised C. trinitatum sample, facial stripes appeared in all specimens and a median dorsal stripe in 111 of 113; a separate Peru study recorded the bat in a forest-agriculture landscape.

• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

  A black bird with a deeply forked tail. It lives in open areas such as farms and wetlands in India, perching at vantage points to chase insects.

• Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus pusillus

  This fruit bat ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have conspicuous white tufts of fur at the shoulders; females do not.

• Heard Island Shag Leucocarbo nivalis

  This shag lives on Heard Island. Museum specimens of adults show white cheek plumage extending above the gape. A diet study found that benthic animals, especially polychaetes, were common prey for much of the island population. Clements 2025 includes nivalis as a subspecies of Imperial Shag.

• Large Japanese Field Mouse Apodemus speciosus

  The large Japanese field mouse has a reddish-brown back and a white underside. It moves over the ground and fallen logs at night and sometimes stores food underground.

• Sichuan Grasshopper-warbler Locustella chengi

  This bush warbler was described from central China. In southern Sichuan, it has been recorded in dense low herbs and ferns, forest clearings, sparse secondary forest, and tea plantations.