Meet the world’s animals.

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• Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus

  

  A jay with blue wings and a gray head, it searches for a varied diet in trees and on the ground.

• Dusky Melanomys Melanomys caliginosus

  The dusky melanomys is a rodent of forests in western Colombia and southwestern Ecuador. Its back is generally dark, although coat color varies geographically. The 2017 species account says its broad taxonomic concept needs further revision.

• White-fronted Whitestart Myioborus albifrons

  This active little bird has yellow underparts and white around the eyes. It joins mixed-species flocks in high-elevation cloud forest and searches for insects.

• Celebes Dwarf Squirrel Prosciurillus murinus

  This small squirrel lives in Sulawesi's forests. It has a dark-brown back, a gray belly, and a pale ring around each eye; it also uses tree trunks and the ground.

• Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola

  An Andean swallow that searches for food over high grasslands. Its dark blue back, gray rump, and pale underside are useful marks.

• Appalachian Cottontail Sylvilagus obscurus

  This small cottontail lives in forests and brushy cover at higher elevations in the Appalachian Mountains.

• Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis

  The Chestnut-eared Aracari is a toucan with blue skin around the eye and a single red band across its yellow belly. It often uses forest edges, young forest, and fruiting trees.

• Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas

  A baboon of dry grasslands and rocky areas; the adult male’s long mane looks like a cape around the shoulders.

• Olive-backed Flowerpecker Prionochilus olivaceus

  The Olive-backed Flowerpecker is endemic to the Philippines. Clements v2024 moves it from Prionochilus olivaceus to Pachyglossa olivacea. Throat and breast-side colour varies among subspecies.

• Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi

  Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat has a dog-like face and eats fruit. Males use white shoulder tufts in courtship, and groups rest by day in hollow trees or under large leaves.

• Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus

  This lapwing is marked in black and white, with a red eye. It forages near water and pairs defend territories.

• Canarian Shrew Crocidura canariensis

  The Canarian shrew is a medium-sized shrew of the eastern Canary Islands. It eats insect larvae and has also been recorded preying on lizards.

• Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis

  The Taiwan Barbet lives in Taiwan’s broadleaf forest, parks, and gardens and mainly eats fruit. A historical account quoted by the museum says it can be hard to see among leaves, while its clear call can reveal it.

• Parma wallaby Notamacropus parma

  A wallaby that rests in thickets by day and feeds on grasses at night.

• White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea

  It is about 23.5 cm long, with a grey-brown back and tail and rufous underparts. White feathers surround the base of its black bill, and it sits still on branches for long periods in Andean forest.

• Desert Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys deserti

  The desert kangaroo rat digs burrows among the dunes of arid southwestern North America and is mainly active at night.

• Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys

  The Yellow-eared Spiderhunter is a forest bird marked by a yellow patch behind the ear and streaked underparts. It feeds on nectar as well as spiders and insects.

• Emilia's Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus emiliae

  Emilia's Gracile Opossum is a small marsupial with reddish-brown fur above and white fur below. It is arboreal and may also forage on the ground.

• Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana

  The Asian Desert Warbler is a small, sandy-brown warbler. In the UAE it is seen mainly in winter or while passing through, in dry places with sparse plants.

• Guianan Bearded Saki Chiropotes sagulatus

  The Guianan Bearded Saki occurs in the Guianas and northern Brazil. It has reddish-brown body fur, dark head, tail and lower limbs, a beard, and rounded crown tufts. Species accounts describe a seed-heavy diet that shifts seasonally toward insects, flowers, and fruit.

• Hartlaub's Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii

  Hartlaub's Bustard is a ground-dwelling bird active by day in open eastern African grassland. It eats both plant and animal foods.

• Pacific rat Rattus exulans

  The Pacific rat is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia and spread to Pacific islands. In New Zealand it is known as kiore.

• Eastern yellow robin Eopsaltria australis

  A bird of eastern and southeastern mainland Australia. It pounces from low perches onto insects on the ground.

• Small Woolly Bat Kerivoula intermedia

  This woolly bat was surveyed in lowland tropical rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia. A morphological comparison says it is slightly larger than the closely related Kerivoula minuta, with size serving as a main distinction.