Meet the world’s animals.

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• Yucatan Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis

  

  This squirrel lives around the Yucatán region and forages in trees and on the ground by day.

• Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri

  This roughly 12 cm tyrannulet lives in montane forests on the eastern side of the southern Andes. It forages in the middle and upper forest strata and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.

• Veldkamp's Epauletted Fruit Bat Nanonycteris veldkampii

  This small fruit bat lives across West African forest and savanna zones. Records show seasonal movements north and south as the rains change.

• Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia

  The male Cretzschmar’s Bunting has a grey head that helps distinguish it from the greener-headed Ortolan Bunting. It is a rare vagrant in Britain.

• Tropical Big-eared Brown Bat Histiotus velatus

  The tropical big-eared brown bat has large, triangular ears. Brazilian records span several biomes, including Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

• Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri

  The Atherton Scrubwren lives in upland rainforest in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It searches for insects on the forest floor and in the lower canopy.

• Royal Antelope Neotragus pygmaeus

  This small antelope lives in West African forests. Its specialist account describes it using thickets along forest edges and in clearings.

• Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans

  The Screaming Piha inhabits humid Amazonian forest and searches the canopy for fruit and small prey. In eastern Ecuador it is recorded in lowlands and locally into the foothills.

• Tschudi's Tailless Bat Anoura peruana

  This nectar-feeding bat occurs in the Andes. A 2019 study in the La Paz Valley found pollen and fecal evidence suggesting that it feeds on 14 locally native or cultivated plant species. That evidence comes from one Bolivian valley.

• Abd al-Kuri Sparrow Passer hemileucus

  This sparrow is endemic to Abd al-Kuri Island. A 2008 study documents plumage differences from the related Socotra sparrow, while noting that published information on its habits is sparse.

• Ryukyu Mouse Mus (Mus) caroli

  The Ryukyu mouse has a dark grey back and pale underside. A Taiwan museum record describes it in lowland fields, feeding on seeds and plant roots.

• Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi

  This large black bird bears a blue-gray helmet-like casque on its forehead. Pairs and small groups walk the floor of mature mountain forest in search of fruit and seeds.

• Desert Woodrat Neotoma (Neotoma) lepida

  The back fur ranges from pale gray to dark or cinnamon to black; the belly and feet are white. It is mainly active at night and builds nests from sticks and cactus pieces.

• Hooded Cuckooshrike Coracina longicauda

  This bird is about 33 cm long and lives in dense highland forest. It is active by day and searches the trees for small invertebrates.

• White-headed Langur Trachypithecus leucocephalus

  A primate known from limestone country in southwest China. Its white head contrasts with a dark body, and leaves make up most of its diet.

• Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens

  Reddish Egrets occur in a dark, reddish-brown morph and a white morph. They chase fish in shallow water, walking after them and using their wings to cast shadows on the water.

• Barbary Ground Squirrel Atlantoxerus getulus

  The Barbary ground squirrel is a striped, ground-dwelling squirrel of rocky northwestern Africa. It digs burrows and can live socially.

• Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica

  A thrush with different male and female plumage that breeds in mountain forests north of central Honshu.

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat Macroglossus sobrinus

  The greater long-nosed fruit bat has a slender snout and feeds on nectar. By visiting flowers, it also helps pollinate wild bananas.

• Jabiru Jabiru mycteria

  A large wetland bird with a white body, bare black head and neck, and a broad bill. It wades in shallow water to find food.

• Large Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri

  The Large Pied Bat is an eastern Australian bat associated with cliffs and caves. It has glossy black fur, long ears, and a white V-shaped fringe beneath the wings and tail membrane.

• Grey Wren Cantorchilus griseus

  A small, grey wren studied along the Brazilian side of the Javari River. The detailed published observations cover five territories and do not establish the species’ full range.

• Black Wildebeest Connochaetes gnou

  A bovid of open grasslands and the Karoo in southern Africa. It mainly grazes short grass and uses open country.

• Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata

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