Meet the world’s animals.

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• Northern Bat Myotis (Pizonyx) septentrionalis

  

  The Northern Bat is a North American bat with long ears. It forages in forests during the warmer months and hibernates in caves or mines in winter.

• Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata

  

  A mongoose of open, semi-arid habitats in southern Africa that forages for insects and other small prey.

• Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec Echinops telfairi

  

  The lesser hedgehog tenrec is a small mammal of dry areas in southern Madagascar. Its black-and-white spines stand out, and it searches for small animals at night.

• Feather-tailed Possum Distoechurus pennatus

  

  The feathertail possum lives in New Guinea's forests. It has a feather-like fringe on its tail but no membrane for gliding.

• Darwin's Fox Lycalopex fulvipes

  

  Darwin's fox is a small fox of southern Chilean forests. Its dark coat and reddish backs of the ears are distinctive; separate populations occur on Chiloé Island and the mainland.

• Andean Porcupine Coendou quichua

  

  This porcupine has a generally brown-looking back with pale quill tips giving it a frosted appearance. In Ecuador, its records are mainly from Andean forests at high elevations.

• Eastern Pygmy Possum Cercartetus nanus

  A small marsupial with large eyes, long whiskers, and a grasping tail. It feeds mainly on nectar and pollen and nests in tree hollows and other sheltered places.

• Pallas's cat Otocolobus manul

  A Central Asian cat with long, dense fur. Its rounded head and low-set ears give the face a flattened appearance.

• Northern Sportive Lemur Lepilemur septentrionalis

  The northern sportive lemur lives at the northern tip of Madagascar. It is active at night and rests in trees.

• Greater Asian False-vampire Lyroderma lyra

  The greater Asian false-vampire is a large carnivorous bat distributed across South Asia. It has large ears and a prominent noseleaf, and catches insects and small vertebrates.

• Northern Maned Three-toed Sloth Bradypus torquatus

  The northern maned three-toed sloth occurs in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe. A field study confirmed that it eats leaves, especially young leaves.

• Beech Marten Martes foina

  A marten found across much of Europe and Central Asia; many individuals have a pale streak on the chest.

• Rice's whale Balaenoptera ricei

  Rice's whale is a baleen whale that lives year-round in the Gulf of America. It is dark gray above and pale below; it is thought to dive deep by day to feed on fish.

• Hammer-headed Fruit Bat Hypsignathus monstrosus

  Mature males have a large, square head. The fruit-eating bat lives in central African forests and feeds mainly on figs.

• Western Lowland Olingo Bassaricyon medius

  An olingo of forests from Panama to Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. It lives in trees and eats fruit.

• Eastern Hoolock Gibbon Hoolock leuconedys

  Eastern hoolock gibbons live in forests from Myanmar and northeastern India to southern Yunnan in China. Pairs sing in coordinated calls.

• Lord Derby's Anomalure Anomalurus derbianus

  This squirrel-shaped rodent glides from tree to tree. It is active around dusk and at night in forests of western and central Africa.

• Australian Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus nudicaudatus

  This cuscus occurs in Cape York, Australia. It spends time in the canopy and has been seen wrapping palm fronds around its body to hide its fur.

• Collared Tuco-tuco Ctenomys torquatus

  The Collared Tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent of lowlands from central Uruguay to southern Brazil. Coat colors vary by locality, including brown, gray, white-marked, and melanistic forms.

• Hector's dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori

  A small coastal dolphin found around New Zealand, with a rounded dorsal fin.

• Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis

  This marsupial lives across much of Central and South America and has a long tail and claws for climbing.

• Asian Long-tailed Porcupine Trichys fasciculata

  The Asian long-tailed porcupine is a small porcupine with short spines on its back. It is active at night in the moist forests of Southeast Asia, walking on the ground and climbing trees.

• Tonkean Macaque Macaca tonkeana

  The Tonkean macaque is native to central Sulawesi and the nearby Togian Islands in Indonesia. It uses several kinds of tropical forest.

• Common Dwarf Brocket Mazama chunyi

  This small deer has records in Bolivia’s mountain region. A study reported it from high grasslands and Polylepis elfin forest down to lower sub-Andean forest.