Meet the world’s animals.

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• Small Japanese Field Mouse Apodemus argenteus

  

  The Small Japanese Field Mouse uses its long tail to move along branches and stores acorns in the soil in autumn for later food.

• Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

  Abdim's Stork occurs in eastern and southern Africa. It eats insects, and some populations move south after breeding.

• Sichuan Takin Budorcas tibetana

  The regional account for the Sichuan takin places it in western Sichuan and southern Gansu, China. In Sichuan, records describe seasonal movement between alpine meadows in summer and lower forests in winter.

• Przevalski's Parrotbill Suthora przewalskii

  Suthora przewalskii is a parrotbill of the mountains of central China. It has an ash-grey crown, chestnut throat and upper breast, and pale grey-buffy belly, and searches for insects in open coniferous forest with bamboo.

• Mohave Ground Squirrel Xerospermophilus mohavensis

  This small ground squirrel lives only in California's western Mojave Desert. It is active by day and spends much of the year underground.

• Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae

  The male Victoria’s Riflebird is black with an iridescent blue-green crown and breast. Females are brown, and the species eats small animals and fruit.

• Siberian Whiskered Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) sibiricus

  This is a small bat of Asian forests. A 2025 survey recorded it at 730 m and 1,810 m in Katon-Karagay National Park, Kazakhstan.

• Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus

  The Green Warbler breeds in forests of the Caucasus and winters mainly in southern India. Its greenish back and pale wing bars help distinguish it.

• Sanborn’s Akodont Abrothrix sanborni

  This small mouse is uniformly blackish brown, including its tail and feet, with little contrast between the upper and lower sides. It has been recorded in coastal rainforests of southern Chile and in Argentina.

• Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini

  This weaver ranges from the Sahel to western East Africa. It uses dry savanna woodland, thickets, scrub, and areas around farms and villages, and is thought to feed mostly on arthropods.

• Tarai Gray Langur Semnopithecus hector

  The Tarai gray langur lives in the Himalayan foothills. It has a white head, a grayish-yellow to pale orange body, and brownish limbs.

• Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei

  Chlorophoneus bocagei inhabits lowland to mid-altitude forest in tropical Africa. Adults have grey upperparts, a white eyebrow, and white underparts with a buff wash on the breast. It gleans insects in the canopy.

• Pygmy Round-eared Bat Lophostoma brasiliense

  This small bat has rounded ears and a short tail enclosed by the flight membrane. It is active after dusk, feeds on insects, and has been reported roosting in arboreal termite nests.

• Striped Flowerpecker Dicaeum aeruginosum

  A small flowerpecker recorded from Philippine islands. The aeruginosum form is olive green above, with a whitish breast and belly heavily streaked brown. A 1992 account reported no recent records on Cebu and considered the island birds restricted to mature forest.

• Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat Rattus pelurus

  The Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat has long, coarse gray-brown fur with black guard hairs and soft spines, and a gray underside. At the time of publication, HMW knew it only from the type series.

• Purus Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus

  Centered in southeastern Peru, this jacamar also occurs in the lowland Amazon of Brazil and Bolivia. It launches from waterside or forest-edge perches to catch flying insects.

• Lechwe Kobus leche

  A wetland antelope that grazes while standing in shallow water.

• Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus

  The Forest Bittern is a forest heron with a black crown and brown-and-buff barring. It forages alone along streams in New Guinea's rainforests.

• Inornate Squirrel Callosciurus inornatus

  The inornate squirrel is marked by an olive-toned back, a bluish belly, and a black tail tip. It is active by day and is recorded in Laos in forest edges and secondary forest.

• Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis

  The Rufous-necked Snowfinch lives in highlands such as the Tibetan Plateau and has a rufous patch on the side of the neck.

• Black Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) nigricans

  This bat was studied at Paracou in French Guiana. Fur color and texture varied among specimens, and captures came from streamside forest, clearings, and above roadside puddles.

• Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris

  Adult males of the nominate subspecies are notably yellow, while females are duller and streaked. Outside the breeding season it may form flocks and feeds on seeds, flowers, and insects.

• Woolly Giant Rat Kunsia tomentosus

  The woolly giant rat is a large rodent of savannas and grasslands in Brazil and Bolivia. Its strong forefeet and long claws help it dig.

• grey sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii

  The Grey Sunbird is about12–14cm long and lives in coastal and riverside forest. It is active by day.