Meet the world’s animals.

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• European polecat Mustela putorius

  

  A slender mustelid of freshwater margins and forest edges.

• Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii

  

  This ground-dwelling bird lives in the tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland. Groups of about two to five defend year-round territories and search leaf litter for small animals.

• Chiriquinan Serotine Eptesicus (Eptesicus) chiriquinus

  

  Eptesicus chiriquinus is recorded in Bolivia. The Bolivian bat conservation program describes most records as humid, while also documenting a capture in dry inter-Andean forest at Torotoro National Park.

• Domestic cat Felis catus

  

  A domesticated cat with many coat colors, patterns and hair lengths.

• Green Crombec Sylvietta virens

  

  The Green Crombec inhabits African forest and woodland edge. The source places the nominate subspecies in a range that includes Cameroon and Gabon.

• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca

  

  A spotted forest rodent that feeds on fallen fruit.

• Eurasian golden jackal Canis aureus

  The Eurasian golden jackal is a medium-sized canid found across a broad part of Eurasia.

• Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

  This waterside bird has a black head and back and a long tail with white tips. A Peru-focused species account describes pairs and family groups defending territories along lowland Amazon lakes and rivers.

• 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.

• Fallow deer Dama dama

  The fallow deer is recognized by the male’s broad, palmate antlers. Coat forms include spotted, white and dark individuals.

• Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

  The Yellow-bellied Warbler is a small bird of Southeast Asian forest and bamboo. Its yellow belly and white eyebrow are distinctive.

• Berg's Tuco-tuco Ctenomys bergi

  Berg’s tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent of Argentina’s Dry Chaco. Besides northwestern Córdoba, one female was recorded in Salavina Department, Santiago del Estero, and identified as this species using genetic and morphological evidence.

• Gemsbok Oryx gazella

  The gemsbok is an oryx with bold black markings on its face and body.

• Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis

  The Crested Bellbird is a mainland Australian bird whose male stands out for its raised black crest and black breast. It searches for small prey and seeds on the ground and in low shrubs.

• 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.

• Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas

  A small whale with long flippers, found in temperate and colder seas.

• Timor Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus presbytes

  The Timor Leaf Warbler is a small warbler recorded on Timor and Flores. It uses forest edges and montane woodland on Flores, and lowland scrub on Timor.

• White-lipped Peccary Tayassu pecari

  The white-lipped peccary looks like a pig but belongs to a different family. It searches for food in groups.

• European wildcat Felis silvestris

  The European wildcat is a wild cat associated mainly with European forests. Rodents, especially voles, are common prey.

• Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

  The Yellow-billed Oxpecker occurs in savannas with large mammals. In the southern African accounts, hosts bearing ticks are described as essential to its presence.

• Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis

  The Antarctic minke whale is a baleen whale with a circumpolar Southern Hemisphere range. It feeds in Antarctic waters in summer and is described as moving north to warmer waters in winter.

• Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous

  A canid found from northern South America to northern Argentina, it eats foods ranging from fruit to small animals.

• Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus

  The flightless Kagu lives in the humid forests of New Caledonia's Grande Terre. During the day it searches leaf litter and soil for small live prey.

• Grant's Golden Mole Eremitalpa granti

  This small golden mole has no visible tail, and its eyes are covered by skin. It moves through dunes and searches for food at night.