Meet the world’s animals.

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• Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea

  

  The Indian Nuthatch has a gray back and chestnut underparts and lives in forests and woodland across parts of India. It is sometimes seen in pairs or family groups.

• Southern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys torridus

  Its back ranges from gray to cinnamon, while the underside and tail tip are pale. At night it uses burrows in dry grassland and scrub and hunts insects and scorpions.

• Ash-breasted Antbird Myrmoborus lugubris

  The Peru Aves account for subspecies berlepschi associates it with wooded river islands on major Amazonian rivers.

• Lesser Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus (Gerbillus) gerbillus

  The lesser Egyptian gerbil has sandy to pale orange fur and a long, two-colored tail ending in a tuft. It lives in dry sandy places, where it spends the day in burrows and is active at night.

• Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis

  The Andaman Drongo is a forest bird of the Andaman Islands. Its glossy black body has a deeply notched tail with curled outer feathers. It moves in groups and catches insects in flight.

• Abbott's Duiker Cephalophus spadix

  Abbott's duiker is a forest antelope of Tanzania's mountain forests. Its dark body contrasts with a reddish crown.

• Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

  The Swamp Sparrow lives in wetlands from central Canada to the eastern United States. Its rusty cap and wings stand out, and it searches for food in shallow water.

• Schwartz's Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) martiniquensis

  Schwartz's myotis is a bat endemic to the Caribbean island of Martinique. It inhabits forested mountain areas and eats insects.

• Marquesan Reed Warbler Acrocephalus mendanae

  This reed warbler lives in the Marquesas Islands. It has an olive-yellow back and yellow underside and uses gardens and scrub as well as woodland.

• Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx

  A monkey of equatorial African rainforests, with adult males known for brightly coloured faces.

• Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens

  The Andean Lapwing walks through high Andean grasslands and wet open ground to feed. Pairs defend territories and call loudly.

• Maritime Striped Squirrel Tamiops maritimus

  The maritime striped squirrel is a small squirrel with bold black stripes along its back. The traits described here are for the subspecies found in Taiwan.

• Rufous-necked Puffbird Malacoptila rufa

  This puffbird lives in Amazonian lowland forest. Its gray head, rufous neck, and white crescent on the chest stand out; it is recorded most often in the understory of várzea forest.

• Honduran Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) inopinatus

  This fruit-eating bat occurs around Honduras. Honduran records include captures in several forest and waterside habitats, and Cecropia seeds have also been documented.

• Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei

  This slender thrasher lives in dry areas of the southwestern United States and Mexico. It has sandy-brown plumage and a relatively short, curved bill, and searches for prey on the ground.

• Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus

  The long-tailed vole ranges across western North America, extending into southwestern Canada and southeastern Alaska.

• Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis

  The Red-tailed Amazon is a green parrot of coastal forest and mangroves in southeastern Brazil. It eats fruits and flowers and nests in tree cavities in flooded forest.

• Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis

  This rodent is recorded across much of sub-Saharan Africa. A study in semi-arid Tanzania found it eating plant material and seeds.

• Glossy Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami

  The south-eastern form often feeds on she-oak seeds and raises its young in hollows in old eucalypts.

• Golden Takin Budorcas bedfordi

  The golden takin lives in the Qinling Mountains of central China. Adult males have long, shaggy coats ranging from creamy white to golden yellow, with especially golden hair on the neck and chest.

• Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris

  It has a large head and a thick, hooked black bill. Its crown, cheeks, and back are olive, while its belly is white. A forest guide from Colombia records birds hopping from mid-level forest to high outer branches for food, alone or in pairs and sometimes in mixed flocks. The guide lists Colombia and Ecuador for its range.

• 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.

• Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla

  The Nashville Warbler is a small bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico. Its white eye ring and foraging in shrub tangles are distinctive.

• Tufted Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam

  The tufted gray langur lives in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is active by day and often uses trees, while also travelling on the ground.