Meet the world’s animals.

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• Alexander's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus alexandri

  

  This small squirrel lives in lowland forests of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its back has orange, black, and cream stripes, and it searches for food on trees by day.

• Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus

  This long-tailed cuckooshrike lives in forests of the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. Males show connected red-orange wing patches, while females have a red-orange rump.

• Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Hylaeamys megacephalus

  Short ochre, yellow or orange fur with dark ticking covers its back, while the underside is gray. It is mainly ground-dwelling and ranges through forested parts of northern and central South America.

• Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor

  This small African finch has striking black-and-white markings. In the wild it feeds mainly on seeds and occurs in small groups around grassland and forest edges.

• Ryukyu Islands Tree Rat Diplothrix legata

  This large Japanese endemic rodent occurs on Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, and Okinawa Island. The University of Tokyo Museum account notes that its tail is longer than its body.

• White-browed Guan Penelope jacucaca

  This forest bird occurs in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil. Juveniles observed at one reserve had yellowish skin around the face and a yellowish throat.

• Pallas's squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus

  Pallas’s squirrel is a tree-dwelling squirrel native from Taiwan and southern China through parts of Southeast Asia.

• Vermiculated Fishing Owl Scotopelia bouvieri

  The Vermiculated Fishing Owl is a large owl that hunts fish, crabs, and frogs along rivers at night. Its brown back is finely vermiculated, and its pale belly is streaked.

• Florida Deermouse Podomys floridanus

  The Florida deermouse lives in dry sandy uplands and scrub in peninsular Florida. It may dig a small nest burrow inside a gopher tortoise burrow.

• White-winged Black Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus

  This tyrant flycatcher is recorded in northern and central Argentina in open, dry country and shrub steppe. Males are black with conspicuous white wing patches.

• Common Oenomys Oenomys hypoxanthus

  The common Oenomys has a red nose and a white-to-orange underside. At Mount Kupe in Cameroon it was also caught in a village and fallow land; its coat color and body size vary geographically.

• White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus

  The White-headed Barbet is an African bird whose black-and-white plumage varies geographically. It is often found near fig trees.

• Franklin's Ground Squirrel Poliocitellus franklinii

  Franklin's ground squirrel prefers tall grass where prairie meets woodland and digs underground burrows. It eats both plant and animal foods. In Missouri, populations have declined with habitat loss and fragmentation.

• Northern Black Bustard Afrotis afraoides

  The Northern Black Bustard, also called the Northern Black Korhaan, is a ground-dwelling bird of open, dry country in southern Africa, with very different male and female plumage.

• 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.

• Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus

  The Asian Dowitcher probes wetland mud with its long bill and moves between breeding and wintering areas.

• Cape York Rat Rattus leucopus

  The Cape York Rat is a small rodent from the Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Australia. A study found it active on the ground at night and nesting communally in burrows.

• Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola

  A breeding-plumage male of the nominate subspecies is slate blue-grey with a rufous patch on the wing. It uses dry montane scrub; some birds move seasonally.

• Uinta Ground Squirrel Urocitellus armatus

  The Uinta ground squirrel digs burrows in meadows and pastures in the western United States. It is active by day and hibernates in the cold season.

• Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens

  The Southern White-crowned Shrike lives in open acacia and riverine woodland in southern Africa. It searches the ground for invertebrates; a South African field report also describes small groups.

• Michoacán Deer Mouse Osgoodomys banderanus

  The Michoacán deer mouse occurs in lowlands and mountains along Mexico's Pacific side. It has been recorded mainly in forest, as well as in scrub, grassland, and riparian sites.

• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea

  A slender waterside bird with a yellow belly and a long tail.

• Mayor's Mouse Mus (Coelomys) mayori

  Mayor's mouse lives in Sri Lankan forests. The lowland subspecies is described as having flattened, spiny dorsal fur and a white underside.

• Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus

  This large, long-legged upland shorebird occurs in open places such as short grassland, burned areas, and lakeshores. It can be nomadic or migratory and is often seen in small flocks.