Meet the world’s animals.

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• Brazilian Marsh Rat Holochilus brasiliensis

  

  The Brazilian marsh rat lives in wetlands and has webbed hind feet. It eats plant material and is adapted for swimming.

• Black-browed Babbler Malacocincla perspicillata

  This babbler was rediscovered in limestone hill forest in South Kalimantan. Observations there found it moving near the ground and eating insects and other small invertebrates. Information on its range and life remains limited.

• Daurian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus dauricus

  This ground squirrel has gray-russet fur and a pale tail tip. It lives in dry grasslands and plains in northeastern China, eastern Mongolia, and Russia's Transbaikalia region, among other records.

• Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens

  Two birds were recorded foraging in open hillside woodland at Akagera National Park, Rwanda. The reported birds had green backs and wings, white throats, yellow breasts and bellies, and a dark band through the eye.

• Guenther's Vole Microtus (Microtus) guentheri

  Günther’s vole is distributed from Turkey through the Levant. It is recorded in meadows and on hill slopes with sparse vegetation.

• Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea

  The Prothonotary Warbler stands out as a bright yellow bird in dim wet forests. It forages low near water and nests in holes in standing dead trees.

• Sanghir Squirrel Prosciurillus rosenbergii

  The Sanghir Squirrel is a squirrel from Sangihe Island, Indonesia. It is active by day, with chestnut-brown fur on its back and a black tail.

• Panao Antpitta Grallaria oneilli

  This antpitta occurs on the eastern slope of the central Peruvian Andes. It is dark reddish brown, with a whitish center to the belly; at least one recorded bird ate insects and similar invertebrates.

• Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys bicolor

  The Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat is a tree-using rodent of Central and South American forests. Its back is ochre to reddish brown, its belly is white, and its tail has a short tuft.

• White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus

  The White-tailed Trogon lives in humid lowland forest and second growth. It eats fruit and insects caught in flight. The male's under-tail is white, and females differ in color and pattern.

• Gray-collared Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) cinereicollis

  This chipmunk occurs in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It mainly uses conifer forests and mature woodlands and gathers and stores seeds.

• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus

  The Sahul Brush Cuckoo often waits quietly on a branch for hairy caterpillars and other insects. It lays eggs in other birds’ nests, leaving the hosts to raise its young.

• Orizaba Deermouse Peromyscus beatae

  The Orizaba Deermouse ranges from southeastern Mexico into Central America. It has been recorded in humid mountain forests.

• Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus

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

• Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii

  The Himalayan striped squirrel has distinctive back stripes that connect with a pale stripe on the face. A field study in northeastern India recorded it feeding on tree trunks and bark.

• Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii

  This bird forages in Andean scrub, grassland, and other open habitats. Its upperparts have intricate dark markings and pale streaks, with a fine dark line behind the eye.

• Merriam's Deermouse Peromyscus merriami

  Merriam's deermouse is a small mouse ranging from southern Arizona into northwestern Mexico. It is recorded in dry scrub, thorn forest, and grassland.

• Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda

  This small bird has a grey face, orange cheeks, and a red bill. It eats seeds and insects in grasslands and scrub in western and central Africa.

• Southern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus (Urosciurus) spadiceus

  The Southern Amazon red squirrel lives in lowland Amazonian forest. It eats nuts, and its coat varies among individuals.

• Campbell Shag Leucocarbo campbelli

  The Campbell Shag lives on Campbell Island and its adjacent coasts. Breeding adults are black and white, with a crest and reddish facial skin.

• Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

  The deer mouse is a small rodent widespread in North America. Coat color varies by region, and the tail is distinctly darker above than below.

• Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis

  This tit lives in mountain regions from the western Himalayas into Central Asia. The male is marked by a black head and white cheeks.

• Olympic Marmot Marmota (Petromarmota) olympus

  The Olympic marmot lives only in Olympic Mountain meadows. It eats flowering plants, stores fat and hibernates for a long period.

• Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda

  The Short-tailed Paradigalla is a bird-of-paradise from New Guinea's mountain forests. It has a stocky black body and bright yellow bare skin on the forehead and face.