Meet the world’s animals.

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• Yucatan Wren Campylorhynchus yucatanicus

  

  The Yucatan Wren is restricted to coastal lowlands in the northern Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It lives in pairs or small family groups among scattered shrubs and cacti.

• Nayarit mouse Peromyscus simulus

  The Nayarit mouse is recorded on the coastal lowlands of Nayarit in western Mexico. Specimens come from tropical forest and moist riverine settings.

• Long-crested Myna Basilornis corythaix

  This myna lives on Seram Island. Its long crest and green sheen on black plumage are distinctive.

• Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica

  A large squirrel endemic to India that lives in forest canopies.

• Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus

  This lapwing occurs in separated areas of the East African highlands and southern Africa, where it forages on open ground.

• Azara's Akodont Akodon (Akodon) azarae

  Azara's Akodont lives in grasslands and wetland vegetation, and may change the sheltered sites it uses with the seasons.

• Andaman Flowerpecker Dicaeum virescens

  This small bird is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It has olive-green upperparts, pale underparts, and a yellow vent, and moves quickly around fruiting trees high in the canopy.

• Min Mountain Striped Squirrel Tamiops minshanica

  This striped squirrel was described from the Minshan Mountains of Sichuan, China. A 2026 multilocus study also recognizes it among the valid species of Tamiops.

• Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia

  This lark inhabits dry plains of eastern Africa. The male has white cheeks and black markings; the account lists semi-desert and stony plains as habitat.

• Pine Vole Microtus (Pitymys) pinetorum

  A small vole that moves through leaf litter and soil in deciduous forests. In autumn it stores roots and shoots in burrows for winter shortages.

• Western Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator

  This large bird lives in West African savanna, open woodland, and cultivated land. Its plumage is mostly subdued gray and brown, and it feeds mainly on fruit.

• 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.

• Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii

  This large bird stands out for its rufous breast and belly and blue bare skin on the face. In Peruvian mountain forest it searches for food in the mid-canopy and on the ground.

• Root Vole Microtus (Alexandromys) oeconomus

  This vole occurs across northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, using moist grasslands in tundra and taiga regions. It favors places with abundant sedges and cover.

• Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema

  This francolin occurs on mountaintops in the Ethiopian highlands, in Afroalpine and sub-Afroalpine environments.

• Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista leucogenys

  The Japanese giant flying squirrel is a large nocturnal squirrel of Japan's forests. It glides between trees on a membrane stretched between its fore and hind limbs and rests in tree hollows by day.

• Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

  The Asian Green Bee-eater is a green bee-eater with a slender bill. The details here are limited to the account of the nominate subspecies in India.

• Hairy-eared Akodont Thalpomys lasiotis

  This small rodent occurs in the Cerrado of central Brazil. Most capture records are from open grassland, including sites with scattered low shrubs.

• Northern Scrub Robin Drymodes superciliaris

  The Northern Scrub Robin lives in scrub in north-eastern Australia. It often stays near the ground and nests there.

• Mentawai Flying Squirrel Iomys sipora

  The Mentawai Flying Squirrel has dark brown fur on its back and paler gray underparts. It occurs on Sipora and North Pagai islands west of Sumatra, in mature forest below 500 m.

• Brujo Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus

  This flycatcher is found only in the Galápagos Islands. It perches on exposed branches and darts out to catch insects.

• Cauca Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys caucensis

  The Cauca climbing mouse is a small rodent known from the Andes of western Colombia. It has been collected in high-elevation cloud forest.

• Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris

  This duck has a brown, pale-spotted body and a dark stripe through the eye. It uses shallow wetlands.

• 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.