Meet the world’s animals.

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• Dusky Bushbaby Galago matschiei

  

  Matschie's galago is a nocturnal primate of montane forests east of Lake Albert in central Africa. It is arboreal.

• Southern California Pocket Gopher Megascapheus nigricans

  

  This pocket gopher ranges from southern California across the Baja California Peninsula, where four subspecies are recognized in a 2025 review. The male type specimen collected at Witch Creek, San Diego County, in 1893 was described with a dark brown back and tawny sides and chest.

• Korean Hare Lepus coreanus

  

  The Korean hare has brown or grey-brown fur on its back and paler fur underneath. It uses vegetated areas from plains to mountains and is reported to feed in open places in the late afternoon or evening.

• Daurian Pika Ochotona (Ochotona) dauurica

  

  The Daurian Pika is a small herbivore with short legs and rounded ears. It digs burrows in steppe and semi-desert habitats and feeds on vegetation.

• Short-snouted Sengi Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

  

  The short-snouted sengi has a long, narrow snout and a faint white eye ring. In southern Africa it uses grassland with trees or shrubs.

• Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea spixii

  

  Spix's yellow-toothed cavy is a cavy-family rodent whose response to heat was studied in Brazil's northeastern Caatinga. Researchers examined how it releases heat through areas around the eyes and ears.

• Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa Salpingotus (Anguistodontus) crassicauda

  This small jerboa has a tail longer than its body and three-toed hind feet. It digs long burrows in sand dunes.

• Herbert's Rock Wallaby Petrogale herberti

  Herbert's rock wallaby lives among rocky sites and woodland in southeastern Queensland, Australia. A comparison describes it as grayer and less shaggy-tailed than the brush-tailed rock-wallaby.

• Baird’s Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii

  Baird’s beaked whale inhabits the North Pacific and nearby seas. It mainly uses cold, deep offshore water, but can also occur near steep coastal slopes.

• Lesser Bamboo Rat Cannomys badius

  The Lesser Bamboo Rat is a rodent of bamboo forests, thickets, and hilly ground. It leaves its burrow in the evening to feed on plants and has short, powerful legs with digging claws.

• Northern pygmy marmoset Cebuella pygmaea

  A very small tree-climbing monkey of the upper Amazon basin.

• California sea lion Zalophus californianus

  It has small external ears and broad front flippers and lives along the Pacific coast of North America.

• Black-handed Titi Cheracebus medemi

  The black-handed titi occurs in the Colombian Amazon. Its species account describes dark hands, feet, tail, and underparts, with a white throat.

• Servaline Genet Genetta servalina

  The servaline genet occurs in forests across Central and East Africa, from lowlands to mountains. In Tanzania, records also come from separate mountain ranges.

• Harris' antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii

  A ground squirrel with a white side stripe, white belly, and bushy black tail. It gathers food during hot desert days.

• Subtropical Antechinus Antechinus subtropicus

  The Subtropical Antechinus is a small carnivorous marsupial from southeastern Queensland to northeastern New South Wales. Insects are its usual food.

• Red Silky Anteater Cyclopes rufus

  This red silky anteater is one of the distinct silky anteater species recognized in modern taxonomic work. The specialist account confirms records in Brazil's western Amazon and says the southern range limit is unknown.

• Yellow-striped Chevrotain Moschiola kathygre

  This small chevrotain is endemic to Sri Lanka. It has warm ochre-brown fur with yellow spots and stripes, and is recorded from wet-zone forests as well as paddies, plantations, and gardens.

• Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata

  The Indian Pangolin has an elongated body covered with scales. It feeds on ants and termites, and the studbook describes it as mainly nocturnal and ground-dwelling.

• Commerson's Leaf-nosed Bat Macronycteris commersonii

  A bat found only in Madagascar. It eats beetles and has been recorded roosting by day in caves and vegetation.

• Northern Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur occidentalis

  The Northern Bamboo Lemur occurs in northeastern and northwestern Madagascar. It is said to show little difference in appearance between sexes, but field studies remain limited.

• Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys compactus

  The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat lives in sandy areas from southern Texas, United States, to northeastern Mexico. It carries seeds in cheek pouches and is active at night.

• Humboldt's White-fronted Capuchin Cebus albifrons

  The white-fronted capuchin occurs in northern South America. Its pale facial fur and brown crown stand out, while its species boundary remains debated.

• Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata

  A mole of eastern North American wetlands and watersides that searches for prey with its star-shaped nose.