Meet the world’s animals.

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• Thomas's Bushbaby Galagoides thomasi

  

  Thomas's bushbaby is a small primate that forages in trees at night.

• Volcan de Toluca Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys planiceps

  

  This pocket gopher is known from Mexico's volcanic region. Its back is dark, with lighter brown mixed into the fur along its sides.

• African Savanna Hare Lepus victoriae

  

  This hare ranges from northwestern Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Coat color and habitat vary among populations, including those in mountains.

• Helan Shan Pika Ochotona (Pika) argentata

  

  This pika lives in China's Helan Shan. Its coat changes with the seasons, appearing bright red in summer and silvery gray in winter.

• Rufous Elephant Shrew Galegeeska rufescens

  

  This sengi has a long snout and large ears. It is mainly active by day and eats ants and termites.

• Chacoan Mara Pediolagus salinicola

  

  A large rodent of the Chaco, it occurs in Paraguay, southern Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina, in dry scrub and woodland.

• Andrew's Three-toed Jerboa Stylodipus andrewsi

  Andrew's Three-toed Jerboa occurs from Mongolia's Gobi region into northern China. Stylodipus species have relatively shorter hind limbs than some related jerboa genera.

• Black Wallaroo Osphranter bernardus

  The black wallaroo is a kangaroo relative of Kakadu’s rocky Stone Country.

• Longman's Beaked Whale Indopacetus pacificus

  Longman's beaked whale lives offshore in tropical Indian and Pacific waters. It is difficult to identify at sea, and much of its biology remains poorly known.

• Hershkovitz's Marmoset Mico intermedius

  Hershkovitz's marmoset is a small monkey from the Brazilian Amazon.

• Australian Sea Lion Neophoca cinerea

  The Australian sea lion has breeding colonies in southern and western Australia. It forages near the sea floor, and females return to their birth colony to breed.

• White-eared Titi Plecturocebus donacophilus

  The Bolivian titi lives in forests in Bolivia and Brazil. Its long hind legs and tail help it balance as it moves.

• African Linsang Poiana richardsonii

  The African linsang is a small carnivore with a slender, spotted body and a long ringed tail. It is active at night in trees and eats insects, fruit and other foods.

• Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel Sundasciurus (Aletesciurus) juvencus

  The Northern Palawan tree squirrel is native to Palawan in the southwestern Philippines. Coat color varies, and records include forest as well as landscapes mixed with plantations and grassland.

• Yellow-footed Antechinus Antechinus flavipes

  The yellow-footed antechinus is a small marsupial with a gray head and shoulders and a yellow-brown to reddish body. It searches for food on the ground and in trees.

• Lesser Mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil

  It has no antlers; males have long canine teeth. This small ungulate lives alone or in pairs and eats leaves and fruit.

• Malayan pangolin Manis javanica

  A mammal with scales covering its upperparts and a long tongue for eating ants and termites. On Borneo it is recorded in forests and cultivated areas, including gardens.

• Large Asian Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros lekaguli

  This bat has a large noseleaf. In 2019, six were caught and released after measurements near a cave on Negros Island, Philippines.

• White-fronted Brown Lemur Eulemur albifrons

  The male's white face makes the sexes easy to distinguish. This lemur lives in forests of northeastern Madagascar and mainly eats fruit, young leaves, and flowers.

• Baja California Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus rudinoris

  It has a yellowish gray-brown back, a white underside, and a tail longer than its body. It is active at night and carries seeds in cheek pouches to store in its burrow.

• Central American squirrel monkey Saimiri oerstedii

  The Central American squirrel monkey is a small primate restricted to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama. It lives in humid forest.

• American Shrew Mole Neurotrichus gibbsii

  The American shrew mole has tiny eyes and a flat, elongated nose. It digs shallow tunnels beneath leaf litter and sometimes climbs low bushes above ground.

• Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis

  The Brazilian free-tailed bat has a tail tip that projects beyond the tail membrane. Groups that arrive in central Texas each spring are well documented.

• Gray African Climbing Mouse Dendromus melanotis

  Its gray coat has a dark stripe down the back, and its long tail helps it climb grass stems. It is active at night, builds grass nests, and eats seeds and insects.