Meet the world’s animals.

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• Siberian crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus

  

  Adults are mainly white with a red face. Black outer wing feathers become conspicuous in flight.

• Himalayan Musk Deer Moschus leucogaster

  The Himalayan musk deer has no antlers; both males and females have elongated upper canines.

• Citrine Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea

  This small flycatcher is active by day; adults have olive-green upperparts and yellow underparts and rump.

• Japanese Dormouse Glirulus japonicus

  The Japanese dormouse lives in forests on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. A dark stripe down its back and a bushy, flattened tail help identify it.

• Green-billed Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus

  This toucan has a green bill, eats mostly fruit, and also takes insects and small birds.

• Yellow-handed Titi Cheracebus lucifer

  This titi monkey lives in forests of the western Amazon. By day it moves through the trees in small family groups and feeds mainly on fruit. Hand color varies.

• Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus

  A Signy Island study from April 1961 to April 1962 described adults as white with pink skin below the eye. There, the birds fed on shore algae and limpets and also foraged near penguin colonies.

• Atlas Gundi Ctenodactylus gundi

  The Atlas gundi is a rodent of rocky, dry places in North Africa. Its compact body, large eyes, and tiny tail are useful clues.

• White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana

  A grey head, olive upperparts, white underparts, and white wing feathers are distinctive. It feeds on seeds and insects in the mountain forests of Hispaniola.

• Central American Red Brocket Mazama temama

  The Central American red brocket is a small deer of Central America. This study examines regional variation in its form and environment.

• Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta

  The Spotted Jewel-babbler lives in montane forest on New Guinea. It walks on the forest floor in search of insects and other small animals.

• Malayan tapir Acrocodia indica

  The Malayan tapir inhabits Southeast Asian tropical forests. Adults have large black-and-white areas on the body.

• Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus

  Western Wood-Pewees spend summer in open woodlands across western North America. They sally from exposed branches to catch flying insects; their exact winter range remains unclear.

• Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata

  A mongoose of open, semi-arid habitats in southern Africa that forages for insects and other small prey.

• Cape Gannet Morus capensis

  The Cape Gannet is a large seabird that breeds off Namibia and South Africa. It has a white body, black wings and tail, and a pale yellow-orange head.

• Trowbridge's Shrew Sorex trowbridgii

  Trowbridge’s shrew tunnels through the forest litter. Its sooty back, paler underside, and long two-toned tail help distinguish it.

• Great Skua Stercorarius skua

  The Great Skua is a stout, dark seabird with white flashes on its wings. It sometimes steals food from other birds.

• Heart-nosed Bat Cardioderma cor

  The heart-nosed bat has a heart-shaped nose leaf and large eyes. It leaves its roost around dusk and catches insects from a low perch.

• Japanese bush warbler Horornis diphone

  A small bird of satoyama woods, low hills and thickets, known for its spring song.

• Vaquita Phocoena sinus

  The vaquita is a small porpoise found only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Its rounded head and dark eye and lip patches help identify it.

• Spotted Nothura Nothura maculosa

  The Spotted Nothura lives in South American grasslands. It eats mostly plant matter and is also described as omnivorous.

• Zulu Golden Mole Amblysomus hottentotus

  Its cylindrical body is covered in shiny fur ranging from reddish brown to dark brown, and its eyes are hidden beneath skin. It digs underground tunnels and eats worms and insects.

• Northern Shriketit Falcunculus whitei

  An arboreal bird of northern Australia, with a striking black-and-white head and a deep hooked bill.

• Garnett's Greater Galago Otolemur garnettii

  Garnett's greater galago is a small nocturnal primate of East African forests. It has short ears and a thick, bushy tail longer than its body. It moves through the middle and upper canopy and eats fruit and insects.