The recently discovered species, Baletemys kampalili, gets its name from Danny Balete, the late biologist who identified it. A shrew-like mouse species recently discovered in the mountains of the ...

The tiny Pacific pocket mouse, named Pat after Patrick Stewart, weighs about the same as three pennies and is part of a San Diego-based conservation breeding program for the endangered species A tiny ...

Newswise — A new species of spiny mouse has been discovered in Ecuador, making it the 14 th of its genus to be identified in the past five years. Neacomys marci, which was previously confused with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During an expedition to the Peruvian region of Alto Mayo, scientists working with Awajun indigenous communities discovered new ...

More than 500 of the tiny rodents have been released since the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance launched its recovery program in 2006 ...

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LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to ...