Saturday, 10 October 2015

New species of 'hog-nosed' rat discovered in Indonesia

A hog nosed ratVictorian scientists have discovered a new mammal, the hog-nosed rat, with features not been seen by science before.
Hyorhinomys stuempkei was previously undocumented in any scientific collection.
The rodent was found by a team of scientists from Museum Victoria, Louisiana State University and the Dutch Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense in a remote, mountainous forest of Mount Dako, on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia.READ MORE-http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/06/new-species-of-hog-nosed-rat-discovered-in-indonesia

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