A prominent tuft of spiny hair on the back, a white tail tip and three pairs of teats represent the unique set of characteristics describing a new genus of rat which has been discovered in the ...

A new genus and species has been discovered on a remote, mountainous island in Indonesia. This new discovery is the third new genus described by this group of scientists since 2012, and identifies a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Hog-nosed shrew rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei) is a carnivorous rodent discovered by a team of scientists from Louisiana State University’s Museum ...

It’s not the big ears, sharp teeth, or long legs that inspired the naming of this newly described species, but its long, pink, flat nose: Meet the Hog-nosed rat, Hyorhinomys stuempkei. Discovered on ...

A new mammal species known as the slender root rat has been discovered on an Indonesian island by an Australian scientist and his colleagues. The rat is about 30 centimetres in length including its ...

Spending its days foraging among the roots of trees, the slender rat has long escaped the querulous gaze of scientists. But no longer: an international research team discovered the rat, which goes by ...

An international team of scientists has discovered a new species of wild rodent in a remote mountainous area of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia. The creature had eluded discovery for many years by mainly ...

Dr. Amy Baird, Professor of Biology at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), and her colleagues are seeking to change the ...