Yakutia trip report
Here is my trip report from a short research trip to the new Kytalyk National Park in Siberia: June 2021, 5 days and 7 species including wolverine and Middendorf’s vole. I don’
Taxonomy news
1. Two new spp. of Neacomys described, one from coastal Venezuela and the other from EC Brazil. 2. A major revision of Dendromus, with multiple splits and undescribed lineages. I h
Turks & Caicos
For some reason I always enjoy posting trip reports from countries not yet covered on Jon’s website. So here is one from Turks & Caicos (although I’ve only been to
Taxonomy news
1. Two new species of woolly giant flying squirrels, Eupetaurus tibetensis and E. nivamons, described from eastern Himalayan region. Here is a video of E. nivamons. 2. A proposal t
Taxonomy news
1. Thomasomys pardignasi described from the montane forests of the Cordilleras del Cóndor and Kutukú in Ecuador. 2. Gould’s long-eared bats from Western Australia split as
Taxonomy news
1. Crocidura narcondamica described from its namesake island in the Andamans. The island is remote but it has an endemic hornbill so there might be birding tours visiting it; it is
Middle East RFE
Dear All, Looks like I might be able to do a Jon Hall-style quick trip to Syria (Aleppo area), Iraq (SE part, including the marshes and the western desert), Libya (Cyrenaica), and
Taxonomy news
1. A big review of Vespertilionids of East Africa (I don’t have the full text yet). 2. A review of Marmosa opossums of western Amazon (open access). 3. A review of Brucepatte
More taxonomy news
Three more new species from the Neotropics (open access in the latest issue of J. Mamm.): 1. Oecomys matogrosensis split from O. catherinae. The new species occurs in Mato Grosso d
Taxonomy news
1. A really cool new jerboa was described a few years ago from China. It hasn’t made it into any checklists yet, and there’s no data on its life appearance, behavior et