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
Flying squirrel ID help needed. Namdapha ?
Dear friends, I request Id help for this flying squirrel which I have documented few days back at Namdapha National Park at about 300 m. This individual has much darker face and ov
Introducing the Mammalwatching Podcast
Charles Foley, world Big Mammal Day record holder; José G. Martínez-Fonseca, legendary Yapok, bat and rat catcher; and I are excited to share the very first episode in our new
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
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
Advertising: Pygmy Hippo Pursuit, Cote D’Ivoire, April 2022
Here’s another exciting trip for 2022 from Pictus Safaris. April 9th – April 21st, 2022 One of the world’s most elusive mammals, pygmy hippo are a bona fide mammal-watch
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
“The New Big 5” – follow up
Hello all, Many thanks to everybody who commented with suggestions on my last post, the final version is now out there: https://shoestringsafari.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/the-new-bi
“The New Big 5” – looking for comments!
Hello all, I’ve been working on the following text for an upcoming post on my blog, and since most of them are mammals I thought I’d run it through here first. Any comm
Arthropods as vertebrate brood predators: observations required
Hi all, I am currently looking into the prevalence and effects of arthropods as predators of vertebrate brood. To do so, I’m building a database consisting of observations of