Nesokia bunnii
Recently we published a sight record of enigmatic (and once considered extinct) long-tailed bandicoot rat in Iraq. Turns out our Iranian colleagues obtained a specimen just a few k
Middle East trip, report 1
I just spent a few days in the Middle East looking for various rodents and other (mostly small) mammals. I broke the trip report into two parts. Here is the first part: Syria, Iraq
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
Assorted news
A few news bits: 1. A review of Chiroderma bats. Compared to HBW/IUCN version, it considers vizottoi a subspecies of doriae, but splits scopaeum and gorgasi as full species. 2. How