"A spiny mouse colony is not just one big family," Kelly explains. "It's more like a little society." Brandon Fricker, first author of the study, worked on the research as a Ph.D. student at Emory.

Item 1 of 9 A specimen of spiny mouse (Scolomys sp.), a species discovered on a Conservation International Rapid Assessment expedition into the Alto Mayo Landscape in Peru, is pictured, June 16, 2022.

It was a veritable lost world. A scientific expedition to Peru has yielded a treasure trove of 27 new species, including an amphibious mouse, a “blob-headed” fish, and other zoological oddities.

A study in Vietnam reports a new Mau Son spiny frog population and details the animal’s feeding habits from 446 prey items collected in their forest habitat.

Other new mammals identified by the team include a spiny mouse, a short-tailed fruit bat and a dwarf squirrel. The survey was conducted by an environmental non-profit organization over a 38-day ...

The other new mammals the team discovered were a spiny mouse, a short-tailed fruit bat and a dwarf squirrel. Also described for the first time was the “blob-headed” fish, which gets its name ...

"A spiny mouse colony is not just one big family," Kelly explains. "It's more like a little society." Brandon Fricker, first author of the study, worked on the research as a PhD student at Emory.

The species include a spiny mouse, a squirrel, eight types of fish, three amphibians and 10 types of butterflies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Among the new species, Dr Larsen highlighted the spiny mouse that has stiff fur, the amphibious mouse, and a dwarf squirrel that measures 14cm. "(The squirrel) fits so easily in the palm of your hand.