A couple taxonomy papers:
1. A proposed overhaul of squirrel taxonomy, breaking Sciurus squirrels of the New World into a large number of genera and leaving only three Old World species in genus Sciurus. When it was published as preprint I recommended to the authors to at least discuss the alternative option of lumping all Neotropic squirrels (except pygmy) into Sciurus, but they didn’t do so. The authors also found two unnamed lineages and confirmed that Richmond’s squirrel (S. richmondi) of Nicaragua is not a valid species.
2. Yet more evidence that Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis) is not a valid species. I have to admit the proponents of the split got me almost convinced at some point.
Related Articles
-
Isle Royale Wolves
mattinidaho, , General Mammal Watching, 0
The wolves of Isle Royale National Park, located on Lake Superior, are disappearing. Should conservationists do something about it?...
-
New Australian mammal finding book
Murray Lord, , General Mammal Watching, 0
A new book on where to find Australian Mammals is now available in Australian bookshops. It’s by David Andrew,...
-
Not Your Usual Camera Trapping
mattinidaho, , General Mammal Watching, 0
Wildlife researcher Jonny Armstrong has used studio lighting techniques with his camera trapping. Here are some of the stunning...
-
Reliance On Unverifiable Observations Hinders Successful Conservation Of Wildlife Species
Jon Hall, , General Mammal Watching, 0
This is interesting… and it ties in with a great talk I heard once about Thylacine sightings in Tasmania...
-
NON-PROFIT TRIP TO SEE POLAR BEARS IN SVALBARD JUNE 2014
mojomort, , General Mammal Watching, 0
Polar Bear Expedition Workshop Join us on a once-in-a-lifetime voyage in the High Arctic to experience polar bears in...
-
Bruce Kekule’s Website
PandaSmith, , General Mammal Watching, 1
Not sure if folks know of Bruce Kekule’s very impressive website and blog. Bruce is a buddy of mine...
-
Acoustic key to the new world Bats
John Fox, , General Mammal Watching, 0
https://sites.google.com/site/batsoundservices/ This free resource is pretty cool, I’ll have to dig out some anabat files and give it a...
-
Who have seen most cat species?
Antee, , General Mammal Watching, 29
Is there someone who has seen all the earth’s species of cats?? If not, is it doable you think?...
Subscribe to mammalwatching.com
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Olaf Kunert on Cape Clawless Otter Site in Ethiopia
- Vladimir Dinets on Updated Mammalwatching Checklist @ August 2020
- Jon Hall on Updated Mammalwatching Checklist @ August 2020
- Jon Hall on Updated Mammalwatching Checklist @ August 2020
- Mattia from Italy on Updated Mammalwatching Checklist @ August 2020
Hidden diversity in Sundasciurus squirrels: http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2020/07/sundasciurus.html
Rhipidomys venustus, an arboreal Venezuelan rodent that is seldom trapped but occasionally seen while spotlighting, has been split. R. venustus is now limited to Cordillera de Merida, while those in the coastal ranges are R. ochoagrateroli.