Skip to the content
logo mainlogo darklogo light
  • Places
  • Community
    • Getting started
    • Community forum
    • The mammal list rankings
    • Join a trip
  • Resources
    • Conservation
    • Primates
      • South America
      • Madagascar
    • Trip providers
    • The mammal list rankings
    • Global mammal checklist
    • Mammalwatching gear
    • Mammal vocalisations library
    • World’s best mammalwatching
    • IUCN newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Login
  • Register
logo main
  • Places
  • Community
    • Getting started
    • Community Forum
    • The mammal list rankings
    • Join a trip
  • Resources
    • Conservation
    • Primates
      • South America
      • Madagascar
    • Trip providers
    • The mammal list rankings
    • Global mammal checklist
    • Mammalwatching gear
    • Mammal vocalisations library
    • World’s best mammal watching
    • IUCN newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Login
  • Register

Mammal Watching

HomeAustralasiaNew Giant Rat in New Guinea
10 September 2009
Australasia

New Giant Rat in New Guinea

If you happen to be passing by and find yourself in the neighbourhood…. then why not stop by this Volcano

New Species Of Giant Rat Discovered In Crater Of Volcano
ScienceDaily (Sep. 9, 2009) — A Smithsonian Institution biologist, working with the Natural History Unit of the BBC, has discovered a new species of giant rat on a filmmaking expedition to a remote rainforest in New Guinea.

Post Views: 711
Share:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Community

4 September 2025
Azores
3 September 2025
Bears in Romania
2 September 2025
The Weekly Recap

Latest comments

  1. Anna Bauerová on Trip to Madagascar5 September 2025
  2. Anna Bauerová on Trip to Madagascar5 September 2025
  3. Charles Foley on Out Now: Episode 11 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Lisa Dabek4 September 2025

Subscribe to updates

Enter a few details to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new Community posts by email.

Create Subscription

Follow us

%%tb-image-alt-text%%

Offset your Greenhouse Gases when you fly - and protect Gola Rainforest

Special thanks to
rewild logo
Zeiss Seeing beyond

About Jon Hall

Genetically Welsh, spiritually Australian, currently in New York City. I’ve also lived and worked in London, Canberra, Paris and Lusaka, and visited almost 120 countries.

More about Jon
About mammalwatching.com
Terms and conditions
Get in touch
Buy me a coffee

Latest comments

  1. Anna Bauerová on Trip to Madagascar5 September 2025

    Thank you for your comment. To be honest, I would have imagined the recommendation to be different from how they…

  2. Anna Bauerová on Trip to Madagascar5 September 2025

    Yes, we only planned to travel on paved roads during the dry season, so the car was fine. The only…

  3. Charles Foley on Out Now: Episode 11 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Lisa Dabek4 September 2025

    Very interested to hear more about your trip Daniel. It sounds amazing and hopefully could open that area up to…

  4. Daniel Boyland on Out Now: Episode 11 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Lisa Dabek4 September 2025

    Yep, will do once I get back to New Zealand. I didn't spend enough time in the core area and…

Community

4 September 2025
Azores
3 September 2025
Bears in Romania
2 September 2025
The Weekly Recap
2 September 2025
New Podcast Episode: Nachiket Kelkar and Kadambari Deshpande (India)

© 2023 Jon Hall. mammalwatching.com | Privacy Policy

Have a question?

Get in touch!

Our info

+0011 22 344 45

jon@mammalwatching.com

Brooklyn,
New York USA

Follow us