Taxonomy news
Everything from the Neotropics today. 1. A cool open-access paper describing a new species Histiotus mochica from the coastal desert of northern Peru. Although currently known from
The best of mammalwatching
A new paper in African Journal of Ecology. Sounds like an unparalleled mammalwatching experience.
Taxonomy news
1. A new species Molossus melini described from the pampas of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. I have PDF if anyone’s interested. 2. A new book chapter providing more info on pr
Taxonomy news
1. A proposal to split spotted skunks into 7 species (from current 4). The data might as well be interpreted to lump them into 3 or even 2 species, but looks like I’ve seen a
Southport Island, Maine
I spent a few days with family on Southport Island, Maine. It’s a good place to see harbor seals – just rent a kayak and paddle out, and they can approach to within 20
Taxonomy news
Just three this time. (1) A new shrew-mole Uropsilus dabieshanensis described from Anhui, China. It’s the first shrew-mole in eastern China, found in an isolated mountain ran
Adirondacks, July 26-29, 2021
Just spent 3 days in the Adirondacks. It was a family trip, so only a few mammals worth reporting. We were based in Wilmington, a good place to see northern raccoons, white-tailed
Middle East trip, report 2
Here is the second part of my Middle East trip report: Libya, 2 days in November 1995 and 4 days in June 2021, 20 species including Cyrenaica vole and Cyrenaica shrew. This time I
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
Taxonomy news
Just two lumps, but of a kind some people might find interesting: 1. Gould’s mouse (Pseudomys gouldii) isn’t extinct: it is conspecific with the (barely) extant Shark B