Post by Sebbe on Oct 22, 2010 13:02:11 GMT
Nyctimene sp: previously seen but still undescribed species endemic to Papua New Guinea. This tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene sp. from the Muller Range mountains does not yet have a name but has been found in other parts of New Guinea. It is likely restricted to hill forests on the island. Fruit bats are important seed dispersers in tropical forests.
Distoechurus sp:previously seen but still undescribed species endemic to Papua New Guinea was observed by researchers in September 2009. This cute possum, Distoechurus sp., was attracted to a light-trap put up by entomologists to catch night-time insects at around 1600 meters elevation in the Muller Range mountains. It may have been attempting to catch and eat moths.
This animal is only known from this site and a nearby mountain, where mammalogist Ken Aplin found it in 1985. Genetic analysis carried out after the Muller Range RAP finally proved the distinctness of these populations from all others. It still does not have a name.
www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/new-species-gallery/?pid=342&pageid=37978&viewall=true#ixzz135mg9A9V
Distoechurus sp:previously seen but still undescribed species endemic to Papua New Guinea was observed by researchers in September 2009. This cute possum, Distoechurus sp., was attracted to a light-trap put up by entomologists to catch night-time insects at around 1600 meters elevation in the Muller Range mountains. It may have been attempting to catch and eat moths.
This animal is only known from this site and a nearby mountain, where mammalogist Ken Aplin found it in 1985. Genetic analysis carried out after the Muller Range RAP finally proved the distinctness of these populations from all others. It still does not have a name.
www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/new-species-gallery/?pid=342&pageid=37978&viewall=true#ixzz135mg9A9V