Four new species of rats were discovered
The international team of scientists led by Dr. Scott Gardner from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA) has described four newly discovered species of rats belonging to the family of Ctenomyidae.
The international team of scientists led by Dr. Scott Gardner from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA) has described four newly discovered species of rats belonging to the family of Ctenomyidae.
A rodent species Ctenomyidae - (Photo: Wikipedia)
The species of the Ctenomyidae family are often referred to as tuco-tuco , according to the "tuc-tuc" sound they emit when burrowing. Tuco-tuco is about 15-25cm long, weighs about 100 grams to over 1kg. They have small eyes, small ears, short, muscular legs but possess very strong claws.
Previously, there were 65 species of tuco-tuco, living in South America from Peru to Brazil. But four newly discovered species live in Bolivia plains and valleys. They were scientifically named Erika's tuco-tuco, Anderson's cujuchi, Lessa's tuco-tuco and Yates' tuco-tuco , according to biologists and biologists.
According to Sci-News, a detailed description of four new rodents is published in the special edition of the Texas Tech University Museum (USA).
- Sao la enters the Top 10 newly discovered mammal species
- Found rare rats after 113 years
- Ecuador declares war on foreign invaders
- Caution with hamster specialty
- New tree rats were discovered in Son La
- Produce perfume from mice
- Traces of rats 'terrible' weigh 6 kg
- Suffering from sodoku because of a mouse bite
- The risk of rats carrying new pathogens and strains in New York
- Mountain rats have their own toilets
New discovery about the migration habits of Australian birds Camera traps detect some rare animals in Hoang Lien National Park New snake species discovered in the Himalayas, named after actor Leonardo Dicaprio In 2005, 1,500 sheep suddenly jumped off a cliff to commit mass suicide, experts pointed out a regrettable mistake Plover killed by peregrine falcon at 3,000m altitude The only chicken in the world that has claws on its wings and flies like a bird What happens if a person is bitten by a Komodo dragon?