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Several species of rodent have been newly identified in different parts of the world since 2000.
Scientific name
Common name
Year identified
Location
Notes
Mallomys? sp.
Bosavi woolly rat
2009
Papua New Guinea
A new species of giant rat, believed to belong to the genus Mallomys.[1]
Leptomys paulus Leptomys arfakensis
2008
New Guinea
These two new species belong to the endemic New Guinea rodent genus Leptomys (Murinae). L. paulus is indigenous to the montane forests in the Owen Stanley Range in eastern New Guinea. L. arfakensis is known only from the Arfak Mountains on the Vogelkop Peninsula in western New Guinea.[2]
Eliurus danieli
2007
Madagascar
A new species was described from the Parc National de l’Isalo in south-central Madagascar.[3]
Isothrix barbarabrownae
2006
Peru
A new species of hystricognath rodent, a spiny rat (Echimyidae) with dense, soft fur. Inhabits Andean cloud-forests at 1,900 m (6,200 ft) in Peru’s Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve.[4]
Tonkinomys daovantieni
2006
Vietnam
T. daovantieni is a new species within a new genus of murid rodent. It was described from talus habitats in the forested tower karst landscape of the Huu Lien Nature Reserve of northeastern Vietnam.[5]
Mus cypriacus
2006
Cyprus
Rhynchomys sp.
2005/6
Philippines
A new species of tweezer-beaked rodent was discovered on a mountain in the northern Philippines in 2005, belonging to the genus Rhynchomys. The grey rodent was found atop Mount Tapulao, northwest of Manila, and was expected to be formally named in 2006.[6]
Apomys camiguinensis Bullimus gamay
2006 2002
Philippines
The island of Camiguin in the Philippines is home to two recently discovered mammal species that are found nowhere else in the world. A. camiguinensis is a type of wood mouse with two sets of whiskers. Another new species of mouse, B. gamay, was discovered on the island in 2002. Along with a parrot and a frog, Camiguin has four known endemic species, which is remarkable for an island only 229.8 km2 (88.7 sq mi).[7]
Laonastes aenigmamus
Laotian rock rat
2005
Laos
The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou, named in 2005 after being discovered for sale as meat on a market in Laos in 1996. This dramatic new rodent was placed in the new genus Laonastes, and was originally placed in a new family Laonastidae. It has since been placed in the ancient family Diatomyidae, making the kha-nyou a "living fossil".[8]
Akodon philipmyersi
2005
Argentina
A. philipmyersi is a new species of grass mouse from Argentina.
Reithrodontomys bakeri
Guerrero harvest mouse
2004
Mexico
A new species of Cricetidae was discovered in the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico. It was named honoring Dr. Robert Baker. It is known only from the type locality.[9]
Oryzomys andersoni
Anderson's rice rat
2004
Bolivia
A new species of rice rat was discovered in Bolivia.[10]
Peromyscus schmidlyi
2004
Mexico
P. schmidlyi is a species of deer mouse from Durango, Mexico. It had long been suspected as a unique species, and this was confirmed in 2004.
Rhagomys longilingua
Peruvian arboreal mouse
2003
Peru
A new species of Cricetidae – the Peruvian arboreal mouse, or woodpecker mouse – was discovered in Peru. It is unusual in having a long tongue, which it uses to find insects in tree bark, very much like a woodpecker.[11] Its closest relative, the Brazilian Arboreal Mouse (R. rufescens) is one of the world's rarest mammals, with only a handful of specimens ever found.
Microtus bavaricus
Bavarian pine vole
2000
Germany
The Bavarian pine vole was rediscovered when it was caught in a "living trap" in Germany in 2000. The vole had not been sighted since 1962, and had been declared extinct.[12]
Golden vischacha rat Los Chalchaleros viscacha rat
2000
Argentina
Two new genera of family Octodontidae – Pipanacoctomys and Salinoctomys – were named following the discovery of two type species in Argentina by naturalist Michael A. Mares. P. aureus was discovered in Catamarca Province of northwestern Argentina. It is found only over 10 square miles of salt desert, one of the most restricted ranges of all mammals. S. loschalchalerosorum was discovered in the Gran Chaco thorn forest.[13]
Brucepattersonius spp.
Brucies
2000
Brazil
Brucies (Brucepattersonius) are ground-dwelling Brazilian rodents, related to South American grass mice, belonging to a genus described in 1998. In 2000 three new species were named - the Guaraní brucie (B. guarani), the Misiones brucie (B. misionensis) and the Arroyo of Paradise brucie (B. paradisus) - bringing the number of known species to eight.[14]
Ctenomys paraguayensis
2000
A new species of Tuco-tuco.
Mesomys occultus
Furtive spiny tree rat
2000
Brazil
A new species of spiny rat from Brazil.
Lophuromys angolensis
Angolan brush-furred mouse
2000
Angola
A species of rodent discovered in Angola.
Mus fragilicauda
2000
Thailand
A new species of mouse discovered after examining wild-caught mice from the Central Plains of Thailand.[15]
Neacomys minutus Neacomys musseri
Bristly mice
2000
Brazil
Two new species of bristly mouse from Brazil, of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.
Rhipidomys gardneri
Gardner's climbing mouse
2000
A new species of climbing mouse, of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.
Cerradomys goytaca
2011
Brazil
A new species from Brazil.[16]
Petaurista siangensis
Mebo giant flying squirrel
2013
NE India
the Mebo giant flying squirrel (Petaurista siangensis), Choudhury, 2013.[17]
^"New giant rat species discovered - CNN.com". CNN. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
^Musser, G.G., K.M. Helgen, and D.P. Lunde. 2008. Systematic Review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species. American Museum Novitates 3624: 1-60.
[1]
^Carleton, M.D., and S.M. Goodman. 2007. A New Species of the Eliurus majori Complex (Rodentia: Muroidea: Nesomyidae) from South-central Madagascar, with Remarks on Emergent Species Groupings in the Genus Eliurus. American Museum Novitates 3547: 1-21.
[2]
^Patterson, B.D., and P.M. Velazco. 2006. A Distinctive New Cloud-Forest Rodent (Hystricognathi: Echimyidae) from the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. Mastozoología Neotropical 13(2): 175-191.
[3] Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
^Musser, G.G., D.P. Lunde, and N.T. Son. 2006. Description of a New Genus and Species of Rodent (Murinae, Muridae, Rodentia) from the Tower Karst Region of Northeastern Vietnam. American Museum Novitates 3517: 1-41.
[4]
^"New species of rodent found in Zambales". Manila Times. Retrieved 2006-05-13. [dead link]
^"Two New Species Discovered: Research Bolsters Case For Philippine Conservation". Science Daily. Retrieved 2006-05-13.
^"New rodent is 'living fossil'". BBC News. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2006-05-13.
^Bradley, R.D., F. Mendez-Harclerode, M. J. Hamilton y, G. Ceballos. 2004. A new species of Reithrodontomys from Guerrero, Mexico. Occasional Papers, Texas Tech University, 231: 1-12.
^"New mammal species discovered by SSC specialist group chair". IUCN. Archived from the original on 2004-08-27. Retrieved 2006-05-13.
^Shuker, K. "The woodpecker mouse". Fortean Times (182): 20.
^Harding, Luke (2004-12-07). "Back from the dead, the mountain mouse not seen for 40 years". Guardian. London. Retrieved 2006-05-13.
^Mares, Michael A. (1 November 2003). "Desert dreams: seeking the secret mammals of the salt pans - Naturalist at Large" (PDF). Natural History: 29–34.
^"Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 2006-05-13.
^Auffray, Jean-Christophe; Orth, Annie; Catalan, Josette; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul; Desmarais, Eric; Bonhomme, Francois (2003). "Phylogenetic position and description of a new species of subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Thailand". Digital Object Identifier. 32 (2): 119–127. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00108.x. S2CID 84091088.
^New mouse species discovered in Brazil Mongabay.com. July 06, 2011.
^Choudhury, A.U. (2013). Description of a new species of giant flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Siang Basin, Arunachal Pradesh in North East India. The NL & Journal of the Rhino Foundation for nat. in NE India 9: 30–38, plates.
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