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Amphibious Mouse and other new species discovered in Peru's Amazon region according to recent scientific expedition findings

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During the 38-day survey in the Amazon rainforest, a total of 2,000 species of wildlife and plants were recorded. Specifically, 27 new species were discovered, including an amphibious mouse, a tree-climbing salamander, and an unusual "blob-headed fish". The survey focused on the Alto Mayo region, a protected area in Peru.

  1. US
    Trond Larsen
    Conservation International
    1. The Alto Mayo landscape supports 280,000 people in cities, towns and communities. With a long history of land-use change and environmental degradation, I was very surprised to find such high overall species richness, including so many new, rare and threatened species, many of which may be found nowhere else.
    2. Discovering so many new species of mammals and vertebrates was really incredible, especially in such a human-influenced landscape as Alto Mayo.
    3. The function of this 'blob' remains a complete mystery. If I had to speculate, I might guess it could have something to do with sensory organs in the head, or it may assist with buoyancy control, provide fat reserves or aid in its foraging strategy.
    4. Unless steps were taken to safeguard these sites and help restore parts of the landscape … there was a strong chance they wouldn't persist in the long term.
    5. It belongs to a group of carnivorous, semi-aquatic rodents, for which the majority of species are exceedingly rare and difficult to collect, giving them an almost mythical status among mammal experts … We only found this amphibious mouse in a single unique patch of swamp forest that's threatened by encroaching agriculture, and it may not live anywhere else.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.CNA News
  4. 4.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Biodiversity
  2. 2.Endangered species
  3. 3.Amazon Deforestation
  4. 4.Amazon Forest

countries

  1. 1.PeruPE

organizations

  1. 1.Conservation International
  2. 2.Rapid Assessment Program
  3. 3.Awajún
  4. 4.Feriaam
  5. 5.Global Earth
  6. 6.International Union for Conservation of Nature
  7. 7.Moore Centre for Science
  8. 8.National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon

persons

  1. 1.Trond LarsenUS
  2. 2.Yulisa Tuwi
Amphibious Mouse and other new species discovered in Peru's Amazon region according to recent scientific expedition findings