27 new species discovered in Peru’s Amazon, including ‘amphibious mouse’and ‘dwarf squirrel’ – Times of India
Twenty-seven new species were discovered in Peru’s Amazon rainforest during a 2022 scientific expedition, environmental NPO Conservation International announced.Among the newly discovered species were an “amphibious mouse” with partially webbed feet, a spiny mouse, a dwarf squirrel, eight types of fish, three amphibians, and ten butterflies. Researchers also identified another 48 potentially new species that…