Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting
- Written by Erik Meijaard, Honorary Professor of Conservation, University of Kent
Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people picture biodiversity, they often think of charismatic mammals first: pandas, orangutans, elephants or tigers.
That visibility comes with scrutiny....
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