New Mammal Species Discovered in Peruvian Andes
During an expedition to the Peruvian Andes in 2018, a team of researchers exploring Abiseo River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, made an extraordinary discovery: a previously undocumented species of marsupial.
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Tiny New Marsupial With a Tail Longer Than Its Body Discovered in Peru »
Hidden in the eastern Andes, scientists stumbled on a marsupial that had never been described before.
VICE - Sep 2025
Looking for a squirrel, a California professor instead stumbled on a scientific first »
Cal Poly Humboldt biologist Silvia Pavan discovers new marsupial species in Peru's cloud forests
SF Gate - Sep 2025
Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial »
While exploring the region around an archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes, Cal Poly Humboldt researchers discovered a never-before-seen creature. The tiny, big-eyed marsupial — named Marmosa chachapoya — is a newly identified species of mouse opossum
Live Science - Sep 2025
Scientists Photograph Newly-Discovered Marsupial In Peruvian Cloud Forest »
A team of Cal Poly Humboldt researchers discovered and photographed a new species of marsupial while exploring the Abiseo River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Peruvian Andes. The new little mammal is strange, tiny, and adorable, and only one specimen has been observed.
PetaPixel - Sep 2025
Cal Poly Humboldt professor finds a new opossum species »
During an expedition to the Peruvian Andes in 2018, a team of researchers exploring Abiseo River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, made an extraordinary discovery: a previously undocumented species of marsupial.
Press Democrat - Sep 2025
