Yellow Rumped Leaf Eared Mouse; World’s Highest Dwelling Mammal
Last summer, scientists reported finding the world’s highest-dwelling mammal, a yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse, which was seen scampering among the upper reaches of Llullaillaco, the world’s highest historically active volcano, straddling Argentina and Chile. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/03/mouse-found-atop-volcano-highest-altitude-mammal/ (Photo courtesy of nationalgeographic.com)
Devil Worm Has Had Its Genome Mapped
The devil worm, a nematode that lives a mile beneath the Earth’s surface, has had its genome mapped. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a29874594/devil-worm-genome-mapped/ (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons)