New ,Giant Rat Pygmy Possum Discovered

By Tom | December 18, 2007

Mammal expert Martua Sinaga holds a 3-pound (1.4-kilogram) rat that may be a species new to science. The rat was found in the remote Foja Mountains of western New Guinea, Indonesia, on a June 2007 expedition, experts announced yesterday.

Researchers from Conservation International and the Indonesia Institute of Science had previously discovered several new species of plants and animals during a trip to the pristine rain forest region in 2005.

National Geographic News Photo Gallery: New Giant Rat, Pygmy Possum Discovered.

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