Mammal Creechurs
ALTBangs’s Mountain Squirrel Syntheosciurus brochusIt is found only in Costa Rica and Panama. One of its habitats is at the summit of the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica, in a Clusia forest that is almost inaccessible to humans.image by j4n_w
Mammal Creechurs
ALTTuva Silver Vole Alticola tuvinicusA rodent found in Mongolia and Russia. It inhabits rocky parts of mountain steppe habitats, associated with juniper and alpine meadows. This species feeds on green parts of plants, storing hay as a winter food source.image by Galina Azarkina
Mammal Creechurs
ALTMunduruku Marmoset Mico mundurukuIt is found only in the southern Amazon in Brazil, from the right bank of the Jamanxim River, to the mouth of the Tapajós River. Approximately half of the distribution area lies within Mundurucu Indigenous Territory in the Amazonas state.image by Marlyson Costa
Mammal Creechurs
ALTWestern Broad-toothed Field Mouse Apodemus epimelasIt is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. It inhabits rocky areas with a sparse cover of grass or shrubs, and forests in the south.image by Carlos N. G. Bocos
Mammal Creechurs
ALTNorthern Pygmy Slow Loris Xanthonycticebus intermediusIt is found in Laos, Vietnam, and southern China. A 2023 study determined it to be a separate species from X. pygmaeus.image by Thomas Calame
Mammal Creechurs
ALTLewis’s Tuco-tuco Ctenomys lewisiA tuco-tuco endemic to a small area of Bolivia. It is found in open Altiplano grasslands, also in the foothills of Sama. It is a fossorial, herbivorous species that uses underground tubers and roots. This species inhabits deep soils, often near creeks or...
Mammal Creechurs
ALTSolomon’s Naked-backed Fruit Bat Dobsonia inermisA fruit bat endemic to the Solomon Islands. It roosts in medium-sized to large caves, although small numbers of individuals have been found in rock overhangs. It forages in primary forests, village gardens and disturbed areas.image by Fenri
Mammal Creechurs
ALTTerraced Rice Rat Cerradomys subflavusIt is found in the states of Goiás, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, Brazil. It can be found in agricultural areas and in lowland moist forests.image by Arthur Toledo R. C. França
Mammal Creechurs
ALTCommon Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus schreibersiiAn insectivorous bat found across southern Europe to the Caucasus. It forms colonies that can range anywhere from a few dozen or several million bats. Most of these colonies are formed in large caves or mines but they can also be found in other areas...
Mammal Creechurs
ALTLarge-lipped Crimson-nosed Rat Bibimys labiosusA rat found in Brazil and Argentina.image by Celso Henrique Varela Rios
John of the Freezers
This week’s post is from Kelsey Stilson, a PhD student in biology at the University of Chicago, specialising in neurobiology and functional anatomy. It’s a post with teeth, in more ways than one! If you would like to write for Anatomy to You, get in touch via Facebook or Twitter. I study...