Laotian rock rat
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The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou, sometimes called the "rat-squirrel", is a species of rodent found in the Khammouan region of Laos. The species was first described in a 2005 article by Paulina Jenkin
Laonastes aenigmamus young male JP Hugot PLOS ONE
Skull of L. aenigmamus
Pectinator spekei Wagner
Hystrix Crassispinis Berjeau
Kitti's hog-nosed bat
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Kitti's hog-nosed bat, also known as the bumblebee bat or hog-nosed bat, is a near-threatened species of bat and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western Thailand an
Laotian rock rat
…new family is, by comparison, much more unusual. The most recent comparable incident before this discovery by Western science was the discovery of the bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai; family Craseonycteridae) in 1974. The only other examples from the 20th century are species that are only considered…
Craseonycteris thonglongyai 414843825
Stuffed specimen at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.