Two Bandicoot Species Hidden in Museum Drawers for a Century Reshape Australia’s Marsupial Map
Nature World News | 06.11.2026 01:59
Two bandicoot species that scientists had never formally recognized were sitting in museum collections all along. A 10-year study of hundreds of specimens, held in museums from Australia to Europe and the United States, has added both species to the short-nosed bandicoots, the genus Isoodon.
