Researchers return a subspecies of giant elephant-shrew from the Congo Basin to full species status
Date: August 2, 2017
Source: California Academy of Sciences
Summary:
One small mammal is experiencing a triumphant return to its long-ago spot on the tree of life. Scientists have elevated a subspecies of giant sengi, or elephant-shrew, to full species status aided by genetic information gathered from the California Academy of Sciences' vast mammalogy collection.
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