Two Species of Marsupials Thought Lost for 6,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea

Mar 24, 2026 - 18:00
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Two Species of Marsupials Thought Lost for 6,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea
The pygmy long-fingered possum (Dactylonax kambuayai), a female in Klalik area, Vogelkop Peninsula. Image credit: Carlos Bocos.

In the remote rainforests of New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula, scientists have spotted two marsupial species -- the pygmy long-fingered possum (Dactylonax kambuayai) and the ring-tailed glider (Tous ayamaruensis) -- believed to have been lost for roughly 6,000 years.

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