This is a Santamartamys rufodorsalis, AKA the Red Crested Tree Rat. Only three specimens have ever been seen, and this in the first photo ever taken.
I found the original article from 2011. Species that are thoight to have gone extinct and then are rediscovered are called Lazarus Taxa, although I don’t know if this guy would count since this is just the third sighting.
Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
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This is a Santamartamys rufodorsalis, AKA the Red Crested Tree Rat. Only three specimens have ever been seen, and this in the first photo ever taken.
I found the original article from 2011. Species that are thoight to have gone extinct and then are rediscovered are called Lazarus Taxa, although I don’t know if this guy would count since this is just the third sighting.