Extinct giant cloud rat species ‘twice the size of grey squirrel’ discovered
23/04/2021, 1:01 am
An artist’s impression showing what the three new species of fossil cloud rats might have looked like (Velizar Simeonovski/Field Museum)
Scientists have discovered three new species of giant cloud rats that were twice the size of a grey squirrel and roamed the planet tens of thousands of years ago.
Fossilised remains of the extinct creatures were unearthed from a series of caves in the Philippines.
Based on an analysis of bones and teeth, the researchers said these giant cloud rats were fluffy and had big, bushy tails.