Xinhua
02 Oct 2023, 11:35 GMT+10
KUNMING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have discovered a new pangolin species based on genomic data collected from pangolin scales.
The new pangolin species was named Manis mysteria, or the Asian mysterious pangolin. Notably, more than 100 years have passed since the last time researchers discovered a pangolin species, the Philippine pangolin.
Pangolins are among the most commonly illegally traded wild mammals in the world. There was a total of eight known species before the new discovery, all of which are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, and three of which are classified as "critically endangered."
The new species was found during the molecular species identification of smuggled pangolin scales seized in China's Yunnan and Hong Kong regions, when new mitochondrial haplotypes were detected, said Yu Li, a researcher at Yunnan University, who participated in the joint research.
The result of the research was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Get a daily dose of Hong Kong Herald news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Hong Kong Herald.
More InformationSEATTLE/WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
This photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows an exterior view of the Zhongguancun International Innovation Center, venue for the 2024 Zhongguancun...
(250320) -- NANJING, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Mattia Furlani (C) of Italy attends a training session for the 2025 World Athletics...
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways emphasized the nation's commitment to reducing...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 20 (ANI): Bangladesh has approached India to arrange a meeting between its Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus...
Staff work in a wind power equipment production workshop of Sany Renewable Energy (Rizhao) Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Co.,...
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rose Wednesday despite the U.S. Federal Reserve signalling a potential slowdown in the U.S. economy,...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has reversed a Biden-era executive order requiring businesses with federal contracts to pay...
FRANKFURT, Germany: UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti will receive a pay package of just over 15 million Swiss francs (US$17 million) for 2024,...
PARIS, France: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou acknowledged over the weekend that the European Union may have miscalculated by...
NEW YORK, New York - Sellers took charge again on Wall Street Tuesday as the brief rebound that took place on Monday petered out. Stocks...