Two new bat species discovered in India; bat diversity now at 138 species

Why rare bat species are more common than we think: Functional divergence drives low-abundance species in bat assemblages

This blog post by Andrés F. Ramírez-Mejía discusses his research on why rare species are so common in bat assemblages. His paper "Functional

La pieza que faltaba para proteger al pangolín más traficado del Himalaya

New study estimates up to 20 million insect species may exist, with only 1 million discovered so far

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that only a tiny fraction of living insect species ha

New study estimates up to 20 million insect species may exist, with only 1 million discovered so far

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that only a tiny fraction of living insect species ha

Study estimates at least 20 million insect species, more than double previous counts

A study has found that the number of insect species on Earth is more than double previous estimates, suggesting there could be at least 20 m

New estimate suggests at least 14 million insect species may exist on Earth

A new study using surveys of parasitoid wasps in Costa Rica's Área de Conservación Guanacaste suggests that Earth may be home to at least 14

New estimate suggests at least 14 million insect species may exist on Earth

A new study using surveys of parasitoid wasps in Costa Rica's Área de Conservación Guanacaste suggests that Earth may be home to at least 14