A new porcupine that was hiding in plain sight, mistaken for a known species, has been discovered and named - Voss' porcupine.

Spiny animal with pinkish legs and nose sitting on a mossy tree branch, facing left.© Omar Daniel Leon Alvarado / Instituto Humboldt/CC-BY-4.0 A mitochondrial DNA difference of more than 3% confirms ...

A mitochondrial DNA difference of more than 3% confirms Coendou vossi as a distinct species. Read on to discover the estimated five percent of mammals still undiscovered and how shadow diversity ...