Giant Rat and Tiny Possum in Indonesia

Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science. The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city rat, and the possum was described as "one of the world's smallest marsupials." Finding new species of mammals in the 21st century is considered very rare. The discoveries are being studied further to confirm their status. The animals were found in the Foja mountains rainforest in eastern Papua province.