Interesting article. I wouldn’t want to place bets on the long-term outlook of this M Mysteria given that the entire family is so endangered. The difficulties

Interesting article. I wouldn’t want to place bets on the long-term outlook of this M Mysteria given that the entire family is so endangered. The difficulties in distinguishing M Mysteria from other Manis species just stresses the folly that is categorization. Yes, it has genetic differences from previously seen family members / “known” species. But is that enough to make it a species all to its own? For a specimen that hasn’t been seen in person, on what basis are we declaring it a separate species? Surely a genetic divergence isn’t enough (article says you can’t tell just by comparing the scales) - you’d have to study the specimens themselves, their behavior, see if they can breed, etc.