A Mouse That Swims and Dozens More Species Are Discovered in a Peruvian Jungle

It was really fantastic to work so closely with the Awajun people. They have extensive traditional knowledge about the forests, animals and plants they live side-by-side with,

Larsen told Reuters

Discovering so many new species of mammals and vertebrates is really incredible, especially in such a human-influenced landscape as Alto Mayo,

Larsen said