Funding fight over animal that 'disappeared from science' for 100 years

What has been confirmed

Only one source so far — nothing has been independently corroborated yet.

What remains unknown

• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: Mahogany gliders were forgotten by science for a century before they were rediscovered on the North Queensland coastline, but it is a mystery how many still exist.
• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: They are in a battle for funding shared by endangered or threatened species across the country.