Kristofer Helgen

About

Kristofer Helgen is the Chief Scientist at the Australian Museum in Australia. His research areas include mammalian evolution, systematics, and biodiversity, with recent articles focusing on the mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat, Australasian fossil mammals, and the molecular systematics of marsupials. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of mammal communities and species richness in various regions, including elevational gradients on Mount Kenya and biodiversity in the Indonesian archipelago.