What new animals have been discovered in 2020?

Let’s take a look at our top 15 species new to science in 2020:

• A new mouse lemur emerges from the tiniest group of primates in the world.
• An expedition into the Bolivian cloud forest reveals a new frog, among the smallest in the world.
• A beautiful and endangered langur species found in Myanmar.

What is the newest animal discovered?

Here are a handful of some of the most fascinating new animals that scientists have reported so far in 2021:

• The Deep-Sea Dumbo The Emperor Dumbo Octopus — Grimpoteuthis imperator.
• The Nano-Chameleon Brookesia nana.
• The Bumblebee Hiding in Plain Sight Bombus incognitus.
• The Bright Orange Bat Myotis nimbaensis.

What is the new animal in the Philippines?

Scientists have described a new species of the Philippine false gecko, a genus found nowhere else on Earth. The description of Pseudogekko hungkag, from six live specimens found in the Bicol Peninsula on the central island of Luzon, brings to 10 the number of false gekkos known to science.

What is the newest animal discovered in 2021?

New species described in 2021:

• Frog, Guinea Shield: Synapturanus zombie.
• Ant, Ecuador: Strumigenys ayersthey.
• Centipede, Japan: Scolopendra alcyona.
• Greta spiders, Madagascar and Mayotte: Thunberga.
• Snake, Papua New Guinea: Stegonotus aplini.
• Chameleon, Madagascar: Brookesia nana.

What is the newest animal to go extinct?

Recently Extinct Animals

• Splendid Poison Frog. Estimated extinction date: 2020.
• Spix’s Macaw. Estimated extinction date: …
• Northern White Rhinoceros. Estimated extinction date: 2018.
• Baiji. Estimated extinction date: 2017.
• Pyrenean Ibex. Estimated extinction date: 2000.
• Western Black Rhinoceros.
• Passenger Pigeon.
• The Quagga.

What is the oldest animal on earth?

From old to oldest, here are 10 of the longest living animals in the world today.

1. Bowhead whale: potentially 200+ years old.
2. Rougheye rockfish: 200+ years old.
3. Freshwater pearl mussel: 250+ years old.
4. Greenland shark: 272+ years old.
5. Tubeworm: 300+ years old.
6. Ocean quahog clam: 500+ years old.
7. Black coral: 4,000+ years old.

Are there Geckos in the Philippines?

Geckos are common in the Philippines, and the various islands hold 49 species in total; of these species, approximately 85 percent are endemic to the country. The largest native species, the tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) commonly reaches 12 inches, but can in rare cases grow to 16 inches.

How many new mammal species were discovered in the Philippines in the last decade?

Seven new species of mammals discovered in Philippines.

What animals will be extinct by 2021?

The 10 most endangered animals in 2021

• There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List, and 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction. This is up from 16,118 last year.
• Javan Rhinocerous.
• Vaquita.
• Mountain Gorilla.
• Tiger.
• Asian Elephant.
• Orangutans.
• Leatherback turtles.

Is there a new species of human in the Philippines?

Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines. Read more about sharing. There’s a new addition to the family tree: an extinct species of human that’s been found in the Philippines. It’s known as Homo luzonensis, after the site of its discovery on the country’s largest island Luzon.

What was the most recent animal found in the Philippines?

In the Philippines, one of the most recent Cantor’s ever found was a juvenile turtle captured by a fisherman along Addalam River, Cabarroguis, Quirino, Isabela. It was later confirmed to be a young Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle after the specimen was sent to Chicago in 2001.

What are the new sea species found in the Philippines?

Chromis bowesi (Rhomboid chromis) Chromis bowesi is another new species found in the Verde Island Passage. Nearly as long as an ATM card, C. bowesi takes its name from the late philanthropist William K. Bowes Jr., the main sponsor of the Academy’s Hope for Reefs initiative.

Why are there so many unique species in the Philippines?

In total, the researchers have identified eight centers of local endemism on the island, and also report that the number of unique species on any given mountain is directly correlated with its maximum elevation, with high-altitude locations boasting four or five times as many endemic mammals as lowland sites.