What is the newest discovered animal 2020?

popa langur
The most spectacular discovery of 2020 was the popa langur, Trachypithecus popa, a new species of monkey that was previously confused with another species. It lives on the side of an extinct volcano in Myanmar and was identified using skins and bones that have been in the museum’s collection for over 100 years.

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 animal was discovered in 2011?

The African dwarf sawshark (Pristiophorus nancyae) was accidentally captured in a 1,600-foot-deep (490-meter-deep) trawl off Mozambique. The animal is only the seventh species of sawshark known to science, according to David Ebert, a research associate at the Academy.

What animals were discovered in 2013?

Top 20 New Species Discovered in 2013

Hemiscyllium halmahera, a ‘walking’ shark from Indonesia:
Tapirus kabomani, a new species of tapir from the forests and open savannas of Brazil and Colombia:
Baturite porcupine (Coendou baturitensis), a new species of prehensile-tailed porcupine from Brazil:

What animal was discovered in 2005?

A pair of nesting Goodman’s Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus lehilahytsara) photographed in Masoala national park, Madagascar. The species was discovered in August 2005.

What animals were discovered in 2005?

This year’s discoveries include four species of lemurs from the island of Madagascar, a monkey from Tanzania, an odd-ball rodent from Vietnam, a parasitic ‘vampire fish’ from the Amazon.