As every year, the International Institute for Species Exploration of the College of Environmental and Forest Sciences of the State University of New York (ESF) publishes its particular selection of the most curious newly discovered species. A fantastic opportunity to showcase the amazing biodiversity of our planet.
“Every year we name about 18,000 new species, but we believe that another 20,000 species are becoming extinct each year. Many of them, if we do not find, describe and name them now, they will be lost forever, ”explains Quentin Wheeler, ESF president. "These findings can teach us a lot about the complexity of ecosystems and about the evolutionary history of our planet."
This year, the list includes a majestic tree, a very rare ape and even the remains of a marsupial fossil that roamed Australia in the late Oligocene. In addition, the new species come from countries around the world: Brazil, Costa Rica, Sumatra, the Canary Islands, Japan, Australia and China. In addition, one of them was found in an aquarium in the United States: its origin in nature is unknown.
Let's find out!
