What is the largest species of animal currently alive that has been newly discovered in the last 25 years?

nirmalya_b

The stick insect, Phobaeticus chani or Chan's megastick is the longest known insect discovered recently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobaeticus_chani Jun 02 09, 10:48 PM

queproblema

One possibility is an antelope-like creature from Viet Nam. "The saola is generally considered to be the greatest animal discovery in recent times, and is so different from any currently known species that a separate genus was constructed for it. The first record of this species came to the western world in the form of three sets of horns discovered in 1992 in the Vu Quang Nature Reserve, from which the saola takes its alternate common name, the Vu Quang ox..." Its Linnaean name is pseudoryx nghetinhensis and it weighs from 85-100 kg (That's from roughly 185-220 lbs.), measures about a meter and a half long (almost five feet), and stands about 80-90 cm (about 30-35 in.) at the shoulder. http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Pseudoryx_nghetinhensis.html Jun 03 09, 1:28 AM

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2007) — Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the same species as the one found in mainland Southeast Asia. http://zaxy.wordpress.com/ See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornean_Clouded_Leopard The saola antelope might be larger, though, I don't know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saola Jun 04 09, 1:04 PM