How many living megafauna (animals over 100 lbs / 45kg) were discovered in the 20th century? I am looking for original megafauna, not subspecies. An example of this would be the okapi (original) and the Mountain Gorilla (not original/subspecies).

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Question #152542. Asked by misdiaslocos.
Last updated Oct 05 2026.
Originally posted Sep 05 2026 7:53 AM.

Red_John
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Red_John
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According to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_megafauna_discovered_in_modern_times, there are a handful of megafauna species discovered since 1900:

Okapi - 1901
Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise - 1906
Komodo Dragon - 1927
Bonobo - 1928
Kouprey - 1937
Megamouth Shark - 1983
Saola - 1993

Sep 20 2026, 12:53 PM

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wellenbrecher

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Here's an interesting documentary about the saola, the last species of megafauna to be discovered in the 20th century.

Oct 05 2026, 11:45 PM