Victory Monday

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by saden1

A new species of monkey has been discovered in the Amazon.

Very poor attempt at a thread derail, saden, and a month old:

How many species still remain undiscovered.

Vertebrate Animals

Reptiles 1,300
Amphibians 8,500
Fishes 8,000
Total Vertebrates 17,800

Invertebrate Animals

Insects 4,000,000
Arachnids 500,000
Molluscs 115,000
Crustaceans 103,000
Echinoderms 7,000
Others 700,000
Total Invertebrates 5,425,000

Plants

Flowering plants (angiosperms) 71,000
Ferns and horsetails 15,000
Mosses & Liverworts 6,500
Total Plants 80,500

TOTAL SPECIES 5,523,300

Given that scientists estimate we've only 'found' 1/4 of all living things it's hardly a shock that a monkey's turned up.

And now back to 'Victory Monkey'....damn it!