New Animals In 2024. The number of verified species recorded at this site is 1069 with 107 new species added in 2024. Learn about the new and rare species of animals and plants that scientists have discovered or rediscovered throughout 2024, from a new dinosaur to a black marsh turtle.

The diverse list of 968 new species includes previously unknown dinosaurs and extinct creatures, beetles, moths, sea slugs, geckos, fish, frogs, spiders, plants, fungi, worms. Marine researchers on a mission to record life hidden in the world’s oceans have reported they found about 100 potential new species — including one mystery starlike creature.