New Species Added

I have made some more additions to the Metazoica lineup. I've made more new species. Mostly bats. I am still determined to hit that 10,000 species mark! That is, 10,000 species of mammals. That's been my goal almost since the beginning. Though looking at this goal from a 1995 viewpoint, I wanted to have that goal completed by the year 2000. It didn't happen though. I don't have a year point, per se, to reach this goal toward. I just want to hit 10,000 different mammal species. PERIOD.

I've mostly been focusing my attention on the bats, namely the Pteropods, the true rats and mice the Pseudomyids, antelope of the family Megalodorcidae, and the therapedidae. Though I've scattered different and new species all over, not just in those families. I was trying to remember all the different animals over the past year that I have discussed with other future evolution fans. I've even added a couple of new families. Besides the obvious naming some of my animals after my Facebook and MySpace friends, I have also added:

  • a mongoose-like opossum
  • antbird-like pteropods both for the old and new world
  • a large pteropod called a "fruit-cow" (not cow-like!)

And more! These animals will show up in the new version of the Metazoic check-list, which I won't add to the site just yet. I'm on a role!! I won't be posting up the new checklist for quite a while.

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