Most of the new species being recorded today are insects and other invertebrates, or saltwater fish species. Biologists generally agree that just as species are dying out as a result of human development and negligence, "the discovery of new species also reveals the inadequacy and imbalance of human research into wildlife."
由今天被記錄到新物種名單上的，大部分都是昆蟲等無脊椎動物與海洋魚類看來，正如物種在人類開發與疏忽下走向滅絕，「新種發現也代表人們對野生動物研究的不足與疏忽」，是生物界人士的共同看法。