I'll see your rat and raise you a monkey

I was reading about this new type of rodentia that was found in a vegetable market. It's called Kha-Nyou by the locals in Laos. The non-locals call it "a fuckin' rat."

Anywaste, Robert Timmins of the Wildlife Conservation Society said, "To find something so distinct in this day and age is just extraordinary. For all we know, this could be the last remaining mammal family left to be discovered."

Put your bunson burner back in your pants Mr. Scientist. In the "related news" section on the same page is this headline:
New Monkey Species Found

We gots us a new monkey, rat-finder! OK, maybe the rat-squirrel is a little more distinct visually as compared to neo-monkey as the tailed simian is little more than the relative of the macaque. In fact, to my untrained monkey eyes, it looks just like a danged macaque. But the hugely brained scientists tell me it's a new species, so I'll roll with that.