User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-32421264-20170629180911/@comment-5158920-20170629224015

While I'm hoping that number to be true I do wonder how many large ones there will be. From current footage there's been 5 new small monsters spotted. You have to also wonder if some of the numbers will be made up of randomly flying insects or those para frog/toads because they themselves appear to not be background "objects" but actual creatures in the world. They will likely count towards the monster count.