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  2. Category:Endemic fauna by country - Wikipedia

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    This category is for endemic fauna by country. For endemic subcategories of distinct floral regions, not biogeographically defined/placed under their "political countries", see Category: Endemic fauna by region .

  3. Lists of endemic birds - Wikipedia

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    This is a master list pertaining to lists of endemic birds. As applied to birds, the term " endemic " refers to any species found only within a defined geographical area. There is no upper limit for the area; it would not be incorrect to refer to all bird species as endemic to Earth .

  4. Category:Endemic fauna of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Endemic fauna of the United States" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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    Today, many of the remaining endemic species of plants and animals in the Hawaiian Islands are considered endangered, and some critically so. Plant species are particularly at risk: out of a total of 2,690 plant species, 946 are non-indigenous with 800 of the native species listed as endangered. [4]

  6. Fauna of the Andes - Wikipedia

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    With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2/3 are endemic to the region, the Andes are the most important region in the world for amphibians. [2] The diversity of animals in the Andes is high, with almost 600 species of mammals (13% endemic), more than 1,700 species of birds (about 1/3 endemic), more than 600 species of reptiles (about 45% ...

  7. List of animals in the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. [citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.

  8. Endemism - Wikipedia

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    This puts endemic plants and animals at greater risk than widespread species during the rapid climate change of this century. [38] [39] Some scientists claim that the presence of endemic species in an area is a good method to find geographical regions that can be considered priorities for conservation.

  9. List of mammals of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Madagascar.As of June 2014 (following the IUCN reassessment of the lemurs) there are 241 extant mammal species recognized in Madagascar, of which 22 are critically endangered, 62 are endangered, 32 are vulnerable, 9 are near threatened, 72 are of least concern and 44 are either data deficient or not evaluated.