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Four-fifths of the world's Pachypodium species are endemic to the island. [17] Three-fourths [18] of Madagascar's 860 [15] orchid species are found here alone, as are six of the world's eight baobab species. [19] The island is home to around 170 palm species, three times as many as on all of mainland Africa; 165 of them are endemic. [18]
The mosquitoes of Madagascar include 235 species, among which 138 (59%) are endemic and 64 (27%) have a known medical or veterinary interest because they can transmit diseases. [27] Beetles: Various species of beetles. For example, various tiger beetles (Cicindelidae): 109 species from genus Pogonostoma, [28] 65 species from genus Physodeutera ...
The low, medium and high altitude rainforests protected within the Mangerivola Reserve are home to 100 bird species, of which 63 are endemic to Madagascar and 23 are endemic to the region. These endemic species include the Madagascar serpent eagle – one of the rarest birds in the world – and one of the rarest owls, the endemic red owl. Half ...
Pages in category "Endemic fauna of Madagascar" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 681 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Only one baobab species is not included in the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species: A. digitata, which populates mainland Africa.Three species in Madagascar are threatened with extinction, and ...
Grey-headed lovebird is endemic as a native species to Madagascar, but has been introduced to the Comoro Islands; Madagascar fody is endemic as a native species to Madagascar, but has been introduced to many of the other islands in the region; The Elephant bird is now extinct.
The Association of Religion Data Archives noted that in 2020, 58.1% of the population is Christian, 2.1% is Muslim and 39.2% practices traditional faiths, while 0.6% of the population is non-religious or adheres to other faiths. [13] Madagascar's traditional religions tend to emphasize links between the living and the dead.