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A herd of axis deer in Maui. Hawaii is the most isolated major land mass in the world and that isolation has led to very high rates of endemism.Uniquely adapted endemic species are often sensitive to competition from invasive species and Hawaii has had numerous extinctions (List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands).
Located about 2,300 miles (3,680 km) from the nearest continental shore, the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated group of islands on the planet. The plant and animal life of the Hawaiian archipelago is the result of early, very infrequent colonizations of arriving species and the slow evolution of those species—in isolation from the rest of the world's flora and fauna—over a period of ...
Island tameness can be highly maladaptive in situations where humans have introduced predators, intentionally or accidentally, such as dogs, cats, pigs or rats, to islands where ecologically naïve fauna lives. It has also made many island species, such as the extinct dodo or the short-tailed albatross, vulnerable to human hunting. In many ...
The Hawaiian hawk or ʻio (Buteo solitarius) is a raptor in the genus Buteo endemic to Hawaiʻi, currently restricted to the Big Island.The ʻio is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to Hawaiʻi, the other being the pueo (Hawaiian short-eared owl) and fossil evidence indicates that it inhabited the island of Hawaiʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui and Kauaʻi at one time. [3]
The Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus semotus), [4] [5] also known as ʻōpeʻapeʻa, is a species of bat endemic to the islands of Hawaiʻi. [6] [7] The Hawaiian hoary bat occupies the major Hawaiian islands, making it the only extant and native terrestrial mammal in the islands.
Hawaiian monk seals have a broad and diverse diet due to foraging plasticity which allows them to be opportunistic predators that feed on a wide variety of available prey. [ 12 ] Hawaiian monk seals can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes and dive more than 550 m (1,800 ft); however, they usually dive an average of 6 minutes to depths of ...
This species is a fast and voracious predator, hunting and eating other snails and slugs. [2] The rosy wolfsnail was introduced into Hawaii in 1955 as a biological control for the invasive African land snail, Lissachatina fulica. [3] This snail is responsible for the extinction of an estimated eight native snail species in Hawaii. [4]
An additional threat is Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii) that were introduced to Hawaii in the early 1970s are a serious threat to Achatinella, because the chameleons directly prey on them and other snails species. [1] [2] Other predators of Achatinella include the land planarian Platydemus manokwari. [1] [4]