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The history of the fauna of Madagascar in the context of plate tectonics and paleoclimate over the last 200 million years (Aepyornithidae arrived later than is indicated). A good example of Malagasy convergent evolution is the fossa, a Malagasy carnivore that has evolved in appearance and behaviour to be so like a large cat that it was originally classified in Felidae, when it is in fact more ...
As a result of the island's long isolation from neighboring continents, Madagascar is home to an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. [2] [3] Approximately 90 percent of all plant and animal species found in Madagascar are endemic, [4] including the lemurs (a type of strepsirrhine primate), the carnivorous fossa and
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Extinct animals of Madagascar (3 C, ... Pages in category "Fauna of Madagascar" The following 2 pages are in this category ...
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... This is a list of reptiles in Madagascar. Total number of species = 406 [1 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Mammals of Madagascar" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total. ... Madagascar free ...
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 ...
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