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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Bahamas. Of the mammal species in the Bahamas, two are endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp. [60] [61] [62] Thailand: Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus [63] Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) Betta splendens [64] [65] Uganda: Grey crowned crane (national bird) Balearica regulorum [66] United Arab Emirates: Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug [67] Arabian oryx ...
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual foraging behavior compared to other herons as well as its association with mud flats, its habitat of choice.
Fauna, land and marine animals, of the Bahamas — more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean region. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Mexico ranks first in biodiversity in reptiles with 707 known species, second in mammals with 438 species, fourth in amphibians with 290 species, and fourth in flora, with 26,000 species. [3] Mexico is also ranked second in the world in ecosystems and fourth in overall species. [4] About 2,500 species are protected by Mexican legislation. [4]
The official language of the Bahamas is English. Many people speak an English-based creole language called Bahamian dialect (known simply as "dialect") or "Bahamianese". [144] Laurente Gibbs, a Bahamian writer and actor, was the first to coin the latter name in a poem and has since promoted its usage. [145] [146] Both are used as autoglossonyms ...
The Bahamian hutia is endemic to the Bahamas. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest , subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , and rocky areas. It was believed to be extinct until 1966, when biologist Garrett Clough found a relict population on East Plana Cay , a small, uninhabited strip of land east of Long ...
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