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The most distinguishing feature of bats is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Three species are found in New Zealand. Family: Mystacinidae. Genus: Mystacina. New Zealand greater short-tailed bat, M. robusta CR, possibly EX
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Hector's dolphins at Porpoise Bay, in the Catlins Prior to human settlement, the mammals of New Zealand consisted ...
A smaller species of deer in New Zealand. Various genotypes exist with differing colour phases: (i) common, (ii) melanistic, (iii) menil and (iv) white. They are often found in bush closer to pasture/farmland, as they prefer grazing on grasses. [citation needed] Major herds are found in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. [citation needed]
The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand.. The animals of New Zealand, part of its biota, have an unusual history because, before the arrival of humans, less than 900 years ago, the country was mostly free of mammals, except those that could swim there (seals, sea lions, and, off-shore, whales and dolphins) or fly there ().
Firstly mistaken for one of New Zealand’s 13 other more common types of beaked whale, tissue samples — taken before they were buried — later revealed them as the enigmatic species. New ...
The siphon whelk Penion ormesi is a large, marine snail species endemic to New Zealand. New Zealand has a high number of endemic species, [17] such as: 80% of all vascular plants; 70% of all native terrestrial and freshwater birds; All bats; All native amphibians; All reptiles; 90% of freshwater fish; 90% of insects and molluscs 75% of marine ...
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Māui dolphin, Maui's dolphin, or Popoto (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a subspecies of the Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)—New Zealand's only endemic cetacean. [3] Māui dolphins are only found off the west coast of New Zealand 's North Island , and are now one of the rarest and smallest dolphin subspecies globally.