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The line runs between Borneo and Sulawesi; and between Bali and Lombok. [10] Although the distance from Bali to Lombok is a relatively short 35 kilometres, the fauna distribution is affected by the line. For example, a group of birds would refuse to cross even the smallest stretches of open water. [10]
The original drawing of the line in Wallace's paper. One of the earliest descriptions of the biodiversity in the Indo-Australian Archipelago dates back to 1521 when Venetian explorer Pigafetta recorded the biological contrasts between the Philippines and the Maluku Islands (Spice Islands) (on opposite sides of Wallace's Line) during the continuation of the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan, after ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... List of amphibians of Indonesia.
The bats' most distinguishing feature 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. Family: Pteropodidae (megabats) Genus: Acerodon. Sulawesi flying fox, Acerodon celebensis VU; Talaud flying fox, Acerodon humilis EN; Sunda flying fox, Acerodon ...
While the early amniotes resembled their amphibian ancestors in many respects, a key difference was the lack of an otic notch at the back margin of the skull roof. In their ancestors, this notch held a spiracle , an unnecessary structure in an animal without an aquatic larval stage. [ 25 ]
Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia.They are natively found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas.One of marsupials' unique features is their reproductive strategy: the young are born in a relatively undeveloped state and then nurtured within a pouch on their mother's abdomen.
Primates have a longer juvenile period between weaning and sexual maturity than other mammals of similar size. [57] Some primates such as galagos and New World monkeys use tree-holes for nesting, and park juveniles in leafy patches while foraging. Other primates follow a strategy of "riding", i.e. carrying individuals on the body while feeding.
Between 1938 and 1975, 84 specimens were caught and recorded. [21] The second extant species, the Indonesian coelacanth, was described from Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 1999 by Pouyaud et al. [22] based on a specimen discovered by Mark V. Erdmann in 1998 [23] and deposited at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). [24]