Chapter XI deals with evidence from biogeography, starting with the observation that differences in flora and fauna from separate regions cannot be explained by environmental differences alone ; South America, Africa, and Australia all have regions with similar climates at similar latitudes, but those regions have very different plants and animals.

Category: Vulnerable fauna of Australia

As a result, the South West region of the state has a higher concentration of rare, threatened or endangered flora and fauna than many areas of Australia, making it one of the world's biodiversity " hot spots ".

At the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show, an exhibition garden celebrated the historic link between naturalist Sir Joseph Banks and the botanical discoveries of flora and fauna on his journey through South America, Tahiti, New Zealand and eventually Australia on Captain Cook's ship Endeavour.

The settlement of Australia by Indigenous Australians between 48, 000 and 70, 000 years ago, and by Europeans from 1788, has significantly affected the fauna.

To target threats to the survival of its fauna, Australia has passed wide-ranging federal and state legislation and established numerous protected areas.

The unique fauna that originated in Gondwana, such as the marsupials, survived and adapted in Australia.

After the Miocene, fauna of Asian origin were able to establish themselves in Australia.

Indigenous Australians have occupied the lands of Australia for some 40, 000 – 60, 000 years, during which time they developed a unique hunter gatherer diet, known as " bush tucker ", drawn from regional Australian flora and fauna — such as the kangaroo.

A classic comparison is between the marsupial fauna of Australia and the placental mammals of the Old World.

About 65 million years ago, Antarctica ( then connected to Australia ) still had a tropical to subtropical climate, complete with marsupial fauna and an extensive temperate rainforest.

The pressures exerted by introduced predators and herbivores on the original mammalian fauna of Central Australia were a major factor in the extinction of about 40 % of the native species.

From the early 1970s various species of fauna were released onto the island, including mammals and birds such as emus ( from mainland Australia ) and Cape Barren Geese.

Category: Vulnerable fauna of Australia

Meanwhile, Australia, Melanesia and the Wallacea are united by a large share of similar animals, but few of these occur farther into the Pacific – but on the other hand, much of the Polynesian fauna is related to that of Melanesia.

Category: Vulnerable fauna of Australia

Category: Vulnerable fauna of Australia

Category: Vulnerable fauna of Australia

Category: Endangered fauna of Australia

Category: Endangered fauna of Australia

Category: Vulnerable fauna of Australia

Category: Critically endangered fauna of Australia

Bushland is any area in Australia that is predominantly indigenous flora and fauna.

The mammalian fauna in the woodland scrub community consists of 50 species, mostly rodents and bats.

The fauna of the freshwater Taganrog Bay is much poorer – it consists of 55 species from 36 general and 16 families ; among them, three species are rare and 6 are endangered.

The fauna consists of invertebrates like slugs, snails, worms, millipedes, centipedes, ants, bugs ; and vertebrates such as squirrels, foxes, mouse, moles, snakes, various birds, salamanders and frogs.

Some early sources indicated that the Hudsonian Zone occurs on Laramie Peak but there is nothing distinctive about either the flora or fauna on the top of this peak, for it consists of nothing but a large granite outcrop.

In Europe, the associated fauna consists of bird species such as Red Grouse, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Golden Plover, Curlew, Sky Lark, Meadow Pipit, Whinchat, Ring Ouzel, and Twite.

Aqua fauna of the lake consists of " small Poeciliidae ( Gambusia dominicensis Regan, Limia melanonotata Nich & May, L. nigrofasciata Reg.

In the Gulf of Gdańsk, Baltic Sea, the parasite fauna of the invasive round goby consists of 12 species.

This nature reserve consists of unimproved wet and dry hay meadows, rich with flora and fauna and bounded by thick hedgerows, scrubland, secondary woodland and tree plantation.

Part of the cantón consists of dry tropical forests, which contain a diverse ecosystem with a wide variety of flora and fauna.

It consists of 43 hectares of grassland, ponds, woodland and locally rare species of flora and fauna.

The park consists of both hill and montane forest, with many species of flora and fauna endemic to Borneo.

The preserved fauna consists of almost all dinosaurs with the majority being carnivorous dinosaurs including Allosaurus ( material from at least 44 individuals make up almost 67 % of all remains ), Torvosaurus ( 1 ), Ceratosaurus ( 1 ), Stokesosaurus ( 2 ), Marshosaurus ( 2 ), and possibly an Ornitholestes.

Malinalco is one of the municipalities with the highest biodiversity in the State of Mexico, the tropical deciduous forest, its pine forests and gallery forests accommodate a huge variety of flora and fauna, which is in fact one of its main attractions being an beating heart of everything else.

* Seas and Oceans-these consist of salt water and a huge variety of flora and fauna.

Teide National Park contains a huge range of invertebrate fauna, over 40 % of which are endemic species, with 70 species only being found in the National Park.

The earliest effort to document the fauna of India was perhaps that of Thomas Hardwicke ( 1755 – 1835 ), a military officer in India who hired local artists to produce a huge collection of illustrations of Indian animals.

The flora and fauna of the Siachen region are also affected by the huge military presence.

The mainland is-apart from the mercenary strongholds-uninhabitable, covered by a dense and lethal jungle dominated by poisonous fauna and flora, with huge and fierce reptiles.

The delta is covered mostly by mangrove swamp but there is a huge range of other flora and fauna making it one of the world's more ecologically diverse places.