Biogeographic Regions / Realms by Kerri Snoddy https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid Endemic, Cosmopolitan and Disjunct Species en-us 2021-03-15 15:07:54 UTC 2025-05-30 19:00:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f310.png Vancouver Island Marmot https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1329814185 Endemic to Vancouver Island
Neararctic Region
The Vancouver Island Marmot is one of only 5 mammal species endemic to Canada. (https://marmots.org/)
Kerri Snoddy]]> 2021-03-19 13:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1329814185 Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1348616450 Endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama
Biogeographic Region: Neotropical
Fun Fact: Their body length is between 19 and 21 inches, and they usually weigh 5.5 – 7.7 pounds. So cute! (https://worldstrides.com/blog/2019/09/endemic-animals-around-the-world/)
Nadia Pagliaro

]]> 2021-03-24 15:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1348616450 Marine Iguana https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1350044118
Endemic to Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and are part of the Neotropical region. 
Marine Iguanas can dive more than 65 ft. under water and are the only lizards on earth that spend time in the ocean. https://oceana.org/marine-life/sea-turtles-reptiles/marine-iguana
 
Vanesa Tunney ]]> 2021-03-24 20:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1350044118 Kakapo https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1350065768 Endemic to New Zealand
Australasian Region
Kakapo are completely flightless and have a population of only 210 (http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kakapo)
Nickolas Krause]]> 2021-03-24 20:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1350065768 Hawaiian Honeycreeper https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1354933072 Endemic to the Hawaii
Biogeographic Region: Neotropical 

Interesting Fact: Honey Creepers specialize in probing flowers for pollen, but some species have developed beaks better for eating bugs
https://www.treehugger.com/animals-only-found-one-place-world-4858445

Mackenzie Cuthbert]]> 2021-03-25 20:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1354933072 Western Australia Thorny Devil https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1357738116 The Thorny Devil is ENDEMIC to Australia, mostly found in arid locations in western Australia. The biogeographic region it is located in is the Australasian region. Some interesting information about this lizard is, it is the sole species in the Genus Moloch. They move very slowly frontwards and backwards with jerky movements. It has a 'false head' it uses when it feels threated by tucking its actual head down between its legs and presenting it's false head to the predator. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Moloch_horridus/

Seth Stewart]]> 2021-03-26 15:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1357738116 Lion-tailed macaque https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1357920835 Endemic to the Western Ghats of South India
Indo-Malayan region.
Lion-tailed macaques get their name from their skinny tails, which have a tuft of fur at the end just like a lion's tail. These monkeys have long gray manes of fur around their faces, which is also very lion-like. 
https://study.com/academy/lesson/lion-tailed-macaque-facts-habitat-locomotion.html#:~:text=The%20lion-tailed%20macaque%20
Oliver Kurz]]> 2021-03-26 16:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1357920835 Purple frog/Pig-nosed frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1360234661 This species is endemic to the Western Ghat Mountains of India. 
Biogeographic Region: Indo-Malayan
Facts: This elusive frog spends much of its life underground, emerging for only a few days a year at the beginning of the monsoon season to breed. Another interesting fact is that in some communities, an amulet is made from the frog and is worn by children as it is believed it will reduce their fear of storms.(http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/purple-frog/)   

Shannon Palmer]]> 2021-03-27 18:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1360234661 Resplendent Queztal https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1360724706 The Resplendent Quetzal is an endemic species found in Central America, ranging from South of Mexico to Panama. They can be found in high altitude rainforest regions, within the Neotropical biogeographic region. Fun fact, the male’s tail can get up to three feet long. 
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pharomachrus_mocinno/ 
M. Regina Ponciano
]]> 2021-03-28 04:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1360724706 Chimpanzee https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1361441258 The chimpanzee is a disjunct species. Its populations are scattered throughout Africa, with four known subspecies. The eastern chimpanzee specifically, has disjunct populations throughout Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its habitat is located in the Afrotropical region. An interesting fact, other than being closely related to humans, is that males tend to stay in areas they were born, while females emigrate into new communities.
https://campuspress.yale.edu/ngogochimp/chimpanzees/

Chris Ostrom

]]> 2021-03-28 14:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1361441258 Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1361863298 Endemic to the islands Batanta and Waigeo off the northern side of West Papua's coast, Indonesia. 
The Biogeographic region is Australasian.
They are primarily found in the hill forests with elevations of 300 meters but have been recorded as high as 1,200 meters. 
(http://animalia.bio/wilsons-bird-of-paradise)
Cordelia Thorne]]> 2021-03-28 19:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1361863298 Black-Crowned Palm-Tanager https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1364483376 This species is an Endemic species located on the island of Haiti in the neotropical realm. A interesting fact I found is that their call can sometimes sound like they're saying "peeeee u" .
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/blackcrownedpalmtanagers.html
- Sarah Needham]]> 2021-03-29 15:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1364483376 Galapagos Fur Seal https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1365710390 The Galapagos fur seal is endemic to the Galapagos islands which is a part of the Neotropical biogeographic realm. The Galapagos fur seal has a much thicker coat than other members of its family, because of this it was hunted to near extinction by the 1900's conservation efforts are in place but they are still on the endangered species list.
https://www.nathab.com/know-before-you-go/galapagos-islands/wildlife-guide/mammals/galapagos-fur-seal/
Emily Williamson ]]> 2021-03-29 20:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1365710390 Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1365770793 Endemic to Madagascar. Found in the Afrotropical biogeographical region and an interesting fact about the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur is that during the dry winter months they are dormant for as long as 6 months, nesting in tree holes and surviving on fat stored in their tails (cool but gross!)
http://animalia.bio/fat-tailed-dwarf-lemur
Cody Woodcock ]]> 2021-03-29 20:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1365770793 Screaming Hairy Armadillo https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1366667812 The Screaming Hairy Armadillo is a disjunct species that lives in the neotropical, dry regions, of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The species range is divided between the location pinned on the map and the original habitat, East of the Andes Mountains (about 500 km). The leading hypothesis of how this species became disjunct is due to the Pleistocene Glaciation. This glaciation period made the climate suitable between these two regions which allowed the armadillos to travel SE towards the coast. Eventually the glaciers receded and altered the climate, eliminating the populations between these two regions.
Interesting Fact:
Screaming Hairy Armadillos have an interesting method of burrowing in which they spin, head first, to create a cone-shaped hole.
URL:
1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC2WAzeglEk
2.https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/screaming-hairy-armadillo

Colton Myers]]> 2021-03-30 04:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1366667812 (-44.23760518543489, 148.194108562532) https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1368665996
The  Tasmanian Devil is an Endemic species, restricted to Tasmania near Australia and are part of the Australasian  biogeographic region. 

The first European settlers to enter Tasmania (the southern state where they are found) began hearing unearthly, blood-curdling shrieks and growls from deep within the bush, making them imagine that demons surrounded them in the wilderness. Hence: Tasmanian ‘devils’. 
A Devil Joey is born the size of a rice grain and the mum gives birth to 20-40 all at once. However, these joeys have to race to her pouch, which only has four teats. Talk about a hard start to life! Because of their tiny birth size, the ones that make it will live in their mother’s pouch for roughly three months. 

Heather Robb 
https://www.australia.com/en-ca/things-to-do/wildlife/tasmanian-devil-facts.html

]]> 2021-03-30 16:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1368665996 Bison bison https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1368917699 Bison are an Endemic species to North America as they are found naturally nowhere else in the world and are native to the Great Plains of North America. They are inside of the Nearctic Biogeographic region and spread from Southern end of the USA to the Northwestern Territories in Canada, mainly dwelling in the Great Plains realm.

Interesting fact about this animal is that they were hunted almost to extinction by western settlers during the 1800's, populations falling down from tens of millions to only 500 over the space of 150 years.

Attached is a link to a few more interesting facts about the Bison: https://blog.nwf.org/2012/02/6-amazing-facts-you-never-knew-about-bison/ 

-Wyall Fudlosid]]> 2021-03-30 17:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1368917699 Sangai Deer https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1369265994 The Sangai Deer is an endemic subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur, India. The Sangai has a range of only 20km2 inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park inside the state. It is part of the Indo-Malayan biogeographic region.

An interesting fact about the Sangai deer is that its habitat is a floating marshy grassland. Walking on this floating landmass is difficult but the deer have found a way to use small hops to walk across the floating vegetation. These hops make the Sangai Deer appear to be dancing, which is why it's often called the Dancing Deer. 
Information: https://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/priority_species/threatened_species/brow_antlered_deer/

- Sarah Klein]]> 2021-03-30 18:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1369265994 Philippine Eagle https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1370407170 The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest birds in the world. With a population of less than 700 individuals, they are critically endangered. These eagles only breed in lowland rainforests and are endemic to the islands of the Philippines, located in the Biogeographic region Indo-Malay. Habitat destruction has extirpated the species everywhere besides the islands of Luzon, Mindanao and Samar. These eagles mate for life, and have a breeding cycle of two years where the male and female share parental care. Formerly known as the Monkey-eating Eagle, this species of eagle is the second largest in the world.

References;
https://www.cepf.net/our-work/biodiversity-hotspots/philippines/species 

http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/philippine-eagle/ 

-Vanessa Smith




]]> 2021-03-31 02:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1370407170 Kiwi Bird https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1371772245
Endemic species located in New Zealand (the Australasian Biome region). A flightless bird, there are approximately 68,000 kiwi bird's left in New Zealand. 
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kiwi/facts/
Ariel Plytas]]> 2021-03-31 13:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1371772245 Emperor penguin https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1371848567 The Emperor penguin only lives in Antarctica. This means it is endemic to Antarctica. Antarctica is also the biographical region that the Emperor Penguin is located. 
Fact: 
Emperor Penguins are the largest Penguin in the world. 
https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/to-do/wildlife/emperor-penguin 
Name: 
Nate Stephen ]]> 2021-03-31 14:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1371848567 Brookesia nana https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1372475815 This species is ENDEMIC to the montane rainforest of northern Madagascar, within the AFROTROPICAL region. Despite having been discovered in 2012, the species was not described until this year (2021). This nano-chameleon now holds the title of smallest higher invertebrate (at a whopping 22mm including tail), having usurped the previous title-holder, Brookesia micra.
http://www.sci-news.com/biology/brookesia-nana-09307.html
Katelyn Cliff]]> 2021-03-31 16:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1372475815 United States https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373027232 Distribution pattern: 
It is estimated that 30 to 60 million bison ranged from Canada to north Mexico and from the Plains to Eastern forests. 
It is the North America largest land animal. Most of the 500,000 or so bison nationwide are raised as livestock on ranches. About 30,000 are managed for conservation in private and public herds.
Biogeographical region:
 Bison were widespread from Alaska to northern Mexico. Bison are now found on private and protected lands in areas of the western United States and Canada.
Interesting fact:
Bison live 15 to 20 years in the wild, although average lifespan depends on local predation and hunting pressures. Bison have been known to live up to 40 years in captivity.
URL: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bison_bisonhttps://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bison_bison
Name : Kamala Thapa ]]> 2021-03-31 18:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373027232 NILGIRI BLUE ROBIN (Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India) https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373143255 It is an endangered and ENDEMIC species to the shoal forest of southern India. This small passerine bird is found to occur only above 1200m altitudes in a high altitude grasslands of Western Ghats.

BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION:
IND0-MALAYAN REGION 

Interesting facts link:
https://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/birds/Passeriformes/Muscicapidae/Luscinia-brunnea 

Name: Bhakti Patel

]]> 2021-03-31 19:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373143255 Newfoundland Pine Marten (American Marten - Newfoundland Population) https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373183950 The Newfoundland Pine Marten is a genetically diverse species endemic to the island of Newfoundland. It is found mostly in the national parks on the west coast. It lives in the Nearctic bioregion. An interesting fact about the Newfoundland Pine Marten is that is is no longer an endangered species! Population numbers are increasing, thanks to hunters and trappers using modified traps that the marten can easily escape from, reducing by-catch. In 2007, the species was downlisted from "endangered" to "threatened".
(https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pine-marten-newfoundland-population-1.4017241) (https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/featured-species/mammals/newfoundland-marten.html)

Emily Robson

]]> 2021-03-31 19:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373183950 New Zealand https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373296824 2021-03-31 20:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373296824 FROGMOUTHS (Australia and few ASIAN countries) https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373296922 Frogmouths received their name because their large beaks look like the mouths of frogs.
They are insect eaters which are found in grasslands and rainforests.
These species are DISJUNCT species found in Australia and few countries in Asia such as Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Philippens and Java.

Interesting Fact link:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/frogmouths-podargidae


BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION:
INDO-MALAYAN & AUSTRALASIAN 

Name: Bhakti Patel]]> 2021-03-31 20:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373296922 New Zealand https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373325632 Tuatara
It is native to new Zealand.
It has third eye. It has eye on the top of head and it is called parietal eye. This species grow very slowly and can live up to 100 years of age.
Also reproduce very slowly .It has regenerative abilities means it regenerate lost tails. It species look like lizard but actually it is not.


]]> 2021-03-31 20:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373325632 MOSQUITOES (Russia) https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373340794 Mosquitoes are thin, long-legged, two-winged insects and are typically six to 12 millimetres in length. 

Mosquito habitat varies for each species and can include natural areas such as rain puddles and ponds, decomposing material such as wet leaf matter, ditches and marshes. While healthy wetlands are habitat for mosquitoes, they are also home to mosquito predators.

COSMOPOLITAN SPECIES

ALL BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

Interesting species link:
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/encyclopedias/fauna/insects/mosquito-1.html

Name: Bhakti Patel

]]> 2021-03-31 20:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373340794 New Zealand https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373409304 Tautara


]]> 2021-03-31 20:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373409304 New Zealand https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373439884

]]> 2021-03-31 21:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373439884 New Zealand https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373480026 Tautara
It is native to New Zealand. It has many interesting features such as it has third eye on top of head and it grow very slowly. It has regenerative properties such as it regenerate lost tail. It has long life span.It also reproduce slowly.
https://wired.com/2013/12/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-tautara-or-just-the tautara-of-us/
Mandeep Kaur

]]> 2021-03-31 21:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1373480026 Harris's Sparrow https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1388361907 Endemic to North Part of Central Canada.
Neararctic Region
It is Canada's only endemic breeding bird. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%27s_sparrow)
Gunina Chawla]]> 2021-04-06 17:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1388361907 Vesper Sparrow https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1426932649 Endemic to Cascades in British Columbia and also found in Vancouver Islands.
The Vesper Sparrow is a chunky bird with a finely streaked breast and an unstreaked belly, a short to medium-length notched tail, and white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Vesper Sparrows are commonly found in dry grasslands, sagebrush, and agricultural fields at low to moderate elevations.
(https://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/vesper_sparrow)
Nikita Nikita]]> 2021-04-16 19:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kerrisnoddy/mty4mkl4i2th7cid/wish/1426932649