7 Faunal Regions

Palearctic

North Africa, Eurasia (north of India)

Palearctic

42 families, 0 endemic

Palearctic

Shares ~1/2 of families with Nearctic

Nearctic

North America, Greenland

Nearctic

37 families, 2 endemic

Nearctic

Aplodontiidae (Mountain Beaver), Antilocapridae (Pronghorns)

Nearctic

Shares 50% with Palearctic and Neotropical

Neotropical

Central Mexico, South America - Including Carribean

Neotropical

50 families, 19 endemic

Neotropical

Which Region has the greatest Number of Endemic families?

Ethiopian

Africa south of Sahara, Madagascar

Ethiopian

52 families, 18 endemic

Ethiopian

Shares 50% with Palearctic and 50% with Oriental

Oriental

Tropical Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian Islands, India

Oriental

Contains 3 Biodiversity Hotspots: Indochina, Sundaland, Philippines

Oriental

50 families, 5 endemic

Oriental

Shares 50% with Palearctic, 60% with Ethiopian, and 50% with Nearctic

Australian

Australia, New Guinea, Sulawes; and associated islands

Australian

28 families, 17 endemic

Australian

Shares <20% of families with any other region

Oceanic

Islands of Pacific Ocean

Oceanic

Fully Marine Mammals