7 Faunal Regions
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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
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