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Galápagos Islands - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Galápagos Islands is an volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean from 972 km west of continental Ecuador. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site which is famous as the notable wildlife. Typical endemics are Giant tortoise and Darwin's finches. Galápagos Islands is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world.
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Galápagos Islands
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Rodent |
Darwin's Galapagos Mouse (？～AD1930),
Indefatigable Galapagos Mouse (？～AD1905),
Galápagos Giant Rat (？～AD2005) |  | Turtle |
Lonesome George* |
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Galápagos Islands
extant species |
 | Raptor |
Galápagos Hawk |  | Rail |
Galapagos Rail,
Paint-billed Crake |  | Finch |
Medium Ground-finch,
Large Cactus-finch,
Sharp-beaked Ground-finch,
Small Ground-finch,
Large Ground-finch,
Common Cactus-finch,
Medium Tree-finch,
Small Tree-finch,
Large Tree-finch,
Woodpecker Finch,
Vegetarian Finch,
Warbler Finch |  | endemic bird |
Lava Gull,
Lava Heron,
Galapagos Dove,
Galapagos Flycatcher,
Galapagos Martin,
Hood Mockingbird,
Galápagos Mockingbird | | bird (CR) |
Floreana Mockingbird,
Mangrove Finch | | bird (EN) |
Flightless Cormorant,
San Cristóbal Mockingbird |
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Galápagos Islands
marine extant
species |
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Galapagos Fur Seal,
Galapagos Sea Lion | | Turtle |
Galápagos tortoise |  | Iguana |
Marine Iguana,
Barrington Land Iguana,
Galápagos Land Iguana,
Pink Iguana |  | Albatross |
Waved Albatross |  | Penguin |
Galapagos Penguin | | seabird |
Audubon's Shearwater,
Galapagos Petrel,
Madeiran Storm-petrel,
Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel,
Blue-footed Booby ,
Nazca Booby |
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