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Canary Islands - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Canary Islands are an archipelago of Spain territory in Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago is located from 100 km west of Morocco in Africa. The following shows the distribution of animals in Canary Islands.
| Canary Islands | |
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Canary Islands regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Rodent |
Tenerife Giant Rat,
Canary Islands Giant Rat,
Lava Mouse |  | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |  | Bird |
Canary Islands Quail ,
Canarian Black Oystercatcher (?~AD1940),
Red Kite ,
Long-legged Bunting |
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Canary Islands extant species |
 | Ibis |
Glossy Ibis |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | Bird |
Bolle's Pigeon ,
Laurel Pigeon ,
Canary Islands Chiffchaff ,
Fuerteventura Chat ,
Blue Chaffinch |  | Tree |
Canary Islands Dragon |
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Canary Islands marine extant species |
 | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle ,
Green turtle ,
Hawksbill turtle ,
Kemp's Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | seabird |
Zino's Petrel |  | Ray |
Manta ray |  | Shark |
Great hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako ,
Longfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |  | Tuna |
Northern bluefin tuna |
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Canary Islands small extant species |
 | Mole (EN) |
Canarian Shrew |  | Bat (EN) |
Canary Big-eared Bat |  | Lizard (CR) |
La Gomera Giant Lizard ,
La Palma Giant Lizard ,
Tenerife Speckled Lizard |
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