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Canary Islands - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
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
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
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  
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
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