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New Zealand - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in New Zealand. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
New Zealand is a country in the west of Oceania. It comprises the North island, the South island and other small islands. It is located in the east of Australia. New Zealand is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in New Zealand.
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New Zealand
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Gecko |
Kawekaweau (？～AD1870) |  | Moa |
Little Bush Moa (1.8 Mya～AD1500s),
Stout-legged Moa (1.35 Mya～AD1640),
Coastal Moa (1.35 Mya～AD1500s),
Upland Moa (5.8 Mya～AD1773),
South Island giant Moa (1.45 Mya～AD1500s),
North Island giant Moa (1.45 Mya～AD1500s),
Eastern Moa (5.3 Mya～AD1500s),
Crested Moa (1.9 Mya～AD1500s),
Mappin's Moa (1.9 Mya～AD1500s) |  | Goose |
North Island Goose (？～AD1400s),
South Island Goose (？～AD1400s) |  | Swan |
New Zealand Swan* (？～AD1690) | | Adzebill |
North Island Adzebill (？～AD1000s),
South Island Adzebill (？～AD1000s) |  | Raptor |
Eyles' Harrier (？～AD1870s),
Harpagornis moorei (？～AD1500s; ５m) |  | Rail |
Dieffenbach's Rail (？～AD1840),
North Island Takahē (？～AD1894),
Hodgens' Waterhen,
Hawkins' Rail (？～AD1800s),
Chatham Rail (？～AD1893) |  | Owl |
New Zealand Owlet-nightjar (？～AD1200s),
Laughing Owl (？～AD1914) |  | Penguin |
Waitaha Penguin (？～AD1500s) |  | Bird |
Auckland Islands Merganser (？～AD1902),
Scarlett's Duck,
New Zealand Quail (？～AD1875),
South Island Snipe (？～AD1964),
North Island Snipe (？～AD1870),
Forbes' Snipe (？～AD1800s),
New Zealand Little Bittern (？～AD1870),
Bush Wren (？～AD1972),
Stephens Island Wren (？～AD1895),
Stout-legged Wren,
Long-billed Wren,
Chatham Island Bellbird (？～AD1906),
Huia (？～AD1907),
South Island Piopio (？～AD1905),
North Island Piopio (？～AD1902) |
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New Zealand
extant species |
 | Bat |
New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat,
New Zealand Long-tailed Bat | | Kiwi |
Great spotted kiwi,
Little spotted kiwi,
Okarito brown kiwi,
Brown kiwi,Tokoeka,
North island brown kiwi |  | Ibis |
Royal Spoonbill | | Raptor |
New Zealand Falcon | | Rail |
Auckland Rail,
Takahē |  | Parrot |
Kea,
New Zealand Kākā,
Kākāpō ,
Antipodes Parakeet ,
Red-fronted Parakeet ,
Yellow-fronted Parakeet ,
Chatham Parakeet ,
Malherbe's Parakeet | | endemic bird |
Paradise Shelduck,
Auckland Islands Teal,
New Zealand Scaup,
New Zealand Snipe,
Chatham Island Snipe,
White-fronted Tern,
South Island Pied Oystercatcher,
Variable Oystercatcher,
New Zealand Dabchick,
Yellow-eyed Penguin,
King Shag,
Stewart Island Shag,
Auckland Shag,
Campbell Shag,
Bounty Shag … total 32 endemic species | | bird (CR) |
Campbell Island Teal,
Campbell Island Snipe,
Black Stilt,
Magenta Petrel,
Chatham Petrel,
Chatham Albatross,
New Zealand Storm-petrel,
Chatham Shag | | bird (EN) |
Blue Duck,
Brown Teal,
Black-billed Gull,
Black-fronted Tern,
Chatham Island Oystercatcher,
New Zealand Dotterel,
Shore Plover,
Wrybill,
Kōkako,
Yellowhead ,
Black Robin |
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New Zealand
marine extant
species |
 | Whale |
Southern Right Whale,
Fin Whale (２７m),
Blue Whale (３３m),
Common Minke Whale,
Sei Whale,
Eden's Whale,
Humpback Whale,
Pygmy Right Whale,
Sperm Whale,
Dwarf Sperm Whale,
Pygmy Sperm Whale,
Cuvier's Beaked Whale,
Arnoux's Beaked Whale,
Tasman Beaked Whale,
Southern Bottlenose Whale,
Hector's Beaked Whale,
Gray's Beaked Whale,
Andrews' Beaked Whale,
Ginko-toothed Beaked Whale,
Layard's Beaked Whale,
Blainville's Beaked Whale |  | Dolphin |
Hector's Dolphin,
Rough-toothed Dolphin,
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin,
Spinner Dolphin,
Striped Dolphin,
Short-beaked Common Dolphin,
Long-beaked Common Dolphin,
Dusky Dolphin,
Hourglass Dolphin,
Southern Right Whale Dolphin,
Risso's Dolphin,
False Killer Whale,
Orca,
Long-finned Pilot Whale,
Short-finned Pilot Whale,
Spectacled Porpoise |  | Marine mammal |
New Zealand Fur Seal,
Subantarctic Fur Seal,
New Zealand Sea Lion,
Southern Elephant Seal (５m),
Crabeater Seal,
Leopard Seal,
Weddell Seal |  | Turtle |
Green turtle |  | Albatross |
Wandering Albatross,
Southern Royal Albatross,
Northern Royal Albatross,
Grey-headed Albatross,
Black-browed Albatross,
Shy Albatross,
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross,
Buller's Albatross,
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross,
Light-mantled Albatross | | Penguin |
Little Blue Penguin,
Yellow-eyed Penguin,
Fiordland Penguin,
Snares Penguin,
Erect-crested Penguin,
Southern Rockhopper Penguin | | seabird |
Black-fronted Tern,
Black Petrel,
Westland Petrel,
Buller's Shearwater,
Hutton's Shearwater,
Pycroft's Petrel,
Cook's Petrel,
Pitt Cormorant |  | Ray |
Manta ray |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Basking shark,
Great white shark,
Shortfin mako |  | Tuna |
Pacific bluefin tuna,
Southern bluefin tuna |  | Squid |
Giant squid' (１３m) |
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New Zealand
small extant
species |
| Bat (CR) |
New Zealand Greater Short-tailed Bat |  | Frog (CR) |
Archey's Frog | | Frog (EN) |
Hamilton's Frog |
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