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Solomon Islands - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Solomon Islands is an archipelago country in the west of Oceania and the tropical zone. It is located in the north of Australia and the east of Papua New Guinia. Solomon Islands is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Solomon Islands.
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Solomon Islands
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Rodent |
Emperor Rat (？～AD1960s),
Guadalcanal Rat (？～AD1899) |  | Megabat |
Nendo Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (？～AD1907) |  | Bird |
Thick-billed Ground-dove (？～AD1927),
Choiseul Crested Pigeon (？～AD1904) |
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Solomon Islands
extant species |
 | Diprotodont |
Northern Common Cuscus | | Bat |
Solomons Mastiff Bat,
Makira leaf-nosed bat | | Megabat |
Long-tongued Nectar Bat,
Orange Fruit Bat,
Fardoulis' Blossom-bat,
Woodford's Fruit Bat,
Geoffroy's Rousette,
Admiralty Flying-fox,
Ontong Java Flying Fox,
Lesser Flying-fox,
Temotu Flying Fox,
Solomons Flying-fox … total 23 species |  | Crocodile |
Saltwater Crocodile |  | Ibis |
Australian White Ibis,
Royal Spoonbill |  | Kingfisher |
Ultramarine Kingfisher ,
Moustached Kingfisher |  | Hornbill |
Papuan Hornbill |  | Raptor |
Imitator Sparrowhawk,
Sanford's Sea-eagle |  | Rail |
Woodford's Rail,
Roviana Rail,
Makira Moorhen |  | Parrot |
Ducorps' Cockatoo ,
Cardinal Lory ,
Rainbow Lorikeet ,
Yellow-bibbed Lory ,
Palm Lorikeet ,
Meek's Lorikeet ,
Red-flanked Lorikeet ,
Duchess Lorikeet ,
Finsch's Pygmy Parrot ,
Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot … total 12 species |  | Owl |
Solomon Hawk Owl,
Fearful Owl | | endemic bird |
Crested Cuckoo-dove,
Chestnut-bellied Imperial-pigeon,
Pale Mountain-pigeon,
Silver-capped Fruit-dove ,
White-headed Fruit-dove,
Buff-headed Coucal,
Solomon Islands Frogmouth ,
Black-faced Pitta,
San Cristobal Honeyeater,
Bougainville Honeyeater,
Scarlet-naped Myzomela,
Yellow-vented Myzomela,
Black-headed Myzomela,
Red-bellied Myzomela,
Sooty Myzomela … total 58 endemic species | | bird (CR) |
Beck's Petrel | | bird (EN) |
Santa Cruz Ground-dove,
Santa Cruz Shrikebill,
Splendid White-eye,
White-eyed Starling |
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Solomon Islands
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong |  | Turtle |
Green turtle,
Hawksbill turtle,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Great Frigatebird,
Lesser Frigatebird,
Christmas Island Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Manta ray |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Shortfin mako,
Longfin mako |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish,
Black Marlin |  | Crab |
Coconut crab (４０cm) |  | Nautilus |
Umbilicate Nautilus ,
Chambered Nautilus |
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Solomon Islands
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (CR) |
Poncelet's Giant Rat | | Mouse (EN) |
Bougainville Naked-tailed Rat,
Isabel Naked-tailed Rat,
King Rat |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Common Bluebottle ,
Tailed Jay ,
Graphium codrus ,
Meek's Graphium ,
(Graphium mendana) ,
King Priamos’ Birdwing ,
Queen Victoria's Birdwing ,
(Ornithoptera allotei) ,
(Papilio toboroi) |
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