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Tristan da Cunha - 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.
Tristan da Cunha is an island territory of United Kingdom in in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is located about 2000 km south of Saint Helena island. The following shows the distribution of animals in Tristan da Cunha.
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
regionally extinct
in historic age
Rail Tristan Moorhen (?~AD1873)
Tristan da Cunha
extant species
Rail Inaccessible Island Rail
endemic bird Tristan Thrush
Tristan da Cunha
marine extant
species
Marine mammal Subantarctic Fur Seal, Southern Elephant Seal   (5m)
Albatross Wandering Albatross, Southern Royal Albatross, Tristan Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Shy Albatross, Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross, Sooty Albatross
Penguin King Penguin, Emperor Penguin   (1.22m), Chinstrap Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, African Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Macaroni Penguin