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Vanuatu - 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.
Vanuatu is an island country in the West Pacific Ocean and the tropical zone. It is located to southeast of Solomon islands and to north of New Caledonia. The following shows the distribution of animals in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
regionally extinct
in historic age
Bird Tanna Ground-dove (?~AD1774)
Vanuatu
extant species
Megabat Long-tailed fruit bat, Vanauatu Flying Fox, Banks Flying Fox, Insular Flying-fox
Crocodile Saltwater Crocodile  
Kingfisher Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher  
Parrot Rainbow Lorikeet  , Palm Lorikeet  
endemic bird Vanuatu Scrubfowl, Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon, Tanna Fruit-dove, Buff-bellied Monarch, Yellow-fronted White-eye, Mountain Starling
bird (EN) Santa Cruz Ground-dove
Vanuatu
marine extant
species
Turtle Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle
Frigatebird Lesser Frigatebird
Ray Manta ray
Shark Whale shark   (12m), Shortfin mako
Marlin Indo-Pacific sailfish, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin
Crab Coconut crab   (40cm)
Coral Table coral', Brain corals'
Vanuatu
small extant
species
Bat (EN) Pacific Sheath-Tailed Bat, Fijian Mastiff Bat