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Species, both plant and animal, are endemic if they are restricted, in one form or another, to a geographic area. In more common language, we would say “native,” but endemic usually refers to ...
Two new species of yellow-shouldered bats endemic to the Neotropics. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 04 / 140416162630.htm. Pensoft Publishers.
Despite being located in the hot and dry Mojave Desert, Nevada is home to 52 fish species found nowhere else in the world. These species are endemic, meaning native to a single geographic location.
Because of the islands’ isolation, it was also difficult for marine life to reach them, which makes for a high percentage of beautiful animals that are endemic to Hawaii – meaning they are ...