Results Madagascar has c. 88 C 4 grass genera, including six endemic genera. Excluding African genera with only one or two species, Madagascar has 86.6% of southern Africa’s and 89.4% of south-central Africa’s grass genera. C 4 grass species make up c. 4% of the flora of both Madagascar and southern Africa and species : genus ratios are The forest also shelters extremely rare species, such as the Madagascar serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur), listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. According to the 2007 government study Hyderabad, India – Eighty three percent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk – according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The update brings the total number of species listed on The IUCN Red List to 65,518, of 1) Sifaka lemurs . Perhaps one of Madagascar’s most famous endemic wildlife species, lemurs are synonymous with this African island. Their name comes from the Roman word lemures, translating to ghosts – relating to their slow habits and nocturnal nature. This largest of Madagascar’s special reserves is located in the Eastern part of the country. 75% of the 291 species found in Ambatovaky are endemic. There are 11 lemur species, 110 bird species, 113 amphibian species, and 34 fish species. The park spans 148,387 acres, all virgin low altitude rainforest, between the Marimbona and Simianona Rivers. One of the most interesting cases is Madagascar, where all amphibians, 90% of reptiles, 55% of mammals, and 50% of their birds are endemic. You’d have to visit to discover them! Examples of endemic animals To understand better which animals are endemic, below we’ll talk about some examples: 1. Marine iguana THE FAUNA. Madagascar fauna differs from that of near Africa’s because of its endemic high rate of and the absence of big cats. There are over 100 000 species of invertebrates some of which are well known by collectors, like the biggest butterfly in the world, the comet whose trains may exceed 20 cm, or the great phasm (stick insect) whose Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Of the 46 species, 22 genera and 8 families of bats present on Madagascar, 36 species but only Myzopoda and Myzopodidae are endemic (the family was formerly present, however, on the African mainland). Paratriaenops is endemic to Madagascar plus the Seychelles. In Madagascar, the total wealth of known terrestrial is about 5,800 species (and 2,500 pending description), and 86 percent are endemic to the island. Fishes The western Indian Ocean is home to 108 species of sharks, including 11 that are endemic, and 66 species of skates. Madagascar is a well-known biodiversity hot spot with approximately 90% of plant and animal species being endemic, including all nonhuman primates (superfamily: Lemuroidea), all native rodents (subfamily Nesomyinae), a radiation of insectivore-like animals (family Tenrecidae), and 9 of its 10 wild carnivorans (family Eupleridae). 12 Through a KAhn.