New Zealand - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in New Zealand.
New Zealand prehistoric age
	New Zealand extinct species Paleozoic	fish	Nostolepis
		Sea scorpion	Adelophthalmus
	New Zealand extinct species Mesozoic	Marine lizard	Moanasaurus, Prognathodon, Tylosaurus
	New Zealand extinct species Cenozoic	Shark	Carcharodon megalodon (Giant shark)

New Zealand is a country in the west of Oceania. It comprises the North island, the South island and other small islands. It is located in the east of Australia.
New Zealand
	New Zealand regionally extinct in historic age	Gecko	Kawekaweau
		Moa	Little Bush Moa, Stout-legged Moa, Coastal Moa, Upland Moa, South Island giant Moa, North Island giant Moa, Eastern Moa, Heavy-footed Moa, Crested Moa, Mappin's Moa
		Goose	North Island Goose, South Island Goose
		Adzebill	North Island Adzebill, South Island Adzebill
		Raptor	Eyles' Harrier, Haast's Eagle
		Rail	Dieffenbach's Rail, North Island Takahē, Hodgens' Waterhen, Hawkins' Rail, Chatham Rail
		Parrot	Norfolk Island Kākā
		Owl	New Zealand Owlet-nightjar, Laughing Owl
		Penguin	Waitaha Penguin
		bird	Auckland Islands Merganser, Scarlett's Duck, New Zealand Quail, Forbes' Snipe, New Zealand Little Bittern, Bush Wren, Stephens Island Wren, Stout-legged Wren, Long-billed Wren, Chatham Island Bellbird, Huia, South Island Piopio, North Island Piopio, Chatham Islands Fernbird
	New Zealand extant species	Bat	New Zealand Greater Short-tailed Bat, New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat, New Zealand Long-tailed Bat
		endangered Frog	Archey's Frog
		Kiwi	Great spotted kiwi, Little spotted kiwi, Okarito brown kiwi, Brown kiwi,Tokoeka, North island brown kiwi
		Ibis	Royal Spoonbill
		Raptor	New Zealand Falcon
		Rail	Auckland Rail
		Parrot	Kea, New Zealand Kākā, Kākāpō, Antipodes Parakeet, Red-fronted Parakeet, Yellow-fronted Parakeet, Chatham Parakeet, Malherbe's Parakeet
		endemic bird	Paradise Shelduck, Blue Duck, Auckland Islands Teal, Brown Teal, Campbell Island Teal, New Zealand Scaup, New Zealand Snipe, Chatham Island Snipe, Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, White-fronted Tern, Black Stilt, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Variable Oystercatcher, New Zealand Dotterel … total 46 endemic species
	New Zealand marine species	Whale	Southern Right Whale, Fin Whale, Blue Whale, Common Minke Whale, Sei Whale, Eden's Whale, Humpback Whale, Pygmy Right Whale, Sperm Whale, Dwarf Sperm Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Arnoux's Beaked Whale, Tasman Beaked Whale, Southern Bottlenose Whale, Hector's Beaked Whale, Gray's Beaked Whale, Andrews' Beaked Whale, Ginko-toothed Beaked Whale, Layard's Beaked Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale
		Dolphin	Hector's Dolphin, Rough-toothed Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Dusky Dolphin, Hourglass Dolphin, Southern Right Whale Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, False Killer Whale, Orca (Killer Whale), Long-finned Pilot Whale, Short-finned Pilot Whale, Spectacled Porpoise
		Marine mammal	New Zealand Fur Seal, Subantarctic Fur Seal, New Zealand Sea Lion, Southern Elephant Seal, Crabeater Seal, Leopard Seal, Weddell Seal
		Turtle	Green turtle
		Albatross	Wandering Albatross, Southern Royal Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Shy Albatross, Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, Buller's Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross
		Penguin	Little Blue Penguin, Yellow-eyed Penguin, Fiordland Penguin, Snares Penguin, Erect-crested Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin
		seabird	Black Petrel, Westland Petrel, Buller's Shearwater, Hutton's Shearwater, Magenta Petrel, Pycroft's Petrel, Cook's Petrel, Chatham Petrel, New Zealand Storm-petrel
		Ray	Manta ray
		Shark	Whale shark, Basking shark, Great white shark, Shortfin mako
		Tuna	Pacific bluefin tuna, Southern bluefin tuna
		Giant squid	Giant Squid

The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in New Zealand.
New Zealand
	Tongariro National Park [World Heritage]	Bat	New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat, New Zealand Long-tailed Bat
		Raptor	New Zealand Falcon
		Parrot	New Zealand Kākā
		Owl	Southern Boobook
		bird	Blue Duck, Double-banded Plover, Grey Warbler, New Zealand Bellbird, Tui, Silvereye
		plant	Kahikatea, Hall's totara, Pāhautea, New Zealand Red Beech, Silver beech, New Zealand Mountain Beech, Kāmahi, Southern rātā
	Mount Cook National Park [World Heritage]	Parrot	Kea
		plant	Southern rātā
		flower	Mount Cook Buttercup
	Fiordland National Park [World Heritage]	Parrot	Kākāpō
		plant	New Zealand Red Beech, Silver beech, New Zealand Mountain Beech, Southern rātā
	Snares Islands [World Heritage] Colony	Albatross	Buller's Albatross
		Penguin	Snares Penguin
		seabird	New Zealand Snipe, Sooty Shearwater
	Campbell Island [World Heritage] Colony	Whale	Southern Right Whale
		Marine mammal	New Zealand Sea Lion, Southern Elephant Seal
		bird	Campbell Island Teal, Campbell Island Snipe, Australasian Pipit
	Bounty Islands [World Heritage] Colony	Marine mammal	New Zealand Sea Lion
	Auckland Islands [World Heritage] Colony	Whale	Southern Right Whale
		Marine mammal	New Zealand Fur Seal, New Zealand Sea Lion
		Rail	Auckland Rail
		Parrot	Yellow-fronted Parakeet
		Penguin	Yellow-eyed Penguin
		bird	Auckland Islands Teal
		seabird	New Zealand Snipe, Auckland Shag, Sooty Shearwater
		insect	Auckland Island weta
	Antipodes Islands [World Heritage]	Marine mammal	Southern Elephant Seal
		Parrot	Antipodes Parakeet
		Albatross	Antipodean Albatross
		Penguin	Erect-crested Penguin
	Open Bay Islands Colony	Marine mammal	New Zealand Fur Seal
	Cape Foulwind Colony	Marine mammal	New Zealand Fur Seal
	Otago Peninsula Colony	Marine mammal	New Zealand Fur Seal
		Albatross	Northern Royal Albatross
		Penguin	Yellow-eyed Penguin
	Stewart Island Colony	Marine mammal	New Zealand Sea Lion
		Kiwi	Brown kiwi,Tokoeka
		Penguin	Yellow-eyed Penguin
		Parrot	New Zealand Kākā
		bird	Kererū, New Zealand Pigeon, Weka
		seabird	Sooty Shearwater

Wildlife's class - mammal, reptile (dinosaur), amphibia, bird, fish, arthropod (insect), molluscs, cnidarian, echinoderm (others), plant
Redlist Categories & Criteria - Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, others
The italic shows endemic species.
Area attribute - regionally extinct, regionally extant species, regionally marine species, UNESCO World Heritage, UNESCO World Hertage Tentative List, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Ramsar Site
Habitat environment - Rainforest, Savannah, Desert area, Mountainous area, Wetland, Forest area, Coastal area, Marine park, Tundra area, Colony, Nesting site
Geologic age - Paleozoic (Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian), Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous), Cenozoic (Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene)