Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Cuba - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Cuba.
Cuba
prehistoric age
Cuba
extinct species
Mesozoic
Primitive crocodileCricosaurus, Geosaurus
Flying reptileNesodactylus, Cacibupteryx
Long-necked dinosaurVinialesaurus
Cuba
extinct species
Cenozoic
PrimateCuban monkey
RodentGreater Cuban Nesophontes, Western Cuban Nesophontes
MoleGiant Solenodon
Ground slothHabanocnus, Imagocnus, Miocnus, Acratocnus, Neocnus, Megalocnus
RaptorTitan hawk, Giant Black-hawk
OwlCuban Giant Owl
Cuba is an island country located in the Greater Antillean archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and the tropical zone. It is located to the south of United States, to the east of Mexico, to the north of Jamaica and to the west of Haiti.
Cuba
Cuba
regionally extinct
in historic age
RodentOriente Cave Rat, Torre's Cave Rat, Cuban Coney
Marine mammalCaribbean Monk Seal
RailCuban Cave-Rail
ParrotCuban Red Macaw
Cuba
extant species
RodentDesmarest's hutia, Dwarf Hutia, San Felipe Hutia, Cabrera's Hutia, Eared Hutia, Garrido's Hutia, Gundlach's Hutia, Black-tailed Hutia, Prehensile-tailed Hutia, Southern Hutia
CrocodileAmerican Crocodile, Cuban Crocodile
IguanaCuban Iguana, Green Iguana
endangered Frog(Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi), (Eleutherodactylus mariposa), (Eleutherodactylus albipes), (Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesi), (Eleutherodactylus bresslerae), (Eleutherodactylus cubanus), (Eleutherodactylus iberia), (Eleutherodactylus jaumei), (Eleutherodactylus orientalis), (Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus), (Eleutherodactylus rivularis), (Eleutherodactylus tetajulia), (Eleutherodactylus tonyi), (Eleutherodactylus turquinensis), (Eleutherodactylus symingtoni)
StorkWood Stork
IbisAmerican White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
RaptorCuban Kite
CraneSandhill Crane
PelicanBrown Pelican, American White Pelican
FlamingoAmerican Flamingo
ParrotCuban Parakeet, Cuban Amazon
endemic birdBee Hummingbird, Blue-headed Quail-dove, Cuban Tody, Gundlach's Hawk, Zapata Rail, Giant Kingbird, Cuban Vireo, Cuban Solitaire, Zapata Wren, Cuban Gnatcatcher, Red-shouldered Blackbird, Cuban Blackbird, Yellow-headed Warbler, Oriente Warbler, Cuban Bullfinch … total 23 endemic species
birdBachman's Warbler
Swallowtail butterflySchaus' Swallowtail, Poey's Black Swallowtail
Cuba
marine species
SireniaWest Indian Manatee
WhaleSei Whale, Dwarf Sperm Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Cuvier's Beaked Whale, True's Beaked Whale, Gervais' Beaked Whale
DolphinRough-toothed Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Clymene Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Fraser's Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Pygmy Killer Whale, False Killer Whale, Orca (Killer Whale)
TurtleLoggerhead Sea Turtle, Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley, Leatherback turtle
FrigatebirdMagnificent Frigatebird
RayManta ray, Smalltooth sawfish
SharkWhale shark, Scalloped hammerhead, Great hammerhead, Shortfin mako, Longfin mako
MarlinAtlantic sailfish, Atlantic Blue Marlin, Atlantic White Marlin
TunaBlackfin tuna
CoralTable coral (Acroporidae), Brain coral (Faviidae)
MangroveWhite mangrove (Combretaceae), Red mangrove (Rhizophoraceae), Black mangrove (Acanthaceae)
The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Cuba.
Cuba
Parque Alejandro
de Humboldt
National Park

[World Heritage]
Forest area
MoleCuban Solenodon
Marine mammalWest Indian Manatee
Frog(Eleutherodactylus iberia)
birdCuban Kite, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Cuban Parakeet, Cuban Amazon
CiƩnaga de Zapata
National Park

[WH Tentative List]
CrocodileCuban Crocodile
birdZapata Rail, Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow
Cayo CocoCoralTable coral (Acroporidae), Brain coral (Faviidae)
Cayo LargoCoralTable coral (Acroporidae), Brain coral (Faviidae)
GuanahacabibesCoralTable coral (Acroporidae), Brain coral (Faviidae)
Jardines de la ReinaCoralTable coral (Acroporidae), Brain coral (Faviidae)
Caguanes
National Park
MangroveWhite mangrove (Combretaceae), Red mangrove (Rhizophoraceae), Black mangrove (Acanthaceae)
Delta del CautoMangroveWhite mangrove (Combretaceae), Red mangrove (Rhizophoraceae), Black mangrove (Acanthaceae)

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.
          shows magafauna or rare species.
Area attribute - regionally extinct in historic age, 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, Pleistocene, Holocene), Quaternary (Pleistocene, Holocene)


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