Saturday, September 25, 2010

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

Most of places in Netherlands is plain and developed for human activity, and there are not a lot of places where wild animals live.
Desert and cold places are not easy to live for both human and wild animals, however Netherlands is easy to live for human but not easy to live for wild animals.
There are a lot of culture heritage of Unesco world Heritage in Netherlands.

The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Netherlands.
Netherlands
prehistoric age
Netherlands
extinct species
Mesozoic
Marine lizardPrognathodon, Plioplatecarpus
Duck-billed dinoOrthomerus
Predatory dinoBetasuchus
AmmonitePachydiscus (Largest ammonites), Anapachydiscus, Nostoceras
Netherlands
extinct species
Cenozoic
Primitive elephantAnancus
ElephantStraight-tusked Elephant
Sea-cowHalitherium
WhaleParietobalaena, Eurhinodelphis, Squalodon
Even-toed ungulateEucladoceros
Odd-toed ungulateEtrus's Rhinoceros
Netherlands is a country located in West Europe. It is bordered by Germany and Belguim, and the North Sea to the west.
Netherlands
Netherlands
regionally extinct
in historic age
CarnivoraLeopard (Spotted), Gray Wolf
birdMacqueen's Bustard
Netherlands
extant species
RodentEuropean Beaver, Eurasian Red Squirrel
RabbitEuropean Rabbit, European Hare
HedgehogWest European Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulateWild Boar, European red deer, European Roe Deer
CarnivoraCommon Genet, Gray Wolf, Red Fox, European otter, Beech Marten, European Pine Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, European Mink, Least weasel
IbisGlossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
SwanMute swan, Whooper swan, Tundra swan
GooseTaiga Bean-Goose, Pink-footed Goose, White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Snow Goose, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose
StorkWhite Stork, Black Stork
CraneCommon Crane
PelicanWhite Pelican
Netherlands
marine extant
species
Marine mammalWalrus (Massive migration), Common Seal
PuffinAtlantic Puffin
SharkBasking shark
TunaNorthern bluefin tuna (Breeding migration)

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. * after the name shows subspecies. ' after the name shows family or genus.
          shows maga species.          shows rare and interesting 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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