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Komodo Dragon

Ecosystem · Land

Islands

200 documented species

Species in the spotlight: Komodo Dragon

200 species in the WAnimals catalogue are associated with this ecosystem.

Ecosystem summary
Ecosystem type
Land
World distribution
222 countries with documented wildlife
Biodiversity level
200 documented species
Conservation status
80 threatened species (40%)
Flagship species
Dragón de KomodoTortuga gigante de GalápagosPESolenodonte de La EspañolaElefante marino del sur
200 species in total

Global range

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Real parks and dive sites where wildlife from this ecosystem lives.

How this ecosystem works

Territories cut off from the mainland, where evolution follows its own paths. Isolation favours endemism — species found nowhere else — and often striking traits such as gigantism, dwarfism or the loss of flight in birds with no ground predators. That same singularity makes them fragile: a single introduced species can upset the balance of an entire island in very little time.

Make-up of its documented wildlife

119 Aves42 Mamíferos33 Reptiles6 Anfibios

Representative species

No sightings yet
Komodo DragonEndangered

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

No sightings yet
Floreana Giant TortoiseVulnerable

Floreana Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

No sightings yet
Critically Endangered

Pygmy Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus pygmaeus

No sightings yet
Hispaniolan SolenodonEndangered

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Solenodon paradoxus

No sightings yet
Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

No sightings yet
Southern Brown KiwiVulnerable

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

No sightings yet
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

No sightings yet
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

No sightings yet
Southern Rockhopper PenguinVulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

No sightings yet
African PenguinCritically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

No sightings yet
Wandering AlbatrossVulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

No sightings yet
Vulnerable

Flightless Cormorant

Nannopterum harrisi

Showing 12 of 200 documented species. See all species →

Conservation status

30 Endangered34 Vulnerable97 Least Concern17 Near Threatened16 Critically Endangered5 Extinct1 Data Deficient

80 species in this ecosystem are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Connections with the ecosystem

200Species222Countries613Parks15Routes with these species

Related countries

Where to explore it

Sister landscapes

Other ecosystems that share real species with this one.

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Based on what we already know about this ecosystem.

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National Park

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Chile

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UNESCO
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UNESCO
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UNESCO
National Park

Teide

Spain

See park
UNESCO
Wall

Half Moon Caye Wall

Belize

See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Darwin Island

Ecuador

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UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Wolf Island

Ecuador

See dive site
Cold rocky reef

Ballestas Islands

Peru

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Kelp forest

Channel Islands National Park

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Pelagic/Cage

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Mexico

See dive site
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