Thefossa is the largest carnivore found only in the forest of Madagascar. This mammal can reach 6 feet in length and weigh up to 10 kg. At first look, the fossa give a glimpse of a cross between a mongoose and a cat. The fossasare also the top predator of Madagascar. Unfortunately, only a small population See more Around90% of lemur species, found only in Madagascar, are threatened with extinction due to habitat destruction. Madagascar is one of the world’s most important countries for biodiversity conservation and, in the opinion of many, the highest priority biodiversity hotspot on Earth. As the world’s largest oceanic island (about the size of AboutMadagascar's environment, including information about forests and environmental issues. has tremendous biodiversity and high rates of endemic species: of more than 200,000 known species found on Madagascar, more than 80 percent exist nowhere else. the island are over 100 kinds of lemurs, over 300 species of frogs, and Inthe wild, they are found only on the island of Madagascar, which, to naturalists has always been a place of intriguing creatures. Many life forms in Madagascar have affinities to lineages found Ninetypercent of the plants and animals that developed over eons of isolation are found nowhere else on Earth today. Of the seven baobab species on the island, six grow only on Madagascar. Threehundred miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, Madagascar is a land of mystery. There is such a rich diversity of vertebrates found only on the island that is so unlike anything seen TheBrookesia micra chameleon, which is found only in Madagascar is as small as the head of a matchstick. It however, is not the only minuscule critter to be found on the island, there are some other small animals that warrant special attention. In fact, some of the world’s smallest creatures are found here. Another example of how the Indri– found only in the forests of eastern Madagascar Nosy Mangabe. Just off the coast in Antogil Bay, the mountainous terrain of Nosy Mangabe swells up out of the murky green waters of the cove. It is the kind of setting deserving of a Hans Zimmer soundtrack, complete with a rum-drunk pirate wielding a cutlass and chasing his hat Likeall lemur species, black-and-white ruffed lemurs can only be found in Madagascar. They have a patchy distribution in eastern Madagascar, with three subspecies identified along the range. With no room for a2QY.

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