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KEY FINDINGS
Endemic Genera
When assessing biodiversity data, it is important to consider not only species distributions but also distributions at higher taxonomic levels. We therefore assessed hotspot endemism at the level of genera and families. Unsurprisingly though, regions with high species endemism also have greater levels of endemic genera.Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands top the world list with 477 (310 plant genera, 167 vertebrate genera); the Tropical Andes are second with 412 (330 plant genera, 82 vertebrate genera); and the Caribbean Islands are third with 270 (205 plant genera, 65 vertebrate genera). Numbers of plant, mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, and freshwater fish genera endemic to each of the 34 hotspots
| Atlantic Forest |
135
|
12 |
23 |
8 |
15 |
10
|
| California Floristic Province |
52
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4
|
| Cape Floristic Region |
160
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0
|
| Caribbean Islands |
205
|
15 |
36 |
8 |
1 |
5
|
| Caucasus |
17
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
| Cerrado |
?
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18
|
| Chilean Winter Rainfall - Valdivian Forests |
?
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3
|
| Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa |
28
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
| East Melanesian Islands |
?
|
3 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
0
|
| Eastern Afromontane |
44
|
12 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
93
|
| Guinean Forests of West Africa |
?
|
7 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
11
|
| Himalaya |
?
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33
|
| Horn of Africa |
60
|
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3
|
| Indo - Burma |
?
|
7 |
5 |
13 |
3 |
30
|
| Irano - Anatolian |
?
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Japan |
20
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4
|
| Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands |
310
|
40 |
42 |
49 |
22 |
14
|
| Madrean Pine - Oak Woodlands |
?
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| Maputaland - Pondoland - Albany |
39
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0
|
| Mediterranean Basin |
?
|
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6
|
| Mesoamerica |
65
|
3 |
22 |
10 |
11 |
25
|
| Mountains of Central Asia |
64
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Mountains of Southwest China |
20
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2
|
| New Caledonia |
107
|
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
1
|
| New Zealand |
35
|
2 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
1
|
| Philippines |
26
|
23 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
9
|
| Polynesia - Micronesia |
63
|
0 |
27 |
2 |
0 |
0
|
| Southwest Australia |
87
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3
|
| Succulent Karoo |
80
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Sundaland |
117
|
17 |
13 |
24 |
7 |
25
|
| Tropical Andes |
330
|
5 |
63 |
3 |
8 |
3
|
| Tumbes - Choc |
?
|
1 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
7
|
| Wallacea |
12
|
22 |
29 |
3 |
0 |
7
|
| Western Ghats and Sri Lanka |
81
|
4 |
0 |
22 |
6 |
8
|
| Atlantic Forest |
135
|
12 |
23 |
8 |
15 |
10
|
| California Floristic Province |
52
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4
|
| Cape Floristic Region |
160
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0
|
| Caribbean Islands |
205
|
15 |
36 |
8 |
1 |
5
|
| Caucasus |
17
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
| Cerrado |
?
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18
|
| Chilean Winter Rainfall - Valdivian Forests |
?
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3
|
| Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa |
28
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
| East Melanesian Islands |
?
|
3 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
0
|
| Eastern Afromontane |
44
|
12 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
93
|
| Guinean Forests of West Africa |
?
|
7 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
11
|
| Himalaya |
?
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33
|
| Horn of Africa |
60
|
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3
|
| Indo - Burma |
?
|
7 |
5 |
13 |
3 |
30
|
| Irano - Anatolian |
?
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Japan |
20
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4
|
| Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands |
310
|
40 |
42 |
49 |
22 |
14
|
| Madrean Pine - Oak Woodlands |
?
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| Maputaland - Pondoland - Albany |
39
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0
|
| Mediterranean Basin |
?
|
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6
|
| Mesoamerica |
65
|
3 |
22 |
10 |
11 |
25
|
| Mountains of Central Asia |
64
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Mountains of Southwest China |
20
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2
|
| New Caledonia |
107
|
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
1
|
| New Zealand |
35
|
2 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
1
|
| Philippines |
26
|
23 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
9
|
| Polynesia - Micronesia |
63
|
0 |
27 |
2 |
0 |
0
|
| Southwest Australia |
87
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3
|
| Succulent Karoo |
80
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Sundaland |
117
|
17 |
13 |
24 |
7 |
25
|
| Tropical Andes |
330
|
5 |
63 |
3 |
8 |
3
|
| Tumbes - Choc |
?
|
1 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
7
|
| Wallacea |
12
|
22 |
29 |
3 |
0 |
7
|
| Western Ghats and Sri Lanka |
81
|
4 |
0 |
22 |
6 |
8
|
? indicates insufficient information
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