Endemic Species
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<speciesfyi-glossary slug="endemic-species"></speciesfyi-glossary>Definition
A species found naturally only in a specific geographic region and nowhere else on Earth.
Detailed Explanation
Islands and isolated mountain ranges harbor the highest rates of endemism — Madagascar's lemurs and Australia's marsupials evolved in isolation over millions of years. Endemic species face elevated extinction risk because their entire population occupies a limited range, so habitat loss can eliminate them entirely. Oceanic islands like Hawaii and the Galápagos have extraordinarily high endemism but have also suffered catastrophic extinction rates from introduced species.