Animal Info - Palau
Contents
Threatened Species, Environmental
and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems,
Population, Area, Protected
Lands, Economy), References
and Links
Threatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list
includes all mammals which occur in Palau and are rated as Critically
Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
- Endangered:
- Marianas Flying Fox (Pteropux mariannus).
- Polynesian Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura semicaudata).
- Vulnerable:
Environmental and Social Data
Mammals
Number of endemic species: 0 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996 and 2000:
3 (IUCN
1996, IUCN 2000)
Biodiversity/Ecosystems
Palau contains portions of the Micronesian Marine Ecosystems Global 200 Ecoregion (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Population
Population in 1995: 17,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 34.9 people/sq km (90.4 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 18,110 (World
Almanac 1999)
Area
Area: 487 sq km (188 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Protected Lands
Area: 10 sq km (4 sq mi)
Percent of land protected: 3.29 % totally protected, 0 % partially protected, 3.29
% totally or partially protected (Groombridge
1992)
Economy
Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $5,000 (World Almanac 1999)
References and Links
References: Groombridge 1992, Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000, IUCN
2004, Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999
General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link
for Palau): CIA
World Factbook, Foreign
Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library
of Congress - Country Studies, University
of Texas - Country Maps, Washington
Post - Countries, World
Resources Institute - Country Profiles; Links for Palau: The Nature
Conservancy - Palau, United
Nations Environment Program - Palau
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