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AUSTRALASIA COUNTRY COMPARISONS

 

Difference in species composition between countries
Country Total Species Recorded in Country** Species not in Australia§ Species not in French Polynesia Species not in Melanesia§§ Species not in Micronesia Species not in New Guinea§§§ Species not in New Zealand§§§§
Australia§ 799 0 761 621 701 511 641
French Polynesia 88 50 0 48 52 60 62
Melanesia§§ 469 291 429 0 382 286 396
Micronesia 198 100 162 111 0 116 148
New Guinea§§§ 752 464 724 569 670 0 692
New Zealand§§§§ 253 95 227 180 203 193 0

 * Species counts follow Clements' nomenclature.
** Species counts exclude accidentals and vagrants.

COUNTRIES

  • Australia§
  • French Polynesia
  • Melanesia§§
  • Micronesia
  • New Guinea§§§
  • New Zealand§§§§

§ Excludes Norfolk Island
§§ Includes Fiji, New Britain, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Vauatu only.
§§§ Includes Papua New Guinea and West Papua Indonesia
§§§§ Includes Auckland and Chatham Islands