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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§ 743 0 705 569 652 463 594
French Polynesia 88 50 0 48 52 60 62
Melanesia§§ 469 295 429 0 382 286 395
Micronesia 197 106 161 110 0 115 148
New Guinea§§§ 752 472 724 569 670 0 692
New Zealand§§§§ 244 95 218 170 195 184 0

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

COUNTRIES

§ 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