Pinpointing and conserving epicenters of imminent extinctions

 
Site Data
 
Site Name: Silhouette Island
 
Country: Seychelles
 
Location: Longitude 55º E : Latitude 4º S
 
Size: 1900 hectares
 
Altitude Range: 0 - 740 metres
 
Protected Area Status: Unprotected
 
Protected Area Name: Unprotected
 
 
AZE Trigger Species Found at This Site
         

Scientific Name
Common Name
 Taxa
Red List
Status
Last
Seen
 
Coleura seychellensis
Seychelles sheath-tailed bat
Mammalia
CR
recent
 
More Site Information and Links
 
Project Profile Sheet
 
BirdLife Endemic Bird Area (EBA) info
 
BirdLife IBA
 
Conservation International Biodiversity Hotspot: Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
 
WWF Ecoregion

 

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 Photos: Top - Rodrigues flying fox © Thomas Kunz. Bottom - Philautus ocularis © Don Church