The pink-backed pelican is a bird of the pelican family. It is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa, southern Arabia, and southern India; it has also apparently extirpated in Madagascar.
An IUCN Red List Critically Endangered (CR) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of 2021, of the 120,372 species currently tracked by the IUCN, there are 8,404 species that are considered to be Critically Endangered.
Graecoanatolica macedonica is an extinct species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
The fauna of Nicaragua is characterized by a very high level of biodiversity. Much of Nicaragua's wildlife lives in protected areas. There are currently 78 protected areas in Nicaragua, covering more than 22,000 square kilometers (8,500 sq mi), or about 17% of its landmass.
The wildlife of Israel includes the flora and fauna of Israel, which is extremely diverse due to the country's location between the temperate and the tropical zones, bordering the Mediterranean Sea in the west and the desert in the east. Species such as the Syrian brown bear and the Arabian ostrich have become extinct in Israel because of their loss of habitat. As of May 2007, 190 nature reserves have been established in Israel.
Acanthobrama hulensis, sometimes known as the Hula bream, was a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Its natural habitats were swamps and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel. Acanthobrama hulensis looked much like a sardine. In Israel other members of the genus often are called "sardin" in culinary terms.
The Briána is a species of cyprinid fish.
Delminichthys adspersus is a species of cyprinid fish.
The Prespa minnow is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Lake Prespa which lies in the southern Balkans on the borders between Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Fuxian Lake stretches out through Chengjiang, Jiangchuan and Huaning Counties in Yunnan Province, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers. The lake is ranked third-largest in Yunnan, after Dian Lake and Erhai Lake. Also the deepest lake in Yunnan, it is 155 meters deep at its greatest depth. It is also the third-deepest fresh water lake in China, after Tianchi and Kanas Lake.
Graecoanatolica is a genus of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
Deckenia is a genus of freshwater crabs from East Africa, in the family Potamonautidae, or sometimes in a family of its own, Deckeniidae. The genus was named by Hilgendorf after Karl Klaus von der Decken who collected the first examples during his expeditions to Africa. Both species live in swamps from Eyl in Somalia to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, both in coastal areas and further inland. A third species, Deckenia alluaudi, lives in the Seychelles, and has been transferred to a separate genus, Seychellum.
Graecoanatolica brevis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to Pinar Gözü Springs in Turkey.
Graecoanatolica conica is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to a spring between the Turkish villages of Çardak and Dazkırı.
Graecoanatolica dinarica is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to Turkey, and is an endangered species due to pollution and habitat loss.
Graecoanatolica kocapinarica is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to a spring outside Aşağı Gökdere Village in Turkey.
Graecoanatolica lacustristurca is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to Lake Beyşehir and Lake Eğirdir in Turkey.
Graecoanatolica pamphylica is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to Turkey.
For a small country, Albania is characterised by a considerable wealth of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and habitats with contrasting floral and faunal species, defined in an area of 28,748 square kilometres. Most of the country is predominantly of Mediterranean character, comprehending the country's center and south, while the alpine affinity is more visible in the northeast.
