Animal Info - Fiji
Contents
Threatened Species, Environmental
and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems,
Population, Area/Land Use, Protected Lands, Economy), References
and Links
Threatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list
includes all mammals which occur in Fiji and are rated as Critically
Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
Environmental and Social Data
Mammals
Total number of species: 5 (Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 1 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996 and 2000:
5 (100 % of total species) (IUCN
1996, IUCN 2000)
Biodiversity/Ecosystems
Fiji contains portions of the South Pacific Islands Forests and South Pacific
Marine Ecosystems Global 200
Ecoregions (Olson & Dinerstein
1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Population
Population in 1995: 773,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 42.3 people/sq km (109.6 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 802,611 (World
Almanac 1999)
Area/Land Use
Area: 18,275 sq km (7,056 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Percentages of primary world ecosystem types:
- Other Coastal Aquatic: 67 %
- Interrupted Woods: 11 %
- Major Forests: 22 %
(Groombridge 1992)
Protected Lands
Area: 50 sq km (19 sq mi) (Groombridge
1992)
Percent of land protected: 0.29 % totally protected; 0 % partially protected; 0.29
% totally or partially protected (Groombridge
1992)
Economy
Per capita GNP ($ U.S.) (1991): $1,945 (WRI
1994)
Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $6,500 (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, World Bank 1992, WRI 1994
General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link
for Fiji): 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 Fiji: United
Nations Development Program: Fiji, United
Nations Environment Program - Fiji, Wildlife
of Fiji, World Wildlife Fund
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