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List of island megafauna
Megafauna are animals whose average adult weight is over 100 pounds (44 kg). Extant and recently extinct (in the Pleistocene) megafauna existing only on islands are listed here.
- Archaeoindris fontoynonti † (an extinct giant sloth lemur)
- Elephant bird †
- Broad-billed Parrot † (Lophopsittacus mauritianus)
- Dodo † (Raphus cucullatus')
- Flores Giant Rat (Papagomys armandvillei)
- Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra)
- Giant hutia †
- Seven of species great albatross
- Haast's Eagle † (Harpagonis moorei)
- Japanese spider crab
- Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
- Leiolopisma mauritiana †
- Madagascan Dwarf Hippopotamus † (Hippopotamus lemerlei)
- Madagascan Pygmy Hippopotamus † (Choeropsis madagascariensis)
- Malagasy Crowned Hawk-eagle † (Stephanoaetus mahery)
- Madagascar Elephant bird †
- Megaladapis † (a genus of extinct giant lemurs)
- Moa †
- Moa-nalo †
- Eight of species pelicans
- Rodrigues giant day gecko † (Phelsuma gigas)
- Rodrigues Solitaire † (Pezophaps solitaria)
- Sylviornis†
- Viti Levu Giant Pigeon † (Natunaornis gigoura)
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