List of Extinct species in Christmas Island
| scientific_name | common_name | category |
|---|---|---|
| Rattus macleari | Maclear's Rat | EX |
| Rattus nativitatis | Bulldog Rat | EX |
| Emoia nativitatis | Christmas Island Whiptail-skink | EX |
| Pipistrellus murrayi | Christmas Island Pipistrelle | EX |
What is an endemic species and what is one example found on Christmas Island?
Until recently, the reptile fauna of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean comprised five endemic species (two skinks, two geckos, and one snake) and one native, non-endemic skink.
What rare bird is on Christmas Island?
An internationally renowned seabird rookery, Christmas Island attracts about 80,000 nesting seabirds every year. These include the world's rarest booby and frigatebird. Our land birds are worthy of a place on your birding bucket list as well.
What animals are found on Christmas Island?
What is the golden bird on Christmas Island?
golden bosunThe white-tailed tropicbird, or golden bosun, is a Christmas Island icon. Slightly smaller than the red-tailed tropicbird, this beautiful seabird is found from the western Pacific to the Caribbean.
What is the stinging tree on Christmas Island?
The two botanic varieties of the tree are:
- Dendrocnide peltata (Blume) Miq. var. peltata is native to Java, Bali, New Guinea and Christmas Island.
- Dendrocnide peltata var. murrayana (Rendle) Chew is endemic to Christmas Island.
How painful is the stinging tree?
Stinging trees are trees with leaves, stems and fruit that are covered in tiny hairs that cause intense stinging if your skin touches them. The sting can get worse for the next 20 minutes to 30 minutes. The pain has been described as being stung by wasps. Stinging happens because the hairs carry a neurotoxin.
Are there spiders on Christmas Island?
Christmas Island's invertebrates include 14 types of snail, 28 types of butterfly, 70 types of moth, 90 types of beetle, 30 types of spider, 1 species of scorpion and 5 species of false scorpions.