Madagascan region

The topic Madagascan region is discussed in the following articles:

division of Paleotropical realm

  • TITLE: biogeographic region
    SECTION: Madagascan region
    Madagascar is so different from the continent of Africa that it is generally given equal status as a separate region (Figure 2). Mammalian families shared with the African mainland (Paleotropical realm) include Tenrecidae (tenrecs and otter shrews) and Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses, which have recently become extinct in Madagascar). Madagascar also shares some groups...