Greatest species endemism
The area of the world considered to have the highest species endemism is the Tropical Andes stretching across Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and a small section of northern Argentina. So far, scientists have identified 20,000 vascular plants, 677 birds, 68 mammals, 218 reptiles and 604 amphibians which are endemic to the area covering 1,258,000 km² (485,716 miles²). From Consultant: http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/andes/ This is the page with info on the Tropical Andes, which has 15,000 endemic plant species. The following is pasted from that page. Note Continue reading →