Biota of New Ingerland

The biota of the Moonshine Archipelago consists of species of animals, plants, fungi, and the other major kingdoms of life that can be found in the countries of Aorangëa, the Moonshine Islands, New Ingerland, and Wāhakea. The relative isolation of the islands and their recent geological formation has created a situation where the biota of the archipelago is different from the mainland of the Kartumian continet.

Key

     Denotes introduced species.

Kingdom: Animalia

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes
	Forster's Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)	Lunen Island
	long-finned eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii)	All islands
	Short-finned eel (Anguilla australis)	All islands
	Southern Greenfish (Oligorus copensis)	southern Brunswich Island

Class: Amphibia

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes
	Leiopelma archeyi	East Cape, Vernonshire
	Leiopelma hamiltoni	New Ingerland: 🌋 Ecoregion VII: Calen Islands		Found on Owsalds Island, Prince Augustus Island
	Leiopelma hochstetteri	Brunswich Island, Wāhakea, Anglesbury, (tbd)
	Leiopelma pakeka	Unamed islands (tbd)

Class: Aves

Further information: Biota of New Ingerland/Birds

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes
	Forest ringlet (Dodonidia helmsii)	All islands north of 52°30'S.
	Kahukura (Vanessa gonerilla)	All islands
	Kahukowhai (Vanessa itea)	All islands
	Small white (Pieris rapae)	All islands	Accidental introduction

Classes: Malacostraca and Entomostraca (Crustaceans)

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes
	Northern kōura (Paranephrops planifrons)	New Ingerland: Ecoregion I: Far North Ecoregion II: Northern Slopes Ecoregion V: Windward Coast Ecoregion VI: Leeward Coast

Class: Mammalia

Further information: Biota of New Ingerland/Mammals

Class: Reptilia

Order: Rhynchocephalia

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes
	Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)	smaller unamed islands (tbd)		Formerlly widespread. Now restricted to offshore islands and wildlife parks.

Order: Squamata

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes
	Northern green gecko (Naultinus elegans)	New Ingerland
	Southern green gecko (Naultinus punctatus)	File:Aorangëa flag.svg Aorangēa
	Takitimu gecko (Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus)	Youcester Island

Kingdom: Plantae

Further information: Biota of New Ingerland/Plants

Kingdom: Fungi

Species		Distribution	Conservation status	Notes

See also

• Biota of New Ingerland and Aorangëa on Pinterest