New Zealand
Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families
This list of animal and plant families found exclusively in New Zealand is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005) for mammals, Dickinson (2003) for birds, the EMBL Reptile Database (2005) for reptiles, Frost (2004) for amphibians, and FishBase 2004 (2004) for fishes, Parker (1982) for invertebrates, and Mabberley (2008) for vascular plants. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
* = endemic order
Mystacinidae (Chordata Mammals )
Callaetidae (Chordata Birds )
Acanthisittidae (Chordata Birds )
Apterygidae (Chordata Birds )
Sphenodontidae * (Chordata Reptiles )
Leiopelmatidae (Chordata Amphibians )
Cheimarrichthyidae (Chordata Fish (Freshwater) )
Neolanidae (Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae)
Synthetonychidae (Arthropoda Arachnida Opiliones)
Phreatogammaridae (Arthropoda Crustacea Amphipoda)
Schedotrigonidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Mystacinobiidae (Arthropoda Insecta Diptera)
Phenacoleachiidae (Arthropoda Insecta Homoptera)
Mnesarchaeidae (Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera)
Taiaroidae (Cnidaria Anthozoa )
Heterothyonidae (Echinodermata Echinozoa )
Placothuriidae (Echinodermata Echinozoa )
Otoconchidae (Mollusca Gastropoda )
Latiidae (Mollusca Gastropoda )
Ixerbaceae (Vascular Plants)