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Description: Biosphere, Fauna and Flora in Cuba - Discover the wonderful nature of Cuba. Visit the biosphere and landscapes of the island with is national parks and reserves. Meet the exceptional Fauna and Flora. Immerse yourself in the Cuban diversity through nature orientated activities as diving, bird watching, climbing and fishing.
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Cuba is the most important territory for biodiversity conservation in the West Indies, according to conservation organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Two percent of the world flora is located in Cuba; if compared to the other Caribbean islands, Cuba has the highest number of plants and animals as well as the highest endemism degrees.
Cuba ranks first among insular ecosystems when regarding endemic plants, eleventh at world level concerning endemic reptiles, and twenty-second at world level with regard to higher reptiles.
The animal life(fauna) in Cuba is abundant and very peculiar, species like the smallest frog of the hemisphere Monte Iberia Dwarf Eleuth , the butterfly bat (Natalus lepidus), one of the smallest of the planet, the Bee Hummingbird is know as the smallest bird in the world, with only 7 centimeters, the Cuban Crocodile one of the most primitive ones of the world. The Cuban Solenodon , a giant among the insectivorous mammals that live in the planet, and the Cuban Gar are considered living fossils.
cuba naturaleza .org - Biosphere, Fauna and Flora in Cuba