palearctic region geograohical range physical features climate zoological charcters mammals birds reptiles amphibians affinities of region

1. Zoogeographical regions

2. Zoogeographical regions

3. Palaearctic region

4. Palaearctic region
 Extant /Area/Geographical range :
 Largest zoogeographical region
 It includes
 Whole Europe
 Northern part of Africa
 Northern China
 U.S.S.R(russia )
 Japan
 Iran
 Afghanistan
 Baluchistan (western province of punjab)

5. Palaearctic region
Boundaries :
• North ,west an east side covered by sea
• South side has oriental region
• Palaearctic region separated from
• Ethiopian region by Sahara desert
• Paleaerctic region is separated from
• oriental region by
• Himalayan mountains

6. Palaearctic region
Physical features :
 This region include wet forest land and dry steppe
land
 Contain a large number of coniferous forest
 Wide range of temperature
 Fluctuation in rainfall
 Diversity of surface features
Climate :
More or less temperate climate

7. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Mammals :
 28 families of land mammals
 Does not have spectacular mammals
 Two families are unique to this region spalacidae and selevinidae both have one genus .
 Spalacidae have genus spalax (brownish rat with no tail ) selevinidae has slevinia genus .
 Other mammals include
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8. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :

9. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :
Shrews

10. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :
Shrews Rabbits

11. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :
Shrews Rabbits
Hehgehogs

12. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :
Shrews Rabbits
Hehgehogs
Squirrels

13. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :
Shrews Rabbits
Hehgehogs
Squirrels
Porcoupines

14. Palaearctic region
Moles
Mammals :
Shrews Rabbits
Hehgehogs
Squirrels
Porcoupines

15. Palaearctic region
Hyaenas
Mammals

16. Palaearctic region
Hyaenas
Camels
Mammals

17. Palaearctic region
Hyaenas
Camels Donkeys
Mammals

18. Palaearctic region
Hyaenas Camels
Donkeys
Sheeps

19. Palaearctic region
Hyaenas Camels
Donkeys
Sheeps Oxen

20. Palaearctic region
Hyaenas Camels
Donkeys
Sheeps Oxen
Deers

21. Palaearctic region
Bear

22. Palaearctic region
Bear
Cat

23. Palaearctic region
Bear
Cat
Dog

24. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks

25. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks

26. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos

27. Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers

28. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers
Swifts

29. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers
Swifts
Swallows

30. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers
Swifts
Swallows
thurshes

31. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers
Swifts
Swallows
thurshesBlackbirds

32. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers
Swifts
Swallows
thurshesBlackbirds
finches

33. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Birds :
Hawks
Ducks
stork
Cuckoos
Kingfishers
Swifts
Swallows
thurshesBlackbirds
finchesGrebes loons

34. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Reptiles
Totoise

35. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Reptiles
Totoise
Snakes

36. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Reptiles
Totoise
Snakes
Turtles

37. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Amphibians toad

38. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Amphibians toad
frog

39. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Amphibians toad
frog
newts

40. Palaearctic region
Zoological characters
Amphibians toad
frog
newts
salamander

41. Palaearctic region
 Affinities :
 The vertebrate fauna are not very rich
 Out of mammals rabbit, dog,families are world wide
distributed and shrew,cat,squirrel families are shared with
other regions except Australia
 Bears ,deers,shares with neactic and neotropical and
oriental region
 Camel family is the only family which show discontinuous
distribution
 Hedghogs, porcupines,hy eanas, shared with ethiopian and
oriental region.