11 Awesome Native Animals You Can Only See in New Zealand
- The kiwi bird. No New Zealand native animal list would ever be complete without mentioning the country's most famous bird. ...
- New Zealand sea lion. ...
- Yellow-eyed penguins. ...
- Little blue penguins. ...
- Kereru. ...
- Weta. ...
- Tuatara. ...
- Maui dolphin.
What unique animals does New Zealand have?
There are many nocturnal animals in New Zealand, including the kiwi, the kakapo, bats, frogs, skinks, and geckos. New Zealand's spider and insect species like cockroaches and mosquitos are also largely active at night.
How many species are unique to New Zealand?
Endemic species
For example, over 80% of the 2,500 species of native conifers, flowering plants and ferns are found nowhere else. And of the 245 species of birds breeding in New Zealand before human arrival, 71% were endemic. This high rate is mainly the result of the country's long isolation from other land masses.