Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Wet Tropics of Queensland' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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| Many plant and animal species in the Wet Tropics are found nowhere else in the world. | WIKI |
| The site contains many unique features such as over 390 rare plant species, which includes 74 species that are threatened. | WIKI |
| [7] There are at least 85 species that are endemic to the area, 13 different types of rainforest and 29 species of mangrove, which is more than anywhere else in the country. | WIKI |
| [12] This includes at least 50 individual species which are endemic to the area. | WIKI |
| 90 species of orchids have been noted. | WIKI |
| [14] They continue living today as descendants of, and very similar to, the ancient Gondwanan fossil species considered one of the Eucalypts' fossil ancestors, which diversified into so many different species forms of all the Eucalypt plants today. | WIKI |
| [15] 65% of Australia's fern species are protected here, including all seven of the ancient fern species. | WIKI |
| Animaltype Species Endemicspecies Monotypicgenera Bird 370 11 0 Mammal 107 11 2 Reptile 113 24 3 Amphibian 51 22 0 Sources:[1][16] | WIKI |
| The musky rat-kangaroo is a marsupial species only found in the Wet Topics ecoregion. | WIKI |
| 370 species of bird have been recorded in the area. | WIKI |
| [13] 11 species of those are found nowhere else. | WIKI |
| The endangered southern cassowary and rare spotted-tailed quoll are some of the many threatened species, while the musky rat-kangaroo is one of 50 animal species that are unique to this area. | WIKI |
| [13] 107 mammal species have been identified. | WIKI |
| [13] One quarter of Australia's rodent species are found within the Wet Tropics. | WIKI |
| 113 species of reptiles including 24 endemic species are found in the area and there are 51 amphibian species, of which 22 are endemic. | WIKI |
| [2] Some species are endemic to a specific mountain or groups of mountains. | WIKI |
| [8] Invasive pest species are another concern along with internal fragmentation by road and power lines. | WIKI |
| [8][17] Insect and mite species are of particular concern because some of them are hard to detect. | WIKI |
| In addition to its complex array of species and life forms, the Wet Tropics is also recognised as an area possessing outstanding scenic features, natural beauty and magnificent sweeping landscapes. | UNESCO |
| The area supports an exceptionally high level of diversity of both flora and fauna, with over 3,000 vascular plant species in 224 families, of which 576 species and 44 genera are endemic, including two endemic plant families. | UNESCO |
| Vertebrate diversity and endemism are also very high, with 107 mammal species including 11 endemic species and two monotypic endemic genera. | UNESCO |
| In terms of avifauna, there are 368 bird species, of which 11 species are endemic. | UNESCO |
| For reptiles, there are 113 species of which 24 species are endemic, including three monotypic endemic genera. | UNESCO |
| The diversity of amphibians includes 51 species of which 22 are endemic. | UNESCO |
| The majority of plant species have restricted distributions, and many monotypic plant genera and several species of marsupials, frogs and reptiles have very restricted distributions either as isolated or disjunct populations, reflecting the refugial nature of the rainforests found in several locations. | UNESCO |
| Among many emblematic species occurring in the property is the flightless Australian cassowary, one of the largest birds in the world. | UNESCO |
| In an Australian context, the Wet Tropics covers less than 0.2% of Australia, but contains 30% of the marsupial species, 60% of bat species, 25% of rodent species, 40% of bird species, 30% of frog species, 20% of reptile species, 60% of butterfly species, 65% of fern species, 21% of cycad species, 37% of conifer species, 30% of orchid species and 18% of Australiaxe2x80x99s vascular plant species. | UNESCO |
| In addition, a key emerging threat to the integrity of the property is climate change, as with even a small increase in temperature, large declines in the range size for almost every endemic vertebrate species confined to the property are predicted. | UNESCO |