IMadagascar iyisikhungo sezilwane zasendle ezivamile ezakha iningi lezilwane zalesi siqhingi. Iqiniso lokuthi isiqhingi sahlala sodwa ngemuva kokuqhekeka kwaso nezwekazi laseGondwana kwaqinisekisa ukuchuma kwemvelo ngaphandle kokuthinteka komuntu kuze kube kwenzeka eminyakeni engaba ngu-2 000 edlule.
Cishe ama-75% azo zonke izilwane ezitholakala eMadagascar yizinhlobo zemvelo.
Zonke izinhlobo zama-lemurs ezaziwayo zihlala eMadagascar kuphela.
Ngenxa yokwehlukaniswa, izilwane eziningi ezitholakala ezwekazini i-Afrika, njengezingonyama, izingwe, amadube, izindlulamithi, izinkawu nezinyamazane, azizange zingene eMadagascar.
Ama-chameleon angaphezu kuka-2/3 ahlala esiqhingini.
Izilwane ezincelisayo
U-Lemur uthweswe umqhele
Umpheki we-Lemur
I-Lemur feline
I-Gapalemur
UFossa
IMadagascar aye
I-tenrec emthende
Nut sifaka
U-Indri ubheke phambili emhlophe
I-Voalavo
I-Ringtail Mungo
Imongoose yaseGibhithe
Ingulube yaseBush
Izinambuzane
Inkanyezi enomsila yaseMadagascar
IMadagascar ikhefu elihoshelayo
Indlulamithi yendlulamithi
Isicabucabu sikaDarwin
Ezihuquzelayo nezinyoka
I-Panther chameleon
Igecko emnandi enomsila weqabunga
Inyoka yeqabunga laseMadagascar
IBelttail
Dromikodrias
Inyoka ebushelelezi yaseMalagasy
Inyoka enamehlo amakhulu
Ama-Amphibians
Utamatisi ixoxo
I-mantella emnyama
Izinyoni
Ukudla okubomvu
IMadagascar Long Eared Owl
IMadagascar iyacwila
I-Blue madagascar cuckoo
Inyoni yothando empunga
Ukhozi lwaseMadagascar
IMadagascar isibaya isikhova
Madagascar Pond Heron
Impilo yasolwandle
I-Finwhal
Umkhomo oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka
Umugqa we-Edeni
Umkhomo i-humpback
Umkhomo waseNingizimu
Umkhomo wesidoda sePygmy
I-Orca ejwayelekile
Umbulali whale whale
I-Dugong
Isiphetho
Izinhlobo ezahlukene zokuhlala esiqhingini zifaka:
- izingwadule;
- amahlathi omile asezindaweni ezishisayo;
- amahlathi emvula,
- amahlathi awomile;
- i-savannah;
- izindawo ezisogwini.
Zonke izilwane, izinyoni nezinambuzane ziye zajwayela imvelo yazo; Njengoba kunendawo ehlukahlukene kangaka, kungokwemvelo ukuba nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezicebile.
Uhlobo lweMadagascar lubhekene nezinsongo, izinhlobo zezilwane zisengcupheni yokuqothulwa, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuhweba ngokungemthetho kwezilwane nokulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala ngenxa yokufuduka emadolobheni. Izinhlobo eziningi, ezibandakanya onogwaja, izinyoka, izigcilikisha nezimfudu, zisengozini yokuqothulwa.
