Madagascar
Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families
This list of animal and plant families found exclusively in Madagascar is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020) for mammals, del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016) for birds, the Reptile Database (2018) for reptiles, AmphibiaWeb (2018) for amphibians, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023) for fishes, and Mabberley (2017) for vascular plants. Invertebrates are based on Zhang (2013), Zhang (2011), and Roskov et al. (2014) depending on the group. Families described after these sources are indicated by the year of description. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
* = endemic order (includes Mesitornithiformes)
EX = Extinct
Asteropeiaceae 1 gen. 8 spp. (Vascular Plants )
Barbeuiaceae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Vascular Plants )
Physenaceae 1 gen. 2 spp. (Vascular Plants )
Sarcolaenaceae 10 gen. 71 spp. (Vascular Plants )
Sphaerosepalaceae 2 gen. 18 spp. (Vascular Plants )
Kynotidae 1 gen. 20 spp. (Annelida Clitellata )
Nosybelbidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Arthropoda Arachnida Sarcoptiformes)
Heteroscorpionidae 1 gen. 6 spp. (Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones)
Microcharmidae 2 gen. 20 spp. (Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones)
Malgasacaridae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Arthropoda Arachnida Trombidiformes)
Austroniphargidae 3 gen. 5 spp. (Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca)
Dussartiellidae 2 gen. 3 spp. (Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca)
Sandroidae 1 gen. 3 spp. (Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca)
Tulearidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca)
Belohinidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera)
Whalleyanidae 1 gen. 2 spp. (Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera)Protolestidae 1 gen. 8 spp. (Arthropoda Insecta Odonata) 2021
Damasippoididae 2 gen. 6 spp. (Arthropoda Insecta Phasmida)
Archaeolemuridae 1 gen. 1 spp. (EX) (Chordata Mammals )
Cheirogaleidae 5 gen. 41 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Daubentoniidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Eupleridae 7 gen. 8 spp. (1 EX) (Chordata Mammals )
Indriidae 3 gen. 18 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Lemuridae 5 gen. 21 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Lepilemuridae 1 gen. 26 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Megaladapidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (EX) (Chordata Mammals )
Myzopodidae 1 gen. 2 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Palaeopropithecidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (EX) (Chordata Mammals )
Tenrecidae 8 gen. 31 spp. (Chordata Mammals )
Bernieridae 8 gen. 11 spp. (Chordata Birds )
Brachypteraciidae 4 gen. 5 spp. (Chordata Birds )
Mesitornithidae * 2 gen. 3 spp. (Chordata Birds Mesitornithiformes )
Philepittidae 2 gen. 4 spp. (Chordata Birds )
Xenotyphlopidae 1 gen. 1 spp. (Chordata Reptiles )
Bedotiidae 2 gen. 16
spp. (Chordata Actinopteri Atheriniformes)