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  • Lemur species, particularly the brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus), may be critical to the regeneration of the forests because they are some of the few and potentially most important seed dispersers in this diverse forest.

    Madagascar dry deciduous forests 2009

  • Altogether, the ecoregion boasts more than 220 breeding vertebrates, about twenty percent of which are raptors (i.e. Elanus caeruleus, Circaetus gallicus, Aegypius monachus, and Gyps fulvus).

    Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests 2008

  • The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) has recently been reintroduced to the Vellino Mountain area.

    Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests 2008

  • Also common are the yellow ground squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus), numerous species of voles (Microtus spp.) and bats (Chiroptera spp.).

    Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe 2008

  • The typical grasses in this habitat include Chrysopogon fulvus, Heteropogon contortus, Eremopogon foveolatus, Aristida setacea, and Dactyloctenium spp.

    Deccan thorn scrub forests 2008

  • The ecoregion boasts more than 220 breeding vertebrates, about twenty percent of which are raptors including Elanus caeruleus, Circaetus gallicus, Aegypius monachus, and Gyps fulvus.

    Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008

  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi), and the red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus) are both found in this ecoregion.

    Madagascar succulent woodlands 2008

  • The regionally threatened Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) and lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) also occur.

    Middle East steppe 2008

  • Coneys (Cephalopholis fulvus) prefer to live on isolated patch reefs.

    Coral reef fish feeding behavior in the Caribbean 2008

  • Among the most prominent bird species to be mentioned are griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus), and Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).

    Northwest Iberian montane forests 2008

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    November 28, 2010