Statistics for Disjunct Species

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  • The average score is 5 of 19

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HintAnswer% Correct
A species of big cat in the same genus as Old World lions and tigers, native to South and Central AmericaJaguar
78%
A family of closely related marsupials found only in the Americas, far from AustraliaOpossums
77%
Three closely related species of Great Ape native to southeast Asia. Ignoring humans, their closest relatives are only found in AfricaOrangutan
72%
A species of "big cat" native to Africa/the Middle East, and closest related to large/medium sized cats of the AmericasCheetah
46%
Two gigantic seal species native to the North Pacific, and Antarctic watersElephant Seals
44%
Species of seal native to large lake in Siberia, over a thousand miles from the ocean and other sealsBaikal Seal
31%
Seal species found in the Hawaiian Islands, its closest living relative is in the MediterraneanHawaiian Monk Seal
27%
Species of crocodillian native to China which is closest related to species native to southeast USChinese Alligator
26%
A recently extinct species of Sirenian (Manatee) formerly found only in the subpolar waters of the Bering Strait. All other species are tropicalSteller's Sea Cow
20%
Giant North American salamander species closest related to the Chinese and Japanese Giant SalamandersHellbender
11%
A black and white species of rare ungulate native to Southeast Asia, Its closest relatives can be found in South and Central AmericaMalaysian Tapir
11%
One species of this large filter-feeding fish lived in rivers in China before becoming extinct, the other species lives in the Mississippi River BasinPaddlefish
10%
Group of herbal plants primarily native to East Asia, but two species are native to the eastern USGinseng
6%
A single marsupial species in South America which is closer related to Australian marsupials than the above familyMonito del Monte
6%
An extremely rare species of tree found only on remote mountain slopes in China. Its closest relatives are two gigantic conifers found only on the west coast of the USDawn Redwood
4%
Family of trees native to Australia/New Zealand, and the southern tip of South AmericaSouthern Beech
3%
Waterbird native to South America whose two closest relatives are kagu birds native to the Pacific island of New CaledoniaSunbittern
3%
Every species of cactus, except one, is native to the New World. This species can be found in Africa and South AsiaMistletoe Cactus
1%
Species of flowering water plant native to North America, with its sole close relative native to South Asia/widely cultivated there.Yellow Lotus
1%

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