indigenous species
Naturally occurring locals
An indigenous species is a plant, animal, or other organism that occurs naturally in a particular region, having evolved or existed there without human introduction.
The term distinguishes native life from species introduced by human activity: The park service is working to restore indigenous species to the wetlands.
Also called native species.
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- bioregionEcologically bounded territory
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- conservation effortsWork to protect nature
protected areas · autochthonous · ecological restoration · wildlife corridors · old growth · ethnobotany · mutualism · seed bank · endemic · local wildlife · extinction risk · range · biome · homeland · climate change · migration patterns · native · ecosystem
- tropical forestscanopy layer, understory, epiphytes, lianas, forest floor
- regional floranative plants, native flora, native wildflowers, alpine plants, desert flora
- native wildlifenative birds, native mammals, native fish, native bees, unique wildlife
- Arabian ecologycamels, desert ecosystem, desert plants, dunes, gazelles
- ecoregionsecoregion, boreal forest, bioregion, biome, arctic zone
indigenous speciesinvasive species
Harmful non-native organism
introduced species · non-native species · exotic species · alien species · foreign species