QQuestion
Prepare a list of endangered biodiversities of Indo-Burma and Sundaland hotspots.
✓Answer
Indo-Burma and Sundaland are two major biodiversity hotspots with many endangered species. The book mentions representative endangered biodiversities as follows:
| Hotspot | Endangered Biodiversities |
|---|---|
| Indo-Burma | Various species of orchids and cane; endangered turtles and freshwater dolphins of large Asian rivers |
| Sundaland | Tropical rain-forest trees like Dipterocarps; threatened mammals including primates and big cats of South-East Asian islands |
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