Nature

FLORA AND FAUNA

FLORA

The vegetation of the region is characterized by its conservation and variety of the species. Five vegetation formations stand out:

l. - Tree woods cover an area of 44% of the island.

2. - Shrubby vegetation is found along the cost.

3.- Herbaceous formations are found near freshwater dams, rivers, streams and swamps.

4.-vegetation complexes.

5.-Secondary vegetation.

The greatest diversity of plant species is found in the southern plain, which owns more than 556 species of plants and 13 species of ferns.

In the Keys, sandy shoreline vegetation and mangroves prevail.

Flora - La Isla de la Juventud

Palmar de Sierra Caballos - La Isla de la Juventud

FAUNA

It is estimated that there are over 1500 species, including fish, corals family (over 45 species), sea fans, sponges, crustaceans, turtles, mollusks, worms, lobsters, crabs, finfish, tuna, and others.

The avifauna species is relevant from the point of view of science, biological, aesthetic and genetic; there are 52 local species of which 17 are reported as endemic.

Among them there are: parrots, quails, doves, yaguasas, pheasants, hummingbirds, kingbirds, mockingbirds,, Falcons, play-parrots, owls, kestrels, sparrows, Totis, woodpeckesr, Orejòs, hawks, sevillas, tojosas, mayitos, etc.

We find a rich fauna of reptiles (20 species) with six endemic subspecies, such us iguanas and crocodiles. There are also deer, carabalíes hutias, chipojos jugas, turtles, etc...

Fauna - La Isla de la Juventud

FLORA

The vegetation of the region is characterized by its conservation and variety of the species. Five vegetation formations stand out:

l. - Tree woods cover an area of 44% of the island.

2. - Shrubby vegetation is found along the cost.

3.- Herbaceous formations are found near freshwater dams, rivers, streams and swamps.

4.-vegetation complexes.

5.-Secondary vegetation.

The greatest diversity of plant species is found in the southern plain, which owns more than 556 species of plants and 13 species of ferns.

In the Keys, sandy shoreline vegetation and mangroves prevail.

FAUNA

It is estimated that there are over 1500 species, including fish, corals family (over 45 species), sea fans, sponges, crustaceans, turtles, mollusks, worms, lobsters, crabs, finfish, tuna, and others.

The avifauna species is relevant from the point of view of science, biological, aesthetic and genetic; there are 52 local species of which 17 are reported as endemic.

Among them there are: parrots, quails, doves, yaguasas, pheasants, hummingbirds, kingbirds, mockingbirds,, Falcons, play-parrots, owls, kestrels, sparrows, Totis, woodpeckesr, Orejòs, hawks, sevillas, tojosas, mayitos, etc.

We find a rich fauna of reptiles (20 species) with six endemic subspecies, such us iguanas and crocodiles. There are also deer, carabalíes hutias, chipojos jugas, turtles, etc...

Flora - La Isla de la Juventud

Palmar de Sierra Caballos - La Isla de la Juventud

Legal Advice

www.isladelajuventud-cuba.com por Jose Alfonso Fernández Pestana se distribuye bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional

Logotipo isladelajuventud-cuba por Jose Alfonso Fernández Pestana se distribuye bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional.
Basada en una obra en http://isladelajuventud-cuba.com/imagenes/logoc.jpg