List of island megafauna

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Megafauna are large animals (for definitions, see the Megafauna page). Extant and recently extinct (in the Pleistocene) megafauna existing only on islands are listed here.

Archaeoindris fontoynonti † (an extinct giant sloth lemur) Elephant bird † Dodo † (Raphus cucularus) Cuban Giant Owl † (Ornimegalonxy oteroi) Flores Giant Rat (Papagomys armandvillei) Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra) Giant hutia † Gigantornis eaglesomi † Haast's Eagle † (Harpagornis moorei)

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Leiolopisma mauritiana † Madagascan Hippopotamus † (Hippopotamus madagascariensis) Madagascan Dwarf Hippopotamus †(Hippopotamus lemerli) Majorcan Giant Dormouse † (Hypnomys morphaeus) Minorcan Giant Dormouse † (Hypnomys mahonensis) Malagasy Crowned Hawk-Eagle † (Stephanoaetus mahery) Sylvornis † (Sylviornis neocaledoniae) Megaladapis † (extinct giant lemur) Moa † New Zealand Giant Penguin † (Icadyptes salasi) Osteodontornis †