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==Flora and fauna== ===Flora and fauna that originated in the Nearctic=== Mammals originally unique to the Nearctic include: * Order [[Primate]]s β the first primate/proto-primate, ''[[Purgatorius]]'', originated in the [[Danian|Early Paleocene]] of the Nearctic. * Family [[Canidae]] β [[dog]]s, [[Wolf|wolves]], [[fox]]es, and [[coyote]]s. * Family [[Camelidae]] β [[camel]]s and their South American relatives including the [[llama]]. Now extinct in the Nearctic * Family [[Equidae]] β [[horse]]s, [[donkey]]s and their relatives. Now only found in the Nearctic as feral horses. * Family [[Tapiridae]] β [[tapir]]s now extinct in the Nearctic. * Family [[Antilocapridae]] β last survivor of which is the [[pronghorn]]. * Subfamily [[Tremarctinae]] (short-faced [[bear]]s) β including the giant short-faced bear (''[[Arctodus|Arctodus simus]]''). The only surviving member of the group is the [[spectacled bear]] (''Tremarctos ornatus'') of South America. ===Flora and fauna endemic to the Nearctic=== Two [[mammal]] families are endemic to the Nearctic, the pronghorns ([[Antilocapridae]]) and the mountain beaver ([[Aplodontiidae]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.guwsmedical.info/mammals/nearctic.html | title=Nearctic - Mammals | date=22 July 2021 }}</ref> The Holarctic has four endemic families of birds: [[Loon|divers]] (Gaviidae), [[grouse]] (Tetraoninae), [[auk]]s (Alcidae), and the [[waxwing]]s (Bombycillidae). The scarab beetle families [[Pleocomidae]] and [[Diphyllostomatidae]] ([[Coleoptera]]) are also endemic to the Nearctic. The fly species ''[[Cynomya cadaverina]]'' is also found in high numbers in this area. Plant families endemic or nearly endemic to the Nearctic include the [[Crossosomataceae]], [[Simmondsiaceae]], and [[Limnanthaceae]].
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