Vastallosi fauna

Vastallos is one of the most diverse places in Rathnir with diferent cultures, fauna and flore and biomes. Having 4 terrestrial biomes makes Vastallos a biome-rich continent that offers various ecological niches and various different human settlements.

Biomes
The major biomes of Vastallos are the...


 * 1) Vastallosi jungle
 * 2) Vastallosi spruce forests and mountanous regions
 * 3) Oak and birch forest
 * 4) Dark oak forests

These offer a great biodiversity of plants and animals

Spruce forests and mountanous regions
The native animals of this biome are for example


 * The vastallosi white wolf CR/EW
 * Pygmy sheepNT
 * Mougar's cowNT
 * Vastallosi llamaLC
 * Giant red foxNT

Oak and birch forest
This is the less biodiverse biome fauna-wise but grass and flowering plants thrive here. Still pretty biodiverse the species present are


 * Forest batCR/EX
 * Caiori pigNT/VU
 * Lesser forest henVU

Jungle
This is the most biodiverse area in all of Vastallos flora and fauna-wise. The jungle has one of the only species of berry bushes which was introduced by the Mamaco tribe inside of the jungle at around their arrival in the continent. Some species are


 * Lesser ocelotEX/CR
 * Major parrots (& subspecies)LC
 * Forest sheepVU
 * Mico chickenDD/VU
 * Short river squidDD
 * Pygmy jungle rabbitCR
 * Vastallosi pygmy pandaCR/EX
 * Vastallosi river dolphinEX/CR

Dark oak forests
These forests are a big part of Vastallos's wild area only second to jungles, yet they are not well studied compared to the other biomes. Some species that inhabit these lands are


 * Black pygmy batsDD
 * Orange giant foxesVU
 * Vastallosi bisonVU

Extinct
Vastallos also used to hold incredible extinct species that are still part of traditional stories and culture of many indigenous tribes. Such species are


 * Giant ocelotsEX
 * Giant river parrotsEX
 * Pygmy arboreal foxEX
 * Pygmy llamasEX
 * Vastallosi wild assesEX

Many of those have been extinct for ages but some were recently extinct

Threats
There are a lot of threats to the Vastallosi fauna such as habitat destruction, overhunting and rapid urbanization. Overhunting and rapid urbanization are one of the most threathening of the 3 and are rapidly increasing because of players that like to trophy hunt and cities that are expanding very fast in a very destructive way

Preservation
Minimal efforts have been made to preserve Vastallos's biodiversity but nature preserves are a rising topic with one already operating in Carvay