Q. Consider the following pairs :| Country | Animal found in its natural habitat |
|---|
| 1. Brazil | Indri |
| 2. Indonesia | Elk |
| 3. Madagascar | Bonobo |
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC Prelims 2024)
Answer:
None
Notes: The correct answer is
[D] None. All three pairs are incorrectly matched based on the natural geographical distribution of these animals.
- Brazil — Indri (Incorrect): The Indri (Indri indri) is the largest living lemur. All lemur species are endemic to Madagascar. They are not found in the wild in Brazil or South America.
- Indonesia — Elk (Incorrect): The Elk (Cervus canadensis), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family. It is native to North America and Central/East Asia (such as Siberia and Mongolia). It is not found in the tropical natural habitats of Indonesia.
- Madagascar — Bonobo (Incorrect): The Bonobo (Pan paniscus), formerly called the pygmy chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. It is not native to the island of Madagascar.
Geographically, these species are restricted to very specific biomes: lemurs to the island of Madagascar, Bonobos to the humid forests of the Congo, and Elk to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.