Countries home to the world’s rarest species

Key Highlights

• The island’s long isolation created one of the world’s most unique ecosystems.
• Image: Pexels Indonesia shelters some of the rarest large mammals, including the Javan rhinoceros and Sumatran tiger.
• Many of these species survive only in protected forests and national parks.
• Image: Pixabay China is globally known as the last natural home of the giant panda.
• The country also protects rare primates like the golden snub-nosed monkey in its mountainous forests.