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**Fernandina Giant Tortoise -Chelonoidis phantasticus
Short: A Galápagos giant tortoise species with unknown or vanishing wild numbers - any rediscovery is significant and fragile.
Facts:
Status: Critically Endangered / possibly extremely small or functionally extinct.
Range: Fernandina Island, Galápagos (very restricted).
Habitat: Island volcanic slopes and coastal scrub.
Diet: Herbivorous-succulent plants and cacti.
Lifespan: Decades to centuries.
Reproduction: Egg-laying; small hatchling survival rates.
Role: Keystone herbivore shaping plant communities.
Threats: Small population vulnerability, introduced species (historically), habitat change.
2025 October 23