Question

Match the creature to its distribution pattern.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct match would be:

• Swallow - migration
• Tiger - sparse distribution—scarce
• Devil’s Hole pupfish - local endemic
• Humpback whale - sparse distribution—widely dispersed

Swallows are small migratory birds belonging to the family Hirundinidae found all around the world. Migrating swallows can cover around 200 miles in a day.

Tiger has become endangered species due to excessive hunting and habitat loss. It is estimated that only 3800 tigers are left in the wild.

Devil’s Hole pupfish is a species of a fish only found in Devils Hole which is a  geothermal aquifer-fed pool located in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge  in Nevada city of the United States

The humpback whale or Megaptera novaeangliae is a species of baleen whale which is widely distributed in all major oceans including Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.

Answer 2

Swallows - widely dispersed
tiger - local endemic
devil's hole pupfish - scarce
humpback whale - migratory