Many common continental species are not found on the islands, or have evolved into unique subspecies such as the black bear which is larger than its mainland cousin.

A unique subspecies of toyon, ssp.

The offshore islands are home to unique subspecies of some of this wildlife.

They are both members of a unique subspecies of the human race.

Early taxonomists were able to determine that the Alexander Archipelago wolf was its own unique subspecies due to "common cranial characteristics".

There are four mammals on the island, including a unique subspecies of deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus anacapae) which occurs only on this island.

This remote range is home to numerous isolated mountain lakes which have been shown to contain unique subspecies of Arctic char.

He also proposed that the jellyfish living in four other Palauan marine lakes were distinctive enough to deserve recognition as unique subspecies.

The redband is a unique subspecies adapted to the Malheur Lake Basin ecosystem.

The Wormer- en Jisperveld is also one of the last havens for the unique and rare Dutch subspecies of the Tundra Vole (Microtus oeconomus arenicola).