Endemic Animals and Plants

One amazing plant in this region includes the high Andean bromeliad that is an endemic palm. It takes a century for this plant to reach full maturity. There are over 15,000 endemic plant species that live in this hotspot.
An endemic animal that lives in the Tropical Andes is the mountain coati. This curious creature almost resembles a raccoon in many ways. The mountain coati is about the size of a house cat and has double jointed ankles allowing them to easily go down trees. They live about 7-8 years and are very social animals.

Endemic animal - There are nearly 570 mammal species in the Tropical Andes hotspot; about 75 of these are endemic and nearly 70 are threatened.