I think the reason why the same Islands roster keeps popping up is actually rather simple - aside from people just copying it from one other, the devil, fossa, kiwi and tree kangaroo are the four most popular island endemic animals on every metawishlist, so they’re just the most obvious and popular possible choices. It just happens that three of them are from Oceania, the same way that it just happens that three of the most popular endangered animals (Przewalski’s horse, Amur leopard and a gibbon) were from Asia.
Is it the best roster for islands? Well, that’s up to everyone’s personal discretion. I’d be super happy with it, but I also wouldn’t mind if they swapped out the tree kangaroo or kiwi for a more oddball pick like an anoa.
Is it the best roster for islands? Well, that’s up to everyone’s personal discretion. I’d be super happy with it, but I also wouldn’t mind if they swapped out the tree kangaroo or kiwi for a more oddball pick like an anoa.