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Hawaii, being an isolated island chain about 2500 miles from a continental land mass, is considered the kingdom of endemism , species found here and nowhere else. The limited numbers and types of organisms that found their way to these islands adapted to the conditions within the varying microclimates, and the rest is... biological history. Most terrestrial mammals found the going impossible. The journey was too long, or too salty, or too rough. Prior to settlement by humans, the only terrestrial mammals on the Hawaiian Islands were 1 - 2 species of bats; today, only the Hawaiian hoary bat remains. The first waves of colonizing humans later brought pigs, rats, chickens, and dogs. Today, there are a number of introduced mammals , including cats, mongoose, mule deer, cattle, sheep, goats, and even brush-tailed rock wallabies . Rock Wallaby sighted in Kalihi Valley in 2014. For the most part, Hawaiian authorities have learned their l...