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Examples Of Allopatric Speciation

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There are tons of species in our world, and new species are created through a process called speciation. Species are groups of individuals that are capable of interbreeding with each other in nature. To create a new species one or more of the members from the species need to be separated from the rest. The species can be separated by either allopatric speciation, which is geographically separated, or sympatric speciation, which is without geographically separation. Allopatric speciation tends to be the cause more often than sympatric speciation. There are many examples and evidence to show how new species are made. An example of allopatric speciation is with the Abert’s Squirrel and Kaibab Squirrel. The Abert squirrel lives along the south

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