The difference between Endemic and Indigenous

When used as adjectives, endemic means native to a particular area or culture, whereas indigenous means born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.


Endemic is also noun with the meaning: an individual or species that is endemic to a region.

check bellow for the other definitions of Endemic and Indigenous

  1. Endemic as an adjective:

    Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.

    Examples:

    "The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers."

  2. Endemic as an adjective (especially of plants and animals):

    Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.

    Examples:

    "Kangaroos are endemic to Australia."

  3. Endemic as an adjective (especially of diseases):

    Prevalent in a particular area or region.

    Examples:

    "Malaria is endemic to the tropics."

  1. Endemic as a noun:

    An individual or species that is endemic to a region.

  2. Endemic as a noun:

    A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.

  1. Indigenous as an adjective (chiefly, of living things):

    Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

  2. Indigenous as an adjective:

    Innate, inborn.

  3. Indigenous as an adjective:

    Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.

  4. Indigenous as an adjective:

    Of or relating to a language, culture, or ethnic group that has not spread by colonization, or that has been on the receiving end of colonization.