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List of African animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene; B. List of birds of Africa; H.
Odd-toed ungulates are represented by three species of zebras, African wild ass, black and white rhinoceros. The biggest African mammal is the African bush elephant, the second largest being its smaller counterpart, the African forest elephant. Four species of pangolins can be found in Africa. [50] African fauna contains 216 species of primates ...
Common Name(s) Scientific name Distribution Notes African spurred tortoise or Sulcata tortoise: Centrochelys sulcata: southern edge of the Sahara Desert: Third largest species of tortoise in the world; the largest non-island species. [1] African helmeted turtle Marsh terrapin: Pelomedusa subrufa: Very wide range Aldabra giant tortoise ...
Lists of animals of Africa (6 C, 6 P) A. Animal breeds originating in Africa (21 C) ... Pages in category "Fauna of Africa" The following 7 pages are in this category ...
Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures North African elephant: Loxodonta africana pharaoensis: North Africa: Neolithic rock art indicates that the African bush elephant inhabited much of the Sahara desert and North Africa at the beginning of the Holocene, and Ancient authors wrote that it was present in the Atlas Mountains, the Red Sea coast, and Nubia until the first few ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1]
North America, Eurasia, Africa: research, animal feed 6c Other arthropods: African (Xenopus laevis) and western clawed frogs (X. tropicalis) the 1950s (uncertain for X. tropicalis) Southern Africa, West Africa: research, pets Captive-bred 4a Anura: Sea-monkey (Artemia nyos) the 1950s the United States: pets, research Captive-bred 6c Other ...
This is a list of African type primates, containing all recent species of primates found in Africa including Madagascar. According to the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group there are currently 216 species (111 in the mainland while the 105 are found in Madagascar). [ 1 ]