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Pages in category "Endangered fauna of Africa" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws.
Pages in category "Critically endangered fauna of Africa" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The oldest species of Loxodonta known is Loxodonta cookei, with remains of the species known from around 7–5 million years ago, from remains found in Chad, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. [22] Analysis of nuclear DNA sequences indicates that the genetic divergence between African bush and forest elephants dates 2.6 – 5.6 million years ago.
In September 2010, it was listed as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act. [19] As of 2024, the African penguin is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List , with the remaining mature individuals around 19,800 birds in a declining population.
With tourists gone and their money, too, protecting endangered wildlife like black rhinos has become that much more challenging. Africa's endangered wildlife at risk as tourism dries up Skip to ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Eswatini. There are 107 mammal species in Eswatini , of which one is critically endangered, two are endangered, five are vulnerable, and four are near threatened.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Central African Republic. There are 224 mammal species in the Central African Republic , of which four are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and nine are near threatened.