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Endangered fauna−animals of Africa. ... Pages in category "Endangered fauna of Africa" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
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 African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). As with other African ...
African elephants are endangered, and their natural habitats are fragmented. Found in central and eastern Africa, those that venture outside of protected borders are likely to be killed by ...
The African wild dog is the bulkiest and most solidly built of African canids. [33] The species stands 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) at the shoulders, measures 71 to 112 cm (28 to 44 in) in head-and-body length and has a tail length of 29 to 41 cm (11 to 16 in). Adults have a weight range of 18 to 36 kg (40 to 79 lb).
The springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) is the national animal of South Africa. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Africa.There are 299 mammal species in South Africa, of which two are critically endangered, eleven are endangered, fifteen are vulnerable, and thirteen 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.
The Endangered Species Act, enacted in 1973, establishes protections for fish, wildlife and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered. Under the act, federal agencies are required to ...