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The park has the distinction of holding 30–40 percent of plants and animal species of Tanzania. More than 400 bird species and 6 primate species are reported from the park. It has the second largest biodiversity of a national park within Africa. It is included in the list of 34 "World Biodiversity Hotspots".
This category contains the native flora of Tanzania as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
The wildlife of Zanzibar consists of terrestrial and marine flora and fauna in the archipelago of Zanzibar, an autonomous region of Tanzania. Its floral vegetation is categorized among the coastal forests of eastern Africa as the Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic and the Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic. Its ...
The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightless bird native to Africa. ... It is the fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph ...
The Amani Nature Reserve was established in 1997 in a forested area in the East Usambara Mountains with an area of 83.8 km 2 (32 sq mi), including the Amani Botanical Garden of 3 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) and a further 10.7 km 2 (4.1 sq mi) of forest managed by local tea estates.
The family Sylviidae ("Old World warblers") is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as one common name implies, in Europe, Asia, and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
Tanzania's biodiversity is under threat from a variety of natural and human factors, similar to other nations. Overexploitation of plant and animal species, the introduction of non-native species, pollution, and climate change are the greatest threats to biodiversity in Tanzania.
Flora of Tanzania (4 C, 528 P) Pages in category "Biota of Tanzania" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent ...