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Burchell's zebra, Equus quagga burchellii, is the national animal of Botswana. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Botswana.There are 170 mammal species in Botswana, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, six are vulnerable, and six are near threatened.
Ceratogyrus darlingi (commonly called burst horned baboon tarantula or African rear-horned baboon tarantula, synonym Ceratogyrus bechuanicus) is a theraphosid spider from southern Africa, mainly Botswana and Lesotho. They reach a body length of about 5 inches (130 mm) and are ash-gray, mud-brown to black. The peltidium features a black foveal ...
The park's elephant population is the largest in Botswana, and the animals' seasonal migratory route covers 200 kilometres (120 mi) between the Chobe and Linyanti rivers. The body size of the elephants here is the largest. However, their ivory is brittle and their tusks are generally short.
The kori bustard is the national bird of Botswana. A map of Botswana. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Botswana.The avifauna of Botswana included a total of 615 species, as of May 2023, according to BirdLife Botswana's Checklist of Birds in Botswana, supplemented by Avibase. [1]
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus (greater horned baboon tarantula) is an old world terrestrial tarantula that grows to a legspan of up to 5 inches (12 cm). [2] The common name comes from the "horn", or protuberance, [ 3 ] on the carapace.
The horned adder (Bitis caudalis) is a viper species. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] It is found in the arid region of southwest Africa , in Angola, Botswana, Namibia; South Africa, and Zimbabwe. [ 1 ] It is easily distinguished by the presence of a single, large horn-like scale over each eye.
The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx.It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and (parts of) Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival.
Acanthoplus discoidalis Koringkriek in Fish River Canyon. Acanthoplus discoidalis is a species in the Hetrodinae, a subfamily of the katydid family (Tettigoniidae).Like its closest relatives, Acanthoplus discoidalis variously bears common names such as armoured katydid, armoured ground cricket, armoured bush cricket, corn cricket, setotojane and koringkriek.