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The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2012–2014: Africa [2] Species Years listed Location(s) Estimated population IUCN status Threats Rondo dwarf galago Galagoides rondoensis: 2006 2008 2010 2012 Tanzania unknown Critically Endangered [16] very small range; habitat loss and fragmentation (agricultural encroachment, charcoal production ...
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 ]
The fauna of Africa are all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna are found in the Afro-tropical realm . [ 1 ] Lying almost entirely within the tropics , and stretching equally north and south of the equator creates favorable conditions for variety and abundance of wildlife.
The “extremely rare” African elephant was “bathing in the mighty Olifants river” in Kruger National Park, Theo Potgieter, a guide and safari operator, said in a Feb. 13 Facebook post.
It is one of the world's rarest canids, and Africa's most endangered carnivore. [7] The species's current range is limited to seven isolated mountain ranges at altitudes of 3,000–4,500 m, with the overall adult population estimated at 360–440 individuals in 2011, more than half of them in the Bale Mountains. [2] [8]
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.
Endangered fauna−animals of Africa. IUCN Red List Endangered category. All IUCN Red List categories. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. A.
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Scientists believe that animals with complex ...