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Animals of Africa

The African species of our records: from savanna to desert.

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What this collection brings together

The African species of our records: from savanna to desert.

This collection gathers the species profiles, videos and facts published on Animalia about them. Conservation statuses come from the IUCN Red List.

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Domestic rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Not evaluated Farmland & grasslands

Donkey

Equus asinus

Not evaluated Steppe

Dromedary camel

Camelus dromedarius

Not evaluated Desert

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Data deficient Forest

Fennec fox

Vulpes zerda

Least concern Desert

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Least concern Forest

Golden jackal

Canis aureus

Least concern Forest

Striped hyena

Hyaena hyaena

Near threatened Desert

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least concern Forest

Barbary sheep

Ammotragus lervia

Vulnerable Desert

Barbary stag

Cervus elaphus barbarus

Least concern Forest

Dorcas gazelle

Gazella dorcas

Vulnerable Desert

Cuvier's gazelle

Gazella cuvieri

Vulnerable Mountain

Common genet

Genetta genetta

Least concern Forest

Egyptian mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

Least concern Forest

Crested porcupine

Hystrix cristata

Least concern Forest

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Least concern Desert

North African hedgehog

Atelerix algirus

Least concern Steppe

Greater horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Least concern Forest

Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Least concern Wetlands

Houbara bustard

Chlamydotis undulata

Vulnerable Desert

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Least concern Mountain

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Least concern Mountain

White stork

Ciconia ciconia

Least concern Wetlands

Barbary partridge

Alectoris barbara

Least concern Forest

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Forest

Mediterranean chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Least concern Forest

Desert monitor

Varanus griseus

Least concern Desert

Desert horned viper

Cerastes cerastes

Least concern Desert

Egyptian cobra

Naja haje

Least concern Desert

Loggerhead sea turtle

Caretta caretta

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Deathstalker scorpion

Androctonus australis

Not evaluated Desert

Desert locust

Schistocerca gregaria

Not evaluated Desert

Lion

Panthera leo

Vulnerable Savanna

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable Savanna

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable Savanna

African savanna elephant

Loxodonta africana

Endangered Savanna

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Vulnerable Savanna

White rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Near threatened Savanna

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near threatened Savanna

Western gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

Critically endangered Tropical forest

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Endangered Savanna

Barbary macaque

Macaca sylvanus

Endangered Forest

Orca

Orcinus orca

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Long-snouted seahorse

Hippocampus guttulatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Common ostrich

Struthio camelus

Least concern Desert

African grey parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Endangered Tropical forest

Barn owl

Tyto alba

Least concern Forest

Eurasian eagle-owl

Bubo bubo

Least concern Forest

Nile crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Sahara frog

Pelophylax saharicus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Praying mantis

Mantis religiosa

Least concern Steppe

Seven-spot ladybird

Coccinella septempunctata

Least concern Forest

European lobster

Homarus gammarus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Helmeted guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Least concern Savanna

Water buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not evaluated Rivers & lakes

Rosy-faced lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

Least concern Desert

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barbary ground squirrel

Atlantoxerus getulus

Least concern Desert

Northern bald ibis

Geronticus eremita

Endangered Desert

Long-legged buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Least concern Desert

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Desert

Montpellier snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

Least concern Desert

Domestic canary

Serinus canaria domestica

Least concern Urban environment

Rock dove

Columba livia

Least concern Mountain

Caracal

Caracal caracal

Least concern Desert

Serval

Leptailurus serval

Least concern Savanna

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

Least concern Desert

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

Endangered Tropical forest

Giant manta ray

Mobula birostris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Cape cobra

Naja nivea

Least concern Desert

Grant's gazelle

Nanger granti

Least concern Savanna

Gaboon viper

Bitis gabonica

Least concern Savanna

Yellow mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

Least concern Desert

bardot

Least concern Mountain

Zebu

Least concern Savanna

Warthog

Least concern Savanna

Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Least concern Desert

Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Least concern Mountain

Antelope

Least concern Desert

Wildebeest

Connochaetes

Least concern Savanna

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

Least concern Savanna

Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least concern Savanna

Oryx

Extinct in the wild Desert

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

Critically endangered Desert

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Least concern Desert

Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Near threatened Forest

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Nutria

Myocastor coypus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Vole

Microtus spp.

Least concern Mountain

Field mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Least concern Forest

dormouse

Glis glis

Least concern Forest

Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Least concern Forest

Shrew

Least concern Forest

Weasel

Mustela nivalis

Least concern Forest

Otter

Lutra lutra

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Badger

Meles meles

Least concern Forest

Weasel

Martes foina

Least concern Forest

Pangolin

Manis sp.

Endangered Savanna

Wild cat

Felis silvestris

Least concern Forest

Fossa

Cryptoprocta ferox

Vulnerable Forest

Bonobo

Pan paniscus

Endangered Tropical forest

Baboon

Least concern Savanna

Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

Vulnerable Savanna

Lemur

Lemuriformes

Critically endangered Forest

Aye-aye

Endangered Forest

Galago

Least concern Savanna

Loris

Nycticebus spp. / Loris spp.

Vulnerable Forest

Hamadryas

Papio hamadryas

Least concern Desert

Colobus

Colobus sp.

Vulnerable Forest

Seal

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea lion

Least concern Ocean & sea

Manatee

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least concern Ocean & sea

Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Torpedo ray

Torpedo torpedo / Torpedo marmorata (famille Torpedinidae)

Least concern Ocean & sea

eagle ray

Myliobatis aquila

Endangered Ocean & sea

Trout

Salmo trutta

Least concern Mountain

Conger

Conger conger

Least concern Ocean & sea

Bar

Dicentrarchus labrax

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea bream

Sparus aurata

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Bonito

Sarda sarda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus / Mullus surmuletus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Tench

Tinca tinca

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Catfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Stonefish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Scorpionfish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Wrasse

Labrus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Goby

Least concern Ocean & sea

Blennie

Blenniidae spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Lungfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Toad

Bufonidae (famille) ; ex. Bufo bufo

Least concern Forest

Tree frog

Least concern Forest

Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Least concern Forest

Triton

Least concern Forest

Cecilie

Gymnophiona

Data deficient Tropical forest

Sea turtle

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Hermann's tortoise

Testudo hermanni

Near threatened Forest

giant turtle

Vulnerable Savanna

Agame

Least concern Desert

Skink

Scincidae (famille) ; Scincus scincus (scinque des sables)

Least concern Desert

Ocellated Lizard

Near threatened Desert

Mamba

Least concern Savanna

Python

Python sp. (famille Pythonidae)

Least concern Savanna

Naja

Naja

Least concern Savanna

Orvet

Least concern Forest

Imperial Eagle

Vulnerable Mountain

Common Kestrel

Least concern Mountain

Around

Accipiter gentilis

Least concern Forest

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Least concern Forest

Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Least concern Forest

Milan

Milvus milvus / Milvus migrans

Least concern Steppe

Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Endangered Desert

bearded vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Near threatened Mountain

Osprey

Least concern Ocean & sea

little owl

Athene noctua

Least concern Steppe

Crow

Corvus corax

Least concern Desert

Crow

Corvus corone / Corvus cornix

Least concern Savanna

Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

Least concern Mountain

Magpie

Pica pica

Least concern Forest

Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Least concern Forest

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Least concern Steppe

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Least concern Forest

Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Least concern Forest

Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Least concern Forest

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Least concern Forest

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Least concern Forest

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Least concern Steppe

Serin

Serinus canaria / Serinus serinus

Least concern Forest

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Least concern Forest

Bullfinch

Least concern Forest

Tit

Parus major (et genres apparentés)

Least concern Forest

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Swift

Apus apus

Least concern Wetlands

Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Least concern Steppe

Wagtail

Motacilla spp.

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Warbler

Sylvia atricapilla

Least concern Forest

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus / Regulus ignicapilla

Least concern Forest

Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

Least concern Forest

Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Least concern Forest

Picture

Least concern Forest

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Least concern Savanna

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Least concern Steppe

Roller

Coracias garrulus

Near threatened Savanna

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Least concern Forest

Nightjar

Least concern Forest

Dove

Streptopelia turtur / Streptopelia decaocto

Least concern Forest

Dove

Columba livia domestica / Streptopelia spp.

Least concern Forest

Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Least concern Ocean & sea

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus michahellis

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus spp. / Chroicocephalus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tern

Least concern Ocean & sea

Frigatebird

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crane

Grus grus

Least concern Steppe

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Common Snipe

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near threatened Steppe

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Near threatened Wetlands

Plover

Least concern Steppe

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea / Puffinus yelkouan

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Petrel

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crab Plover

Dromas ardeola

Least concern Wetlands

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Least concern Mountain

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Least concern Forest

Ant

Formicidae

Least concern Desert

Spider

Araneae

Least concern Desert

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Least concern Forest

Cabbage White

Pieris sp.

Least concern Steppe

Common Blue

Polyommatus spp. / Lycaenidae

Least concern Mountain

Copper

Lycaena tityrus / Lycaena phlaeas (groupe des Cuivrés)

Least concern Steppe

Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Dragonfly

Ordre Odonata

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Stick Insect

Phasmatodea (ordre)

Data deficient

Cricket

Gryllidae (famille), ex. Acheta domesticus

Least concern Steppe

Grasshopper

Tettigoniidae

Least concern Savanna

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Cockroach

Blattodea (ordre)

Least concern Tropical forest

Cockroach

Least concern Tropical forest

Termite

Isoptera (infra-ordre)

Least concern Desert

Bumblebee

Bombus sp.

Least concern Forest

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris / Vespula germanica (guêpe commune)

Least concern Forest

Hornet

Vespa crabro

Least concern Forest

Mosquito

Culicidae (ex. Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus)

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Fly

Musca domestica

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Horsefly

Tabanus spp. (famille Tabanidae)

Least concern Forest

Tsetse fly

Glossina spp.

Least concern Savanna

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Aphid

Aphidoidea (superfamille)

Least concern Forest

Cicada

Cicadidae (famille), ex. Lyristes plebejus

Least concern Forest

Leafhopper

Cicadellidae (famille), ex. Cicadella viridis

Least concern Savanna

Bug

Heteroptera (ordre partiel des Hémiptères)

Least concern Forest

Red and Black Flea Beetle

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Least concern Forest

Scale Insect

Coccoidea (superfamille), ex. Dactylopius coccus, Icerya purchasi

Least concern Desert

Whitefly

Aleyrodidae (ex. Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum)

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Thrips

Least concern Forest

Beetle

Least concern Desert

Dung Beetle

Scarabaeinae (ex. Scarabaeus sacer)

Least concern Desert

Doodlebug

Melolontha melolontha

Least concern Forest

Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Near threatened Forest

Weevil

Curculionidae

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae (ex. Cerambyx cerdo)

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae

Data deficient Forest

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Leaf Beetle

Chrysomelidae (ex. Chrysolina, Leptinotarsa)

Least concern Forest

Ground beetle

Carabus spp.

Least concern Forest

Rove Beetle

Staphylinidae (ex. Ocypus olens)

Least concern Forest

Firefly

Lampyris noctiluca

Least concern Forest

Glowworm

Lampyris noctiluca

Data deficient Forest

Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Least concern Wetlands

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Least concern Urban environment

Tarantula

Data deficient Desert

Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans (et espèces apparentées du genre Latrodectus)

Least concern Desert

Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula (Lycosidae)

Least concern Desert

Crab Spider

Thomisidae (ex. Misumena vatia)

Least concern Forest

Harvestman

Opiliones (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Pseudoscorpion

Least concern Forest

Mite

Acari

Least concern Desert

Tick

Ixodida (ordre), ex. Ixodes ricinus

Least concern Forest

Crab

Brachyura

Least concern Ocean & sea

Fiddler Crab

Uca spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Crayfish

Astacus astacus / Procambarus clarkii (selon espèce)

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Shrimp

Caridea / Dendrobranchiata (ordre Decapoda)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Krill

Least concern Ocean & sea

Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare (et autres espèces d'Isopodes terrestres)

Least concern Forest

Isopod

Isopoda (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Amphipod

Amphipoda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barnacle

Balanus sp. (Balanomorpha)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

Least concern Ocean & sea

Land Snail

Least concern Forest

Slug

Arion vulgaris (et autres espèces apparentées)

Least concern Forest

Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

Least concern Ocean & sea

Oyster

Ostrea edulis / Crassostrea gigas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Clam

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

Least concern Ocean & sea

Abalone

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tellin

Donax trunculus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Least concern Forest

Leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Planarian

Planaria spp. (ordre Tricladida)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Marine worm

Nereis diversicolor / Polychaeta (ordre varié)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tube Worm

Serpulidae / Sabellidae (plusieurs genres, ex. Sabella, Serpula, Spirobranchus)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tardigrade

Tardigrada (embranchement)

Data deficient Forest

Rotifer

Rotifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea sponge

Porifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Jellyfish

Medusozoa (divers genres et espèces)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea anemone

Actiniaria (ordre)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Coral

Anthozoa (classe) ; Corallium rubrum pour le corail rouge

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Hydra

Hydra sp.

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Siphonophore

Siphonophorae

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea urchin

Echinoidea (classe) ; ex. Paracentrotus lividus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea Cucumber

Holothuroidea (classe)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

Least concern Savanna

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

Least concern Savanna

Indri

Indri indri

Critically endangered Tropical forest

Aye-aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis

Endangered Forest

Kirk's dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

Least concern Savanna

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

Least concern Savanna

Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

Endangered Savanna

Jerboa

Jaculus sp.

Least concern Desert

Naked Mole-rat

Heterocephalus glaber

Least concern Desert

Honey badger

Mellivora capensis

Least concern Desert

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

Least concern Desert

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least concern Ocean & sea

Mudskipper

Periophthalmus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Goliath Frog

Conraua goliath

Endangered Tropical forest

Giant Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

Data deficient Forest

Hammerhead Flatworm

Bipalium kewense

Data deficient Tropical forest

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

Endangered Ocean & sea

African Marabou

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Least concern Savanna

African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Least concern Rivers & lakes
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