Species Profiles:

Endangered Mammals of Africa

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Mammals
Common Name	Range ***
Addax	North Africa
African Wild Ass	Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
African Wild Dog	Sub-saharan Africa
Aye-aye	Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)
Barbary Serval	Algeria
Black Rhinoceros	Sub-saharan Africa
Cameroon Clawless Otter	Cameroon, Nigeria
Cheetah	Africa to India
Chimpanzee	Africa
Clarke's Gazelle	Ethiopia, Somalia
Coquerel's Sifaka	Madagascar
Cuvier's Gazelle	Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Dama Gazelle	Africa
Dorcas Gazelle	Algeria, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia
Dugong	East Africa to Southern Japan
Ethiopian Wolf	Ethiopia
Fork-crowned Lemur	Madagascar
Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur	Madagascar
Leopard	Africa, Asia, Middle East
Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat	Madagascar
Mediterranean Monk Seal	Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea
Mountain Zebra	Namibia, South Africa
Pygmy Chimpanzee	Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Pygmy Mouse Lemur	Madagascar
Red-eared Nose-spotted Monkey	Cameroon, Fernando Po, Nigeria
Rodrigues Fruit Bat	Indian Ocean (Rodrigues Island)
Sand Cat	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
Slender-horned Gazelle	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan
Striped Hyena	Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe
Western Giant Eland	Senegal to Ivory Coast
Western Lowland Gorilla	Central and Western Africa
White-throated Guenon	Western Nigeria
Zanzibar Suni	Zanzibar (and nearby islands)
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***What mammals are listed here?:

The Africa section of this site lists the folllowing mammals appearing on select endangered species lists:

• Mammals that dwell in or migrate to any nation or region found on the African continent.
• Mammals dwelling in or that travel to the Mediterranean Sea and any islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Mammals dwelling in or that migrate to Madagascar and nearby islands (to the southwest of India or east of Madagascar).
• Mammals dwelling in or that migrate to North Atlantic islands off the western coast of Africa.

In some cases, the creatures listed in this section may also be found on other continents or in other areas, which is why you may see additional areas noted in the range column.

Disclaimer: This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.