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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Abyssinian Longclaw
|
Macronyx flavicollis |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
2. |
Acacia venosa
|
Acacia venosa |
Plants |
Eritrea, Ethiopia |
3. |
Acacia pseudonigrescens
|
Acacia pseudonigrescens |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
4. |
Acacia prasinata
|
Acacia prasinata |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
5. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
6. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
7. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
8. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
9. |
African Spurred Tortoise
|
Centrochelys sulcata |
Reptiles |
Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan |
10. |
African Wild Ass
|
Equus africanus |
Mammals |
Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan |
11. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
12. |
Agabus discicollis
|
Agabus discicollis |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
13. |
Ancylus ashangiensis
|
Ancylus ashangiensis |
Snails |
Ethiopia |
14. |
Ankober Serin
|
Serinus ankoberensis |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
15. |
Anopyxis klaineana
|
Anopyxis klaineana |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan |
16. |
Awash Multimammate Mouse
|
Mastomys awashensis |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
17. |
Bailey's Shrew
|
Crocidura baileyi |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
18. |
Bale Monkey
|
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
19. |
Bale Mountains Frog
|
Ericabatrachus baleensis |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
20. |
Bale Mountains Tree Frog
|
Balebreviceps hillmani |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
21. |
Bale Shrew
|
Crocidura bottegoides |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
22. |
Baphia abyssinica
|
Baphia abyssinica |
Plants |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
|
23. |
Basra Reed Warbler
|
Acrocephalus griseldis |
Birds |
Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
24. |
Beira Antelope
|
Dorcatragus megalotis |
Mammals |
Ethiopia, Somalia |
25. |
Beisa Oryx
|
Oryx beisa |
Mammals |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania |
26. |
Big-headed Mole Rat
|
Tachyoryctes macrocephalus |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
27. |
Biomphalaria barthi
|
Biomphalaria barthi |
Snails |
Ethiopia |
28. |
Black Crowned-crane
|
Balearica pavonina |
Birds |
Africa, Middle East |
29. |
Black-blotched Stingray
|
Taeniura meyeni |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat
|
Lophuromys melanonyx |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
31. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
32. |
Black-winged Pratincole
|
Glareola nordmanni |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
33. |
Blick's Grass Rat
|
Arvicanthis blicki |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
34. |
Blue-winged Goose
|
Cyanochen cyanoptera |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
35. |
Boswellia ogadensis
|
Boswellia ogadensis |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
36. |
Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
37. |
Clarke's Banana Frog
|
Afrixalus clarkei |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
38. |
Clarke's Gazelle
|
Ammodorcas clarkei |
Mammals |
Ethiopia, Somalia |
39. |
Clubnose Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos thouin |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East |
40. |
Combretum rochetianum
|
Combretum rochetianum |
Plants |
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan |
41. |
Combretum hartmannianum
|
Combretum hartmannianum |
Plants |
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan |
42. |
Commiphora monoica
|
Commiphora monoica |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
43. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
44. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
|
45. |
Crenigomphus denticulatus
|
Crenigomphus denticulatus |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
46. |
Crenigomphus abyssinicus
|
Crenigomphus abyssinicus |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
47. |
Degodi Lark
|
Mirafra degodiensis |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
48. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
49. |
Dicraeopetalum stipulare
|
Dicraeopetalum stipulare |
Plants |
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia |
50. |
Dime Forest Treefrog
|
Leptopelis vannutellii |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
51. |
Dombeya longebracteolata
|
Dombeya longebracteolata |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
52. |
Dragon Tree
|
Dracaena ombet |
Plants |
Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda |
53. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
54. |
Elattoneura pasquinii
|
Elattoneura pasquinii |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
55. |
Erlanger's Grassland Frog
|
Ptychadena erlangeri |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
56. |
Ethiopian Amphibious Rat
|
Nilopegamys plumbeus |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
57. |
Ethiopian Banana Frog
|
Afrixalus enseticola |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
58. |
Ethiopian Bush-crow
|
Zavattariornis stresemanni |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
59. |
Ethiopian Highlander
|
Atoconeura aethiopica |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
60. |
Ethiopian Thicket Rat
|
Grammomys minnae |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
61. |
Ethiopian Wolf
|
Canis simensis |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
62. |
Euphorbia uniglans
|
Euphorbia uniglans |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
63. |
Euphorbia doloensis
|
Euphorbia doloensis |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
64. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
65. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
66. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
67. |
Gelada Baboon
|
Theropithecus gelada |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
68. |
Gerenuk
|
Litocranius walleri |
Mammals |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
69. |
Glass's Shrew
|
Crocidura glassi |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
70. |
Grassland Forest Treefrog
|
Leptopelis yaldeni |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
71. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
72. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
73. |
Grevy's Zebra
|
Equus grevyi |
Mammals |
Ethiopia, Kenya |
74. |
Guramba Shrew
|
Crocidura phaeura |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
75. |
Harenna Shrew
|
Crocidura harenna |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
76. |
Hartebeest
|
Alcelaphus buselaphus |
Mammals |
Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan |
77. |
Harwood's Francolin
|
Francolinus harwoodi |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
78. |
Indigofera rothii
|
Indigofera rothii |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
79. |
Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin
|
Sousa chinensis |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
80. |
Ischnura abyssinica
|
Ischnura abyssinica |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
81. |
Jeheb Nut
|
Cordeauxia edulis |
Plants |
Ethiopia, Somalia |
82. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
83. |
Large-eared Free-tailed Bat
|
Otomops martiensseni |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
84. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
85. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
86. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
87. |
Lesser Kudu
|
Tragelaphus imberbis |
Mammals |
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
88. |
Little Brown Bustard
|
Eupodotis humilis |
Birds |
Ethiopia, Somalia |
|
89. |
Lucina's Shrew
|
Crocidura lucina |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
90. |
Maccoa Duck
|
Oxyura maccoa |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
91. |
Macmillan's Shrew
|
Crocidura macmillani |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
92. |
Malcolm's Ethiopia Toad
|
Altiphrynoides malcolmi |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
93. |
Maytenus harenensis
|
Maytenus harenensis |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
94. |
Mountain Nyala
|
Tragelaphus buxtoni |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
95. |
Nechisar Nightjar
|
Caprimulgus solala |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
96. |
Nile Lechwe
|
Kobus megaceros |
Mammals |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
97. |
Notogomphus ruppeli
|
Notogomphus ruppeli |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
98. |
Notogomphus cottarellii
|
Notogomphus cottarellii |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
99. |
Ocotea kenyensis
|
Ocotea kenyensis |
Plants |
Africa |
100. |
Osgood's Ethiopian Toad
|
Altiphrynoides osgoodi |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
101. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
102. |
Pila speciosa
|
Pila speciosa |
Snails |
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia |
103. |
Potamonautes ignestii
|
Potamonautes ignestii |
Crustaceans |
Ethiopia, Uganda |
104. |
Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
|
Tauraco ruspolii |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
105. |
Pseudagrion kaffinum
|
Pseudagrion kaffinum |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
106. |
Pseudagrion guichardi
|
Pseudagrion guichardi |
Insects |
Ethiopia |
107. |
Red-fronted Gazelle
|
Eudorcas rufifrons |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan |
108. |
Rouget's Rail
|
Rougetius rougetii |
Birds |
Eritrea, Ethiopia |
109. |
Rueppell's Vulture
|
Gyps rueppellii |
Birds |
Africa |
110. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
|
111. |
Salvadori's Serin
|
Serinus xantholaemus |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
112. |
Scott's Mouse-eared Bat
|
Myotis scotti |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
113. |
Shoa Forest Treefrog
|
Leptopelis ragazzii |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
114. |
Shoebill
|
Balaeniceps rex |
Birds |
Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
115. |
Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat
|
Lophuromys brevicaudus |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
116. |
Sidamo Lark
|
Heteromirafra sidamoensis |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
117. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
118. |
Soemmerring's Gazelle
|
Nanger soemmerringii |
Mammals |
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia |
119. |
St. John's-wort
|
Hypericum gnidiifolium |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
120. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
121. |
Striped Hyena
|
Hyaena hyaena |
Mammals |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe |
122. |
Striped Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros vittatus |
Mammals |
Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
123. |
Susana's Forest Treefrog
|
Leptopelis susanae |
Amphibians |
Ethiopia |
124. |
Taita Falcon
|
Falco fasciinucha |
Birds |
Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
125. |
Temnick's Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia temminckii |
Mammals |
Africa |
126. |
Terminalia hecistocarpa
|
Terminalia hecistocarpa |
Plants |
Africa |
127. |
Vepris borenensis
|
Vepris borenensis |
Plants |
Ethiopia |
128. |
Walia Ibex
|
Capra walie |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
129. |
Wattled Crane
|
Grus carunculatus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
130. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
131. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |
132. |
White-tailed Swallow
|
Hirundo megaensis |
Birds |
Ethiopia |
|
133. |
White-winged Collared-dove
|
Streptopelia reichenowi |
Birds |
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia |
134. |
White-winged Flufftail
|
Sarothrura ayresi |
Birds |
Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
135. |
Yalden's Desmomys
|
Desmomys yaldeni |
Mammals |
Ethiopia |
136. |
Yellow-throated Seedeater
|
Serinus flavigula |
Birds |
Ethiopia |