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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Senegal may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Africa, browse the Africa endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Senegal:

This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total at the bottom of this page 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.

 Species NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. Afrcan White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Birds Africa
2. African Elephant Loxodonta africana Mammals Africa
3. African Golden Cat Caracal aurata Mammals Africa
4. African Lion Panthera leo Mammals Africa, Asia
5. African Mahogany Khaya senegalensis Plants Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
6. African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Birds Africa, Asia, Middle East
7. African Slender-snouted Crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus Reptiles Western and Central Africa
8. African Spurred Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata Reptiles Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan
9. African Wedgefish Rhynchobatus luebberti Fishes Africa
10. African Wild Dog  WATCH A LIVE AFRICAN WILD DOG Lycaon pictus Mammals Sub-saharan Africa
11. Albizia ferruginea Albizia ferruginea Plants Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda
12. Angular Rough Shark Oxynotus centrina Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
13. Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Birds Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Senegal, Ukraine
14. Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin Sousa teuszii Mammals Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Western Sahara
15. Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
16. Baphia heudelotiana Baphia heudelotiana Plants Guinea, Senegal
17. Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
18. Beaudouin's Snake-eagle Circaetus beaudouini Birds Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda
19. Bentfin Devil Ray Mobula thurstoni Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, South America
20. Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
21. Black Crowned-crane Balearica pavonina Birds Africa, Middle East
22. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
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23. Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
24. Bottlenose Skate Rostroraja alba Fishes Africa, Europe
25. Cape Shark Squalus acanthias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
26. Cheetah  WATCH A LIVE CHEETAH Acinonyx jubatus Mammals Africa to India
27. Chimpanzee  WATCH A LIVE CHIMPANZEE Pan troglodytes Mammals Africa
28. Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
29. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Mammals Africa
30. Common Sawfish Pristis pristis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
31. Dama Gazelle Nanger dama Mammals Africa
32. Deepwater Spiny Dogfish Centrophorus squamosus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe
33. Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami Birds Africa
34. Devil Fish Manta birostris Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
35. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus Fishes Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
36. Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis Reptiles West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage
37. Egyptian Vulture  WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus Birds Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
38. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
39. Eurasian Peregrine Falcon  WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus peregrinus Birds Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
40. Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Birds Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara
41. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
42. Giant Butterfly Ray Gymnura altavela Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
43. Giant Ground Pangolin Smutsia gigantea Mammals Africa
44. Gray Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
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45. Great Snipe Gallinago media Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
46. Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
47. Guinea Baboon Papio papio Mammals Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal
48. Guinean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus guineensis Mammals Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
49. Gulper Shark Centrophorus granulosus Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
50. Hallea stipulosa Hallea stipulosa Plants Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia
51. Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
52. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
53. Large-eyed Rabbitfish Hydrolagus mirabilis Fishes France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
54. Largetooth Sawfish Pristis perotteti Fishes Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
55. Leopard  WATCH A LIVE LEOPARD Panthera pardus Mammals Africa, Asia, Middle East
56. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic
57. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
58. Liver-oil Shark Galeorhinus galeus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
59. Long-nosed Skate Dipturus oxyrinchus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
60. Lowfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus lusitanicus Fishes Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Spain (Canary Islands)
61. Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
62. Milicia regia Milicia regia Plants Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal
63. Night Shark Carcharhinus signatus Fishes Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
64. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
65. One-finned Shark Heptranchias perlo Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
66. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
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67. Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
68. Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
69. Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Fishes Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
70. Red-fronted Gazelle Eudorcas rufifrons Mammals Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan
71. Rueppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Birds Africa
72. Rufous-winged Illadopsis Illadopsis rufescens Birds Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
73. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
74. Sawback Angelshark Squatina aculeata Fishes Africa, Europe
75. Sharpsnout Stingray Dasyatis geijskesi Fishes Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
76. Shea Butter Tree Vitellaria paradoxa Plants Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda
77. Smoothback Angel Shark Squatina oculata Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
78. Sooty Mangabey Cercocebus atys Mammals Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
79. Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus narinari Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
80. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum Mammals Africa, Asia, Middle East
81. Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena Mammals Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe
82. West African Manatee Trichechus senegalensis Mammals Africa
83. West African Red Colobus Procolobus badius Mammals Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
84. Western Giant Eland Taurotragus derbianus derbianus Mammals Senegal to Ivory Coast
85. Whale Shark  WATCH A LIVE WHALE SHARK Rhincodon typus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
86. White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
87. White-collared Mangabey Cercocebus torquatus Mammals Nigeria to Gabon, Senegal to Ghana
88. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Birds Africa
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89. Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna elata Birds Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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