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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
2. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
3. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
4. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya anthotheca |
Plants |
Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
5. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
6. |
African Slender-snouted Crocodile
|
Crocodylus cataphractus |
Reptiles |
Western and Central Africa |
7. |
African White-bellied Pangolin
|
Phataginus tricuspis |
Mammals |
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia |
8. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
9. |
Ansell's Shrew
|
Crocidura ansellorum |
Mammals |
Zambia |
10. |
Banded Neolebias
|
Neolebias lozii |
Fishes |
Zambia |
11. |
Baphia speciosa
|
Baphia speciosa |
Plants |
Zambia |
12. |
Bellamya crawshayi
|
Bellamya crawshayi |
Snails |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Zambia |
13. |
Bellamya pagodiformis
|
Bellamya pagodiformis |
Snails |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Zambia |
14. |
Bellamya mweruensis
|
Bellamya mweruensis |
Snails |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Zambia |
15. |
Bigeye Lates
|
Lates mariae |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
16. |
Black Rhinoceros
|
Diceros bicornis |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
17. |
Black-cheeked Lovebird
|
Agapornis nigrigenis |
Birds |
Zambia |
18. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
19. |
Black-winged Pratincole
|
Glareola nordmanni |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
20. |
Blue Swallow
|
Hirundo atrocaerulea |
Birds |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
21. |
Brachystegia bakeriana
|
Brachystegia bakeriana |
Plants |
Angola, Zambia |
22. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos schmitzii |
Plants |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Zambia |
|
23. |
Bridouxia praeclara
|
Bridouxia praeclara |
Snails |
Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia |
24. |
Bridouxia ponsonbyi
|
Bridouxia ponsonbyi |
Snails |
Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia |
25. |
Cape Vulture
|
Gyps coprotheres |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
26. |
Cassipourea fanshawei
|
Cassipourea fanshawei |
Plants |
Zambia |
27. |
Cataract Hooktail
|
Paragomphus cataractae |
Insects |
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
28. |
Checkered Sengi
|
Rhynchocyon cirnei |
Mammals |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
29. |
Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
30. |
Chestnut-banded Plover
|
Charadrius pallidus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
31. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
32. |
Congo Blackfin
|
Altolamprologus calvus |
Fishes |
Tanzania, Zambia |
33. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
34. |
Delectable Soft-furred Mouse
|
Praomys delectorum |
Mammals |
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
35. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
36. |
Dinotopterus cunningtoni
|
Dinotopterus cunningtoni |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
37. |
Embelia upembensis
|
Embelia upembensis |
Plants |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Zambia |
38. |
Eriksson's Copper
|
Erikssonia acraeina |
Insects |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), South Africa, Zambia |
39. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
40. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
41. |
Forktail Lates
|
Lates microlepis |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
42. |
Fringe Tree
|
Chionanthus richardsiae |
Plants |
Zambia |
43. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
44. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
45. |
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 |
46. |
Kafue Mole Rat
|
Cryptomys kafuensis |
Mammals |
Zambia |
47. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
48. |
Large-eared Free-tailed Bat
|
Otomops martiensseni |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
49. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
50. |
Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
|
Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
51. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
52. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
53. |
Lilian's Lovebird
|
Agapornis lilianae |
Birds |
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
54. |
Madagascar Pond-heron
|
Ardeola idae |
Birds |
Africa |
55. |
Melanoides admirabilis
|
Melanoides admirabilis |
Snails |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
56. |
Neolamprologus christyi
|
Neolamprologus christyi |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
57. |
Nyika Dwarf Toad
|
Mertensophryne nyikae |
Amphibians |
Malawi, Zambia |
58. |
Olive-headed Weaver
|
Ploceus olivaceiceps |
Birds |
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
59. |
Onychogomphus styx
|
Onychogomphus styx |
Insects |
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
60. |
Oreochromis andersonii
|
Oreochromis andersonii |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
61. |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
Oreochromis mossambicus |
Fishes |
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
62. |
Oreochromis mortimeri
|
Oreochromis mortimeri |
Fishes |
Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
63. |
Oreochromis macrochir
|
Oreochromis macrochir |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
64. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
65. |
Papyrus Yellow Warbler
|
Chloropeta gracilirostris |
Birds |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
66. |
Puku
|
Kobus vardonii |
Mammals |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
|
67. |
Red Jungle-skimmer
|
Hadrothemis scabrifrons |
Insects |
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
68. |
Shoebill
|
Balaeniceps rex |
Birds |
Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
69. |
Slaty Egret
|
Egretta vinaceigula |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
70. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
71. |
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 |
72. |
Taita Falcon
|
Falco fasciinucha |
Birds |
Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
73. |
Tanganyicia rufofilosa
|
Tanganyicia rufofilosa |
Snails |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
74. |
Tanganyika Clown
|
Eretmodus cyanostictus |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
75. |
Tanganyika Lates
|
Lates angustifrons |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
76. |
Tanzanian Vlei Rat
|
Otomys lacustris |
Mammals |
Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
77. |
Temnick's Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia temminckii |
Mammals |
Africa |
78. |
Thermochoria jeanneli
|
Thermochoria jeanneli |
Insects |
Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
79. |
Tropheus duboisi
|
Tropheus duboisi |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
80. |
Wattled Crane
|
Grus carunculatus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
81. |
White Rhinoceros
|
Ceratotherium simum |
Mammals |
Africa |
82. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |
83. |
Xenotilapia burtoni
|
Xenotilapia burtoni |
Fishes |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia |
84. |
Zambian Barbet
|
Lybius chaplini |
Birds |
Zambia |
85. |
Zambian Mole Rat
|
Fukomys anselli |
Mammals |
Zambia |