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. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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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 Gray Parrot
|
Psittacus erithacus |
Birds |
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 Wedgefish
|
Rhynchobatus luebberti |
Fishes |
Africa |
9. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
10. |
Afzelia
|
Afzelia africana |
Plants |
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. |
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 |
13. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
14. |
Black Crowned-crane
|
Balearica pavonina |
Birds |
Africa, Middle East |
15. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
16. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
17. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
18. |
Chimpanzee
|
Pan troglodytes |
Mammals |
Africa |
19. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
20. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
21. |
Common Sawfish
|
Pristis pristis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
22. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
|
23. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
24. |
Dwarf Crocodile
|
Osteolaemus tetraspis |
Reptiles |
West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage |
25. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
26. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
27. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
28. |
Fea's Petrel
|
Pterodroma feae |
Birds |
Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara |
29. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
30. |
Giant Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia gigantea |
Mammals |
Africa |
31. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
32. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
33. |
Guinea Baboon
|
Papio papio |
Mammals |
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal |
34. |
King Colobus
|
Colobus polykomos |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
35. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
36. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
37. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
38. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
39. |
Longfin Mako
|
Isurus paucus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
40. |
Milicia regia
|
Milicia regia |
Plants |
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal |
41. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
42. |
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 |
43. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
44. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
|
45. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
46. |
Rueppell's Vulture
|
Gyps rueppellii |
Birds |
Africa |
47. |
Sooty Mangabey
|
Cercocebus atys |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
48. |
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 |
49. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
50. |
West African Manatee
|
Trichechus senegalensis |
Mammals |
Africa |
51. |
West African Red Colobus
|
Procolobus badius |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
52. |
Western Giant Eland
|
Taurotragus derbianus derbianus |
Mammals |
Senegal to Ivory Coast |
53. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
54. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
55. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |
56. |
Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill
|
Ceratogymna elata |
Birds |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |