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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 Golden Cat
|
Caracal aurata |
Mammals |
Africa |
4. |
African Gray Parrot
|
Psittacus erithacus |
Birds |
Africa |
5. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
6. |
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 |
7. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
8. |
African Slender-snouted Crocodile
|
Crocodylus cataphractus |
Reptiles |
Western and Central Africa |
9. |
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 |
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. |
Apa
|
Afzelia bipindensis |
Plants |
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Uganda |
13. |
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 |
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. |
Bongo
|
Tragelaphus eurycerus |
Mammals |
Africa |
17. |
Cameroon Toad
|
Bufo superciliaris |
Amphibians |
Equatorial Africa |
18. |
Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
19. |
Chimpanzee
|
Pan troglodytes |
Mammals |
Africa |
20. |
Cleistopholis staudtii
|
Cleistopholis staudtii |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Nigeria |
21. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
22. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
|
23. |
Dicliptera silvestris
|
Dicliptera silvestris |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic |
24. |
Diospyros crassiflora
|
Diospyros crassiflora |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo |
25. |
Dja River Warbler
|
Bradypterus grandis |
Birds |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon |
26. |
Dwarf Crocodile
|
Osteolaemus tetraspis |
Reptiles |
West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage |
27. |
Entandrophragma angolense
|
Entandrophragma angolense |
Plants |
Africa |
28. |
Eugenia fernandopoana
|
Eugenia fernandopoana |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) |
29. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
30. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
31. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
32. |
Gabon Batis
|
Batis minima |
Birds |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
33. |
Giant Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia gigantea |
Mammals |
Africa |
34. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
35. |
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 |
36. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Large-eared Free-tailed Bat
|
Otomops martiensseni |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
38. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
39. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
40. |
Nauclea diderrichii
|
Nauclea diderrichii |
Plants |
Africa |
41. |
Neoschumannia kamerunensis
|
Neoschumannia kamerunensis |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire |
42. |
Nesogordonia papaverifera
|
Nesogordonia papaverifera |
Plants |
Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone |
43. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
44. |
Placodiscus opacus
|
Placodiscus opacus |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
|
45. |
Placodiscus caudatus
|
Placodiscus caudatus |
Plants |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon |
46. |
Red-fronted Gazelle
|
Eudorcas rufifrons |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan |
47. |
Rueppell's Vulture
|
Gyps rueppellii |
Birds |
Africa |
48. |
Shoebill
|
Balaeniceps rex |
Birds |
Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
49. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
50. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
51. |
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 |
52. |
Temnick's Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia temminckii |
Mammals |
Africa |
53. |
White Rhinoceros
|
Ceratotherium simum |
Mammals |
Africa |
54. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |