| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus | Mammals | Sub-saharan Africa |
| 7. | Aristochromis Deep | Otopharynx walteri | Fishes | Malawi |
| 8. | Arthroleptis francei | Arthroleptis francei | Amphibians | Malawi |
| 9. | Aspatharia subreniformis | Aspatharia subreniformis | Clams | Malawi |
| 10. | Aulonocara hueseri | Aulonocara hueseri | Fishes | Malawi |
| 11. | Aulonocara hansbaenschi | Aulonocara hansbaenschi | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 12. | Aulonocara ethelwynnae | Aulonocara ethelwynnae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 13. | Aulonocara auditor | Aulonocara auditor | Fishes | Malawi |
| 14. | Aulonocara steveni | Aulonocara steveni | Fishes | Malawi |
| 15. | Aulonocara aquilonium | Aulonocara aquilonium | Fishes | Malawi |
| 16. | Aulonocara nyassae | Aulonocara nyassae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 17. | Aulonocara maylandi | Aulonocara maylandi | Fishes | Malawi |
| 18. | Aulonocara korneliae | Aulonocara korneliae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 19. | Aulonocara kandeense | Aulonocara kandeense | Fishes | Malawi |
| 20. | Barbus choloensis | Barbus choloensis | Fishes | Malawi |
| 21. | Basra Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus griseldis | Birds | Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 22. | Bellamya robertsoni | Bellamya robertsoni | Snails | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 23. | Black Rhinoceros | Diceros bicornis | Mammals | Sub-saharan Africa |
| 24. | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Birds | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
| 25. | Blue Swallow | Hirundo atrocaerulea | Birds | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 26. | Bread Palm | Encephalartos gratus | Plants | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 27. | Broadley's Mountain Frog | Nothophryne broadleyi | Amphibians | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 28. | Broadley's Ridged Frog | Ptychadena broadleyi | Amphibians | Malawi |
| 29. | Bulinus succinoides | Bulinus succinoides | Snails | Malawi |
| 30. | Bulinus nyassanus | Bulinus nyassanus | Snails | Malawi |
| 31. | Buxus nyasica | Buxus nyasica | Plants | Malawi |
| 32. | Checkered Sengi | Rhynchocyon cirnei | Mammals | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
| 33. | Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus | Mammals | Africa to India |
| 34. | Chlorocnemis montana | Chlorocnemis montana | Insects | Malawi, Tanzania |
| 35. | Chlorocnemis abbotti | Chlorocnemis abbotti | Insects | Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania |
| 36. | Chlorocypha jacksoni | Chlorocypha jacksoni | Insects | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 37. | Common Hippopotamus | Hippopotamus amphibius | Mammals | Africa |
| 38. | Copadichromis atripinnis | Copadichromis atripinnis | Fishes | Malawi |
| 39. | Copadichromis trewavasae | Copadichromis trewavasae | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 40. | Copadichromis thinos | Copadichromis thinos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 41. | Copadichromis nkatae | Copadichromis nkatae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 42. | Copadichromis mbenji | Copadichromis mbenji | Fishes | Malawi |
| 43. | Copadichromis geertsi | Copadichromis geertsi | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 44. | Copadichromis cyclicos | Copadichromis cyclicos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 45. | Copadichromis conophorus | Copadichromis conophorus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 46. | Copadichromis boadzulu | Copadichromis boadzulu | Fishes | Malawi |
| 47. | Copadichromis verduyni | Copadichromis verduyni | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 48. | Corncrake | Crex crex | Birds | Africa to Asia |
| 49. | Cynotilapia zebroides | Cynotilapia zebroides | Fishes | Malawi |
| 50. | Cynotilapia axelrodi | Cynotilapia axelrodi | Fishes | Malawi |
| 51. | Deinbollia nyasica | Deinbollia nyasica | Plants | Malawi |
| 52. | Delectable Soft-furred Mouse | Praomys delectorum | Mammals | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 53. | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | Birds | Africa |
| 54. | East Coast Akalat | Sheppardia gunningi | Birds | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 55. | Elegant Malachite | Chlorolestes elegans | Insects | Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| 56. | Euphorbia lividiflora | Euphorbia lividiflora | Plants | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
| 57. | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Birds | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| 58. | Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus | Birds | Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
| 59. | Fire Blue Hap | Protomelas dejunctus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 60. | Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Birds | Africa, Asia, Europe |
| 61. | Haplochromis tweddlei | Haplochromis tweddlei | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 62. | Iodotropheus declivitas | Iodotropheus declivitas | Fishes | Malawi |
| 63. | Iodotropheus stuartgranti | Iodotropheus stuartgranti | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 64. | Iodotropheus sprengerae | Iodotropheus sprengerae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 65. | Johnston's River Frog | Amietia johnstoni | Amphibians | Malawi |
| 66. | Kola Nut | Cola mossambicensis | Plants | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 67. | Labidochromis zebroides | Labidochromis zebroides | Fishes | Malawi |
| 68. | Labidochromis gigas | Labidochromis gigas | Fishes | Malawi |
| 69. | Labidochromis freibergi | Labidochromis freibergi | Fishes | Malawi |
| 70. | Labidochromis strigatus | Labidochromis strigatus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 71. | Labidochromis flavigulis | Labidochromis flavigulis | Fishes | Malawi |
| 72. | Labidochromis pallidus | Labidochromis pallidus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 73. | Labidochromis chisumluae | Labidochromis chisumluae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 74. | Labidochromis mylodon | Labidochromis mylodon | Fishes | Malawi |
| 75. | Labidochromis mbenjii | Labidochromis mbenjii | Fishes | Malawi |
| 76. | Labidochromis lividus | Labidochromis lividus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 77. | Labidochromis ianthinus | Labidochromis ianthinus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 78. | Labidochromis heterodon | Labidochromis heterodon | Fishes | Malawi |
| 79. | Lanistes stuhlmanni | Lanistes stuhlmanni | Snails | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 80. | Lanistes solidus | Lanistes solidus | Snails | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 81. | Lanistes nyssanus | Lanistes nyssanus | Snails | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 82. | Lanistes nasutus | Lanistes nasutus | Snails | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 83. | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Birds | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
| 84. | Large-eared Free-tailed Bat | Otomops martiensseni | Mammals | Africa, Asia, Middle East |
| 85. | Leopard
|
Panthera pardus | Mammals | Africa, Asia, Middle East |
| 86. | Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Birds | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
| 87. | Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Birds | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
| 88. | Lethrinops stridae | Lethrinops stridae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 89. | Lethrinops oculatus | Lethrinops oculatus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 90. | Lethrinops microdon | Lethrinops microdon | Fishes | Malawi |
| 91. | Lethrinops micrentodon | Lethrinops micrentodon | Fishes | Malawi |
| 92. | Lethrinops macrophthalmus | Lethrinops macrophthalmus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 93. | Lethrinops macracanthus | Lethrinops macracanthus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 94. | Lilian's Lovebird | Agapornis lilianae | Birds | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 95. | 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 |
| 96. | Madagascar Pond-heron | Ardeola idae | Birds | Africa |
| 97. | Maylandia estherae | Maylandia estherae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 98. | Maylandia pyrsonotos | Maylandia pyrsonotos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 99. | Maylandia emmiltos | Maylandia emmiltos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 100. | Maylandia pursa | Maylandia pursa | Fishes | Malawi |
| 101. | Maylandia cyneusmarginata | Maylandia cyneusmarginata | Fishes | Malawi |
| 102. | Maylandia melabranchion | Maylandia melabranchion | Fishes | Malawi |
| 103. | Maylandia chrysomallos | Maylandia chrysomallos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 104. | Maylandia mbenjii | Maylandia mbenjii | Fishes | Malawi |
| 105. | Maylandia callainos | Maylandia callainos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 106. | Maylandia lombardoi | Maylandia lombardoi | Fishes | Malawi |
| 107. | Maylandia benetos | Maylandia benetos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 108. | Maylandia heteropicta | Maylandia heteropicta | Fishes | Malawi |
| 109. | Maylandia xanstomachus | Maylandia xanstomachus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 110. | Maylandia aurora | Maylandia aurora | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 111. | Maylandia hajomaylandi | Maylandia hajomaylandi | Fishes | Malawi |
| 112. | Maylandia thapsinogen | Maylandia thapsinogen | Fishes | Malawi |
| 113. | Maylandia greshakei | Maylandia greshakei | Fishes | Malawi |
| 114. | Maylandia sandaracinos | Maylandia sandaracinos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 115. | Melanochromis perileucos | Melanochromis perileucos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 116. | Melanochromis elastodema | Melanochromis elastodema | Fishes | Malawi |
| 117. | Melanochromis mellitus | Melanochromis mellitus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 118. | Melanochromis dialeptos | Melanochromis dialeptos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 119. | Melanochromis loriae | Melanochromis loriae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 120. | Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos | Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 121. | Melanochromis lepidiadaptes | Melanochromis lepidiadaptes | Fishes | Malawi |
| 122. | Melanochromis chipokae | Melanochromis chipokae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 123. | Melanochromis johannii | Melanochromis johannii | Fishes | Malawi |
| 124. | Melanochromis baliodigma | Melanochromis baliodigma | Fishes | Malawi |
| 125. | Melanochromis joanjohnsonae | Melanochromis joanjohnsonae | Fishes | Malawi |
| 126. | Melanochromis interruptus | Melanochromis interruptus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 127. | Melanochromis xanthodigma | Melanochromis xanthodigma | Fishes | Malawi |
| 128. | Melanochromis heterochromis | Melanochromis heterochromis | Fishes | Malawi |
| 129. | Melanoides turritispira | Melanoides turritispira | Snails | Malawi |
| 130. | Melanoides truncatelliformis | Melanoides truncatelliformis | Snails | Malawi |
| 131. | Melanoides pupiformis | Melanoides pupiformis | Snails | Malawi |
| 132. | Melanoides polymorpha | Melanoides polymorpha | Snails | Malawi |
| 133. | Mlanje Cedar | Widdringtonia whytei | Plants | Malawi |
| 134. | Montane Demoiselle | Umma declivium | Insects | Malawi, Tanzania |
| 135. | Morinda asteroscepa | Morinda asteroscepa | Plants | Malawi, Tanzania |
| 136. | Mutela alata | Mutela alata | Clams | Malawi |
| 137. | Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni | Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni | Insects | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 138. | Nyika Dwarf Toad | Mertensophryne nyikae | Amphibians | Malawi, Zambia |
| 139. | Ocotea kenyensis | Ocotea kenyensis | Plants | Africa |
| 140. | Olive-headed Weaver | Ploceus olivaceiceps | Birds | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 141. | Opsaridium microlepis | Opsaridium microlepis | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 142. | Opsaridium microcephalum | Opsaridium microcephalum | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 143. | Oreochromis karongae | Oreochromis karongae | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 144. | Oreochromis squamipinnis | Oreochromis squamipinnis | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 145. | Oreochromis mossambicus | Oreochromis mossambicus | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 146. | Oreochromis lidole | Oreochromis lidole | Fishes | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 147. | Oreocnemis phoenix | Oreocnemis phoenix | Insects | Malawi |
| 148. | Otopharynx lithobates | Otopharynx lithobates | Fishes | Malawi |
| 149. | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Birds | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
| 150. | Petrotilapia nigra | Petrotilapia nigra | Fishes | Malawi |
| 151. | Petrotilapia chrysos | Petrotilapia chrysos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 152. | Philippia nyassana | Philippia nyassana | Plants | Malawi |
| 153. | Potamonautes montivagus | Potamonautes montivagus | Crustaceans | Malawi |
| 154. | Potamonautes choloensis | Potamonautes choloensis | Crustaceans | Malawi |
| 155. | Protomelas virgatus | Protomelas virgatus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 156. | Pseudotropheus galanos | Pseudotropheus galanos | Fishes | Malawi |
| 157. | Pseudotropheus flavus | Pseudotropheus flavus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 158. | Pseudotropheus cyaneus | Pseudotropheus cyaneus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 159. | Pseudotropheus ater | Pseudotropheus ater | Fishes | Malawi |
| 160. | Pseudotropheus tursiops | Pseudotropheus tursiops | Fishes | Malawi |
| 161. | Pseudotropheus saulosi | Pseudotropheus saulosi | Fishes | Malawi |
| 162. | Pseudotropheus purpuratus | Pseudotropheus purpuratus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 163. | Pseudotropheus modestus | Pseudotropheus modestus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 164. | Puku | Kobus vardonii | Mammals | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 165. | Rawsonia burtt-davyi | Rawsonia burtt-davyi | Plants | Malawi |
| 166. | Red Jungle-skimmer | Hadrothemis scabrifrons | Insects | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 167. | Reiche's Squeaker | Arthroleptis reichei | Amphibians | Malawi, Tanzania |
| 168. | Rubberlip Hap | Otopharynx pachycheilus | Fishes | Malawi |
| 169. | Seychelles Fineliner | Teinobasis alluaudi | Insects | Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania |
| 170. | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | Birds | Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
| 171. | Spotted Ground-thrush | Zoothera guttata | Birds | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania |
| 172. | Stierling's Woodpecker | Dendropicos stierlingi | Birds | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 173. | Straw-coloured Fruit Bat | Eidolon helvum | Mammals | Africa, Asia, Middle East |
| 174. | 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 |
| 175. | Taita Falcon | Falco fasciinucha | Birds | Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 176. | Tana Labeo | Labeo mesops | Fishes | Malawi |
| 177. | Tanzanian Vlei Rat | Otomys lacustris | Mammals | Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 178. | Temnick's Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia temminckii | Mammals | Africa |
| 179. | Ternstroemia polypetala | Ternstroemia polypetala | Plants | Cameroon, Malawi, Tanzania |
| 180. | Thermochoria jeanneli | Thermochoria jeanneli | Insects | Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 181. | Thyolo Alethe | Alethe choloensis | Birds | Malawi, Mozambique |
| 182. | Trichocladus goetzei | Trichocladus goetzei | Plants | Malawi, Tanzania |
| 183. | Tropheops tropheops | Tropheops tropheops | Fishes | Malawi |
| 184. | Tropheops microstoma | Tropheops microstoma | Fishes | Malawi |
| 185. | Tropheops gracilior | Tropheops gracilior | Fishes | Malawi |
| 186. | Wattled Crane | Grus carunculatus | Birds | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 187. | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Birds | Africa |
| 188. | White-winged Apalis | Apalis chariessa | Birds | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| 189. | Yellow-throated Apalis | Apalis flavigularis | Birds | Malawi |
| 190. | Zanthoxylum deremense | Zanthoxylum deremense | Plants | Africa |
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