With its lush grass savannahs, Africa is known above all for its large herds of hoofed animals (giraffes, gazelles, antelopes, etc.), impressive big cats and enormous elephants. But its barren deserts and semi-deserts, home to a wide range of hardy species, and its tropical highlands with rare mountain animals, including primates, are just as significant for the biodiversity of this continent.
Aldabra giant tortoiseGeochelone gigantea
Black And Rufous SengiRhynchocyon petersi
Blue craneAnthropoides paradisea
Cape coral snakeAspidelaps lubricus
ChimpanzeePan troglodytes
- Dahomey dwarf cattle
Bos primigenius taurus
Dama gazelleNanger dama mhorr
DrillMandrillus leucophaeus
Dwarf crocodileOsteolaemus tetraspis
- Greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Greater vasa parrotCoracopsis vasa
Hamadryas baboonPapio hamadryas
Hartmann`s mountain zebraEquus zebra hartmannae
Kalahari serrated tortoisePsammobates oculiferus
LionPanthera leo
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Moustached guenonCercopithecus cephus
NyalaTragelaphus angasii
Pygmy goatCapra aegagrus hircus
Radiated tortoiseAstrochelys radiata
- Red river hog
Potamochoerus porcus
Red ruffed lemurVarecia rubra
Red-capped mangabeyCercocebus torquatus
Reticulated giraffeGiraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Ring-tailed lemurLemur catta
South african ostrichStruthio camelus australis
Speckled dwarf tortoiseChersobius sigantus
Western Gaboon viperBitis rhinoceros
Western lowland gorillaGorilla gorilla gorilla