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Explore endangered species across Africa by country → species with scientific names, distribution, population trends, threats, IUCN status, images and FAQs, updated regularly.

Grévy’s Zebra

Grévy’s Zebra

Equus grevyi

Grévy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest living wild equid, recognizabl···

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx dammah

Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) is a Sahel–Sahara antelope once widespre···

Black Rhinoceros

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), scientifically known as the black r···

African Forest Elephant

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

I. Physical CharacteristicsAfrican forest elephants are smaller and more com···

African savanna elephant

African savanna elephant

Loxodonta africana

The name of the African elephant was given by Baron George Couvier (Johann F···

Pan paniscus

Pan paniscus

Pan paniscus,Dwarf Chimpanzee,Bonobo, pygmy chimpanzee

Bonobos (scientific name: Pan paniscus) are called Dwarf Chimpanzee in forei···

Balaeniceps rex

Balaeniceps rex

Balaeniceps rex,Scorpion Stork, Shoe-billed Stork, Zootropod

The largest bird on earth is the Shoebill, the only species in the genus Sho···

Pan troglodytes

Pan troglodytes

Pan troglodytes,Chimpanzee,gorilla

Chimpanzees (scientific name: Pan troglodytes) are called Chimpanzees in for···

Cheetah

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah (scientific name: Acinonyx jubatus) English Cheetah, Hunting Leopard···

African wild dog

African wild dog

Lycaon pictus

African wild dog, also known as Lycaon pictus, has five subspecies.The terri···

Canis simensis

Canis simensis

Simian jackal, steppe jackal, Abyssinian jackal, Simian mountain jackal

The Ethiopian Wolf (scientific name: Canis simensis) is a small dog with two···

Dermochelys coriacea

Dermochelys coriacea

Dermochelys coriacea,Leatherback Turtle,Leatherback turtle, seven-winged turtle, sampan turtle, swallow turtle, leatherback turtle

The leatherback turtle is large and is the largest turtle in the world. It h···

Eretmochelys imbricata

Eretmochelys imbricata

Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill Turtle,Caret, Tortue Caret, Tortue imbriquée, Tortue à bec faucon, Tortue à écailles,Tortuga de Carey,سلحفاة صقرية المنقار

Hawksbill turtles are an animal that often migrates. They are highly mobile ···

Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas,Green Turtle,Sea turtle, black turtle, stone turtle

The green turtle, also known as the sea turtle, is one of the larger species···

Caretta

Caretta

Caretta,Loggerhead turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle is a single species worldwide that spends most of ···

Bos javanicus

Bos javanicus

Bos javanicus,Banteng,Bali cattle, white-rumped wild cattle

Javan buffalo is called Banteng in foreign language, and there are two subsp···

Ceratotherium simum

Ceratotherium simum

White rhino, square-nosed rhino, broad-nosed rhino

The white rhino is not white. In fact, the body color of the white rhino is ···