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Angola - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Angola. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Angola is a country located in the south-west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Congo DR to the north, by Zambia to the east and by Namibia to the south, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Angola.
| Angola | |
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Angola
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Giraffe (５m) |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Black Rhinoceros |
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Angola
extant species |
 | Elephant shrew |
Four-toed Elephant Shrew ,
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew ,
Bushveld Elephant Shrew ,
Western Rock Elephant Shrew |  | Tenrec |
Giant Otter Shrew ,
Congo Golden Mole |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax ,
Southern Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Golden Angwantibo ,
Potto ,
Brown Greater Galago ,
Southern Needle-clawed Bushbaby ,
Mohol Bushbaby ,
Bioko Allen's Bushbaby ,
Thomas's Bushbaby,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Allen's Swamp Monkey ,
Angolan Talapoin ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Greater Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Blue Monkey ,
Moustached Guenon ,
Red-tailed Monkey ,
De Brazza's Monkey ,
Crested Mona Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Black Crested Mangabey ,
Yellow Baboon ,
Chacma Baboon ,
Angola Colobus ,
Western Gorilla (１．７m),
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed flying squirrel ,
Springhare ,
Damara Ground Squirrel ,
Lunda Rope Squirrel,
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel,
Congo Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Smith's Bush Squirrel,
Forest Giant Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Bunyoro Rabbit ,
Jameson's Red Rock Hare ,
Cape Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Southern African Hedgehog | | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Common Eland ,
Bay Duiker ,
Black-fronted Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Sable Antelope ,
Gemsbok ,
Springbok ,
Kirk's Dik-dik ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Steenbok ,
Waterbuck ,
Lechwe ,
Puku ,
Southern Reedbuck ,
Impala ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest ,
Lichtenstein's Hartebeest ,
Blue Wildebeest (Massive migration) |  | Megabat |
Woermann's Bat ,
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
D'Anchieta's Fruit Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Dobson's Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat,
Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat … total 14 species | | Odd-toed ungulate |
Plains Zebra (Stripe),
Mountain Zebra (Stripe) |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin ,
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Black-footed Cat (Spotted),
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Abyssinian Genet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Brown Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Angolan Kusimanse ,
Yellow Mongoose ,
Angolan Slender Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Selous' Mongoose ,
Meerkat ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Black-backed Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
Cape Fox ,
Bat-eared Fox (Unusual large ears),
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger ,
African Striped Weasel ,
Southwest African* |  | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Monitor |
Rock Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Namaqua Chameleon ,
Angola Chameleon ,
Bocage's Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Black Guineafowl ,
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Plumed Guineafowl ,
Crested Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
Woolly-necked Stork ,
White Stork ,
Black Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Spot-breasted Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
White-crested Hornbill ,
Black Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ,
Monteiro's Hornbill ,
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
Bradfield's Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Pale-billed Hornbill ,
Trumpeter Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill ,
Brown-cheeked Hornbill ,
Black-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane ,
Grey Crowned Crane ,
Wattled Crane |  | Turaco |
Red-crested Turaco ,
Green Turaco ,
Schalow's Turaco ,
Black-billed Turaco ,
Yellow-billed Turaco ,
Ross's Turaco ,
Grey Go-away-bird ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Cape Parrot ,
Jardine's Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot ,
Rüppell's Parrot ,
Peach-faced Lovebird ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | endemic bird |
Grey-striped Francolin ,
Swierstra's Francolin ,
Red-crested Turaco ,
Red-backed Mousebird (Long tail),
Gabela Bush-shrike ,
Orange-breasted Bush-shrike ,
White-fronted Wattle-eye ,
Angola Helmetshrike ,
Benguela Lark ,
Pulitzer's Longbill ,
Angola Slaty Flycatcher ,
Angola Cave Chat ,
Gabela Akalat ,
Montane Double-collared Sunbird |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Angola
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Marine mammal |
Brown Fur Seal ,
Southern Elephant Seal (５m) |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Albatross |
Wandering Albatross ,
Shy Albatross ,
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross |  | Penguin |
African Penguin |  | Ray |
Manta ray ,
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |  | Tuna |
Northern bluefin tuna |
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