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Benin - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Benin is a country located in the central of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Niger to the north, and by the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Benin.
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Benin
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Primate |
Chimpanzee |
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Benin
extant species |
 | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) | | Primate |
Potto ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Greater Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Mona Monkey ,
Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey ,
White-throated Guenon ,
Olive Baboon ,
King Colobus ,
Ursine Colobus ,
Olive Colobus |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
Greater Cane Rat ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Kintampo Rope Squirrel,
Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel,
Thomas's Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel,
Green Bush Squirrel,
Forest Giant Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog ,
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Bay Duiker ,
Black Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Woermann's Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Veldkamp's Bat |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Flat-headed Kusimanse ,
Slender Mongoose ,
African Wild Dog ,
Pale Fox ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Chameleon |
(Chamaeleo necasi) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted 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 ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
White-crested Hornbill ,
Black Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill ,
Brown-cheeked Hornbill ,
Yellow-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet ,
Red-faced Lovebird |
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Benin
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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