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Botswana - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Botswana is an inland country located in the south of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Zambia to the north, by Namibia to the west, by South Africa to the south and Zimbabwe to the east. There is the Kalahari desert in the central, and the Okavango Delta in the north-west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Botswana.
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Botswana
extant species |
 | Elephant shrew |
Short-eared Elephant Shrew ,
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew ,
Bushveld Elephant Shrew ,
Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew ,
Western Rock Elephant Shrew |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Mohol Bushbaby ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Chacma Baboon |  | Rodent |
Cape Porcupine ,
Greater Cane Rat ,
Cape Ground Squirrel ,
Smith's Bush Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Jameson's Red Rock Hare ,
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Southern African Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Giraffe (５m),
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Common Eland ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Sable Antelope ,
Gemsbok ,
Springbok ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Steenbok ,
Sharpe's Grysbok ,
Waterbuck ,
Lechwe ,
Puku ,
Southern Reedbuck ,
Mountain Reedbuck ,
Impala ,
Rhebok ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest ,
Blue Wildebeest (Massive migration) |  | Megabat |
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Plains Zebra (Stripe),
White Rhinoceros ,
Black Rhinoceros |  | Pangolin |
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Black-footed Cat (Spotted),
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Brown Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Yellow 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 |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile |  | Monitor |
Rock Monitor |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted 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 |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Bradfield's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Trumpeter Hornbill |  | Turaco |
Schalow's Turaco ,
Ross's Turaco ,
Grey Go-away-bird |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Cape Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot |  | endemic bird |
Ferruginous Lark |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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