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Burkina Faso - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Burkina Faso is an inland country located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Mali ,Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. The following shows the distribution of animals in Burkina Faso.
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Burkina Faso regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Giraffe (5m),
Scimitar Oryx |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (2.75m) |
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Burkina Faso extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Elephant |
African elephant (7.3m) |  | Primate |
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Olive Baboon ,
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Kintampo Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Bushbuck ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Bay Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Angolan Rousette,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (2.5m),
Leopard (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Slender Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
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 |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
Woolly-necked Stork ,
White Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane |  | Turaco |
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater |  | Parrot |
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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