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Gabon - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Gabon is a country located in the central of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Congo, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, and by the Gulf of Guinea to the south-west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Gabon.
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Gabon
extant species |
 | Tenrec |
Giant Otter Shrew |  | Hyrax |
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m),
African Forest Elephant |  | Primate |
Golden Angwantibo ,
Potto ,
Southern Needle-clawed Bushbaby ,
Bioko Allen's Bushbaby ,
Thomas's Bushbaby,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Angolan Talapoin ,
Greater Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Moustached Guenon ,
De Brazza's Monkey ,
Crested Mona Monkey ,
Sun-tailed Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Collared Mangabey ,
Mandrill ,
Drill ,
Black Colobus ,
Mantled Guereza ,
Western Gorilla (１．７m),
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed flying squirrel ,
Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel ,
African Brush-tailed Porcupine |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Common Warthog ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Bay Duiker ,
Ogilby's Duiker ,
Peters's Duiker ,
Black-fronted Duiker ,
White-bellied Duiker,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Bates's Pygmy Antelope ,
Waterbuck ,
Southern Reedbuck |  | Megabat |
Woermann's Bat ,
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Zenker's Fruit Bat |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Servaline Genet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
African Linsang (Spotted),
Spotted Hyena ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Black-footed Mongoose ,
Long-nosed Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Chameleon |
Crested Chameleon |  | 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 ,
Olive Ibis ,
Spot-breasted Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Jackson's Hornbill ,
Von der Decken's Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
Hemprich's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Yellow-billed Turaco ,
Ross's Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Jardine's Parrot ,
Red-faced Lovebird ,
Black-collared Lovebird |
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Gabon
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Olive Ridley |  | Albatross |
Wandering Albatross ,
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |  | Tuna |
Northern bluefin tuna |  | Mangrove |
White mangrove' ,
Red mangrove' ,
Black mangrove' |
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Gabon
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Baer's Hylomyscus |  | Frog (CR) |
(Werneria iboundji) | | Frog (EN) |
Stevart's Egg Frog,
(Petropedetes palmipes) |
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