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Gambia - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Gambia is a country located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Senegal, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Gambia.
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Gambia
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Carnivora |
Chimpanzee ,
Cheetah ,
Lion (２．５m) |  | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |  | bird |
Yellow-casqued Hornbill |
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Gambia
extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Primate |
Potto ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Patas Monkey ,
Green Monkey ,
Campbell's Mona Monkey ,
Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Guinea Baboon ,
King Colobus ,
Western Red Colobus |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
African Brush-tailed Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Hippopotamus ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Giant Eland ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Pangolin |
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin | | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Spotted Hyena ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
Gambian Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
Woolly-necked Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Cape Parrot ,
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Gambia
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Olive Ridley |  | 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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