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Guinea Bissau - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Guinea Bissau is a country located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Senegal and Guinea, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the south-west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Guinea Bissau.
| Guinea Bissau | |
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Guinea Bissau regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Primate |
Chimpanzee |  | Carnivora |
Cheetah |
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Guinea Bissau extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (7.3m) |  | Primate |
Potto ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Campbell's Mona Monkey ,
Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Guinea Baboon ,
Sooty Mangabey ,
King Colobus ,
Western Red Colobus |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Crested 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 |
Common Warthog ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Giant Eland ,
Bay Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Angolan Rousette,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (2.5m),
Leopard (Spotted),
Spotted Hyena ,
Banded Mongoose ,
African Wild Dog ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Crested Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed 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 ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Yellow-casqued Hornbill |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane ,
Common Crane |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Cape Parrot ,
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |
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Guinea Bissau marine extant species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Ray |
Manta ray ,
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Large-tooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (12m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako ,
Longfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |  | Tuna |
Northern bluefin tuna |
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