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Kenya - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Kenya. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Kenya
prehistoric age | |
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Kenya
extinct species
Cenozoic |
 | Primitive elephant |
Deinotherium (22.4～0.01 Mya; ５m),
Prodeinotherium (20～11.61 Mya),
Archaeobelodon(16.9～16 Mya),
Anancus (9～0.126 Mya) | | Elephant |
Stegodon (11.61～0.01 Mya; ５m),
Loxodonta adaurora(5.33～1.81 Mya),
Elephas recki (5.33～0.01 Mya),
Loxodonta exoptata(3.6～1.81 Mya) |  | Primate |
Proconsul (28.4～11.61 Mya),
Kenyapithecus (23.03～11.61 Mya),
Victoriapithecus(22.4～11.61 Mya),
Afropithecus (20.43～20 Mya),
Dendropithecus (20～15 Mya),
Nyanzapithecus(15.97～11.61 Mya),
Samburupithecus(11.61～5.33 Mya) |  | Hominid |
Orrorin tugenensis (6 Mya; excavated at Tugen Hills),
Australopithecus anamensis (4.2～3.9 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi, Koobi Fora),
Australopithecus afarensis (3.7～2.9 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora),
Kenyanthropus platyops (3.5～3.2 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi),
Paranthropus aethiopicus (2.7～2.5 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi),
Paranthropus boisei (2.6～1.2 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi, Koobi Fora),
Homo ergaster (2.5～1.7 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora),
Homo habilis (2.3～1.4 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora),
Homo rudolfensis (1.9 Mya; excavated at Koobi Fora),
Homo erectus (1.8～1 Mya; excavated at Lomekwi [Turkana Boy], Koobi Fora) |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Kubanochoerus (20.43～7.25 Mya; Boar),
Climacoceras (15.97～11.61 Mya; Deer),
Paleotragus (13.65～7.75 Mya; Giraffe),
Archaeopotamus lothagamensis(11.61～7.25 Mya; Hippo),
Archaeopotamus harvardi(11.61～3.6 Mya; Hippo),
Sivatherium (11.61～0.126 Mya; Giraffe),
Giraffa jumae(5.3～0.126 Mya),
Giraffa gracilis(5.33～0.01 Mya),
Hexaprotodon protamphibius(3.6～2.59 Mya; Hippo),
Metridiochoerus (3.6～0.781 Mya; Boar),
Megalotragus (3.6～0.781 Mya; Rhebok),
Pelorovis (3.6～0.01 Mya; Giant horned buffalo),
Gorgon-eyed Hippopotamus (2.59～0.781 Mya),
Hippopotamus karumensis(2.59～0.01 Mya),
Hexaprotodon karumensis(2.59～0.01 Mya) |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Aceratherium (33.9～3.4 Mya; Rhino),
Brachypotherium (20～5.33 Mya; Rhino),
Chalicotherium (16～7.75 Mya),
Ancylotherium (9～1.81 Mya) |  | Carnivora-like |
Hyaenodon (42～15.97 Mya),
Megistotherium (16.9～11.61 Mya; ４m),
Dissopsalis (13.65～11.1 Mya) |  | Saber-toothed cat |
Homotherium (13.65～0.01 Mya),
Megantereon (10.3～1.8 Mya) |  | Carnivora |
Percrocuta(13.65～2.59 Mya),
Dinofelis (9～1.8 Mya; Cat),
Metailurus (9～0.126 Mya; Cat),
Pachycrocuta (7.25～0.126 Mya; Hyena) |
Kenya is an country located in the east of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Uganda to the west, by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east and Tanzania to the south, and by the Indian Ocean to the south-east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Kenya.
| Kenya | |
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Kenya
regionally extinct
in historic age |
| Odd-toed ungulate |
White Rhinoceros |
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Kenya
extant species |
| Elephant shrew |
Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew ,
Black Elephant Shrew ,
Four-toed Elephant Shrew ,
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew ,
Rufous Elephant Shrew |  | Tenrec |
Giant Otter Shrew ,
Stuhlmann's Golden Mole |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax ,
Southern Tree Hyrax | | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) | | Primate |
Potto ,
Brown Greater Galago ,
Northern Greater Galago ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Somali Bushbaby ,
Zanzibar Bushbaby ,
Thomas's Bushbaby,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Blue Monkey ,
Red-tailed Monkey ,
De Brazza's Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Olive Baboon ,
Yellow Baboon ,
Tana River Mangabey ,
Angola Colobus ,
Mantled Guereza ,
Tana River Red Colobus |  | Rodent |
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed flying squirrel ,
Springhare ,
Cape Porcupine ,
Crested Porcupine ,
African Brush-tailed Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Unstriped Ground Squirrel ,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel,
Zanj Sun Squirrel,
Boehm's Bush Squirrel,
Ochre Bush Squirrel,
Red Bush Squirrel,
Striped Bush Squirrel,
Forest Giant Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Smith's Red Rock Hare ,
Cape Hare ,
Ethiopian Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Ground Pangolin | | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Desert Warthog ,
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Giraffe (５m),
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Lesser Kudu ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Common Eland ,
Ader's Duiker ,
Peters's Duiker ,
Black-fronted Duiker ,
Harvey's Duiker ,
Weyns's Duiker,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Sable Antelope ,
Gemsbok ,
Thomson's Gazelle ,
Grant's Gazelle ,
Soemmerring's Gazelle ,
Gerenuk (Giraffe-necked antelope),
Günther's Dik-dik ,
Kirk's Dik-dik ,
Salt's Dik-dik ,
Suni ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Steenbok ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Mountain Reedbuck ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Impala ,
Hirola ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest ,
Blue Wildebeest (Massive migration) |  | Megabat |
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Long-haired Rousette ,
East African Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat | | Odd-toed ungulate |
Grevy's Zebra (Stripe),
Plains Zebra (Stripe),
Black Rhinoceros | | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Servaline Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Bushy-tailed Mongoose ,
Jackson's Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
Long-nosed Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Golden Jackal ,
Black-backed Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
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 |  | Lizard |
Rock Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Side-striped Chameleon ,
Helmeted Chameleon ,
Jackson's Three-horned Chameleon ,
Mount Marsabit Chameleon ,
(Chamaeleo roperi) ,
Mount Kenya Side-striped Chameleon ,
Eldama Ravine Chameleon ,
Mt. Kenya Hornless Chameleon |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Crested Guineafowl ,
Vulturine Guineafowl |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | 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 ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Jackson's Hornbill ,
Von der Decken's Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
Hemprich's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Trumpeter Hornbill ,
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane ,
Grey Crowned Crane |  | Turaco |
White-crested Turaco ,
Fischer's Turaco ,
Schalow's Turaco ,
Black-billed Turaco ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Jardine's Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot ,
Brown-headed Parrot ,
Red-bellied Parrot ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | endemic bird |
Jackson's Francolin ,
Williams's Lark ,
Tana River Cisticola | | bird (CR) |
Taita Thrush | | bird (EN) |
Madagascar Pond Heron ,
Aberdare Cisticola ,
Turner's Eremomela ,
Spotted Ground-thrush ,
Sokoke Pipit ,
Sharpe's Longclaw ,
Clarke's Weaver |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Kenya
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Hawksbill turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Albatross |
Shy Albatross |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Great hammerhead ,
Great white shark ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish ,
Black Marlin ,
Striped Marlin |
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Kenya
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Giant Thicket Rat,
Barbour's vlei rat |  | Mole (CR) |
Taita Shrew |  | Newt (CR) |
(Boulengerula niedeni) |  | Frog (CR) |
Du Toit's Torrent Frog | | Frog (EN) |
(Hyperolius puncticulatus) (Yellow),
(Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus) ,
(Afrixalus sylvaticus) ,
(Phrynobatrachus irangi) |
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