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Mali - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Mali. 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.
Mali
prehistoric age | |
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Mali
extinct species
Mesozoic |
 | Snake |
Palaeophis (70.6～33.9 Mya; Great Dying⑤) |  | Primitive crocodile |
Sarcosuchus (145.5～93.5 Mya; １２m) |
Mali is an inland country located in the central of Africa. It is surrounded by Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Senegal. There is the Sahara desert in whole country, and the Niger river. The following shows the distribution of animals in Mali.
| Mali | |
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Mali
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Giraffe (５m),
Scimitar Oryx |  | Carnivora |
Cheetah |
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Mali
extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Guinea Baboon ,
Olive Baboon ,
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog ,
Desert Hedgehog | | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
African Buffalo ,
Bushbuck ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Giant Eland ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Addax ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Rhim Gazelle ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Oribi ,
Barbary sheep ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin | | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Sand Cat ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Golden Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
Pale Fox ,
Rüppell's Fox ,
Fennec Fox (long ears),
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Saharan Striped Polecat ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger | | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile |  | Lizard |
Desert Monitor |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
Taiga Bean-Goose ,
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted 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 ,
Northern Bald Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater |  | Parrot |
Meyer's Parrot ,
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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