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Mauritania - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Mauritania is a country located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Senegal, West Sahara, Mali and Algeria, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. There is the Sahara desert in whole country. The following shows the distribution of animals in Mauritania.
| Mauritania | |
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Mauritania regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Elephant |
African elephant (7.3m) |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Hippopotamus ,
Giraffe (5m),
Scimitar Oryx |  | Carnivora |
Cheetah ,
Lion (2.5m),
Leopard (Spotted) |
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Mauritania extant species |
 | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax |  | Primate |
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Guinea Baboon ,
Olive Baboon |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog ,
Desert Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Bushbuck ,
Roan Antelope ,
Addax ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Barbary sheep ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Sand Cat ,
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Golden Jackal ,
Pale Fox ,
Rüppell's Fox ,
Fennec Fox (long ears),
Saharan Striped Polecat ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile |  | Lizard |
Desert Monitor |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (2.75m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
White Stork ,
Black Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane |  | Turaco |
Grey Plantain-eater |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |  | bird (CR) |
Northern Bald Ibis |
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Mauritania marine extant species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Ray |
Manta ray |  | Shark |
Whale shark (12m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Basking shark ,
Great white shark ,
Shortfin mako ,
Longfin mako |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish ,
Black Marlin |
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