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Namibia - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Namibia. 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.
Namibia is a country located in the south-west of Africa. It is bordered by Angola to the north, by Botswana to the east and by South Africa to the south, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. There is the Namib desert. The following shows the distribution of animals in Namibia.
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Namibia
extant species |
 | Elephant shrew |
Four-toed Elephant Shrew ,
Short-eared Elephant Shrew ,
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew ,
Bushveld Elephant Shrew ,
Western Rock Elephant Shrew |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Mohol Bushbaby ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Chacma Baboon |  | Rodent |
Springhare ,
Cape Porcupine ,
Cape Ground Squirrel ,
Damara Ground Squirrel ,
Congo Rope Squirrel,
Smith's Bush Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Jameson's Red Rock Hare ,
Smith's Red Rock Hare ,
Cape Hare ,
Scrub Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Southern African Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Giraffe (５m),
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Common Eland ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Sable Antelope ,
Gemsbok ,
Springbok ,
Günther's Dik-dik ,
Kirk's Dik-dik ,
Klipspringer ,
Steenbok ,
Waterbuck ,
Lechwe ,
Puku ,
Southern Reedbuck ,
Impala ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest ,
Blue Wildebeest (Massive migration) |  | Megabat |
Dobson's Fruit Bat ,
Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat,
Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Plains Zebra (Stripe),
Mountain Zebra (Stripe),
White Rhinoceros ,
Black Rhinoceros |  | Pangolin |
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Black-footed Cat (Spotted),
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Brown Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Yellow Mongoose ,
Angolan Slender Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Selous' Mongoose ,
Meerkat ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Black-backed Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
Cape Fox ,
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 |
Namaqua Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Crested Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
White Stork ,
Black Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Monteiro's Hornbill ,
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
Bradfield's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Trumpeter Hornbill |  | Crane |
Grey Crowned Crane ,
Blue Crane ,
Wattled Crane |  | Turaco |
Knysna Turaco ,
Schalow's Turaco ,
Grey Go-away-bird |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Cape Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot ,
Rüppell's Parrot ,
Nyasa Lovebird ,
Peach-faced Lovebird |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Namibia
marine extant
species |
 | Marine mammal |
Brown Fur Seal ,
Southern Elephant Seal (５m) |  | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Albatross |
Wandering Albatross ,
Grey-headed Albatross ,
Black-browed Albatross ,
Shy Albatross ,
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross |  | Penguin |
African Penguin |  | seabird |
Atlantic Petrel ,
Wahlberg's Cormorant |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Great white shark ,
Shortfin mako ,
Porbeagle shark |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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