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Nigeria - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Nigeria. 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.
Nigeria is a country located in the central of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Benin to the west, by Cameroon to the east and by Chad to the north, and by the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Nigeria.
| Nigeria | |
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Nigeria
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Scimitar Oryx |
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Nigeria
extant species |
 | Tenrec |
Giant Otter Shrew |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Calabar Angwantibo ,
Potto ,
Northern Needle-clawed Bushbaby ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Bioko Allen's Bushbaby ,
Thomas's Bushbaby,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Greater Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Mona Monkey ,
Crested Mona Monkey ,
White-throated Guenon ,
Sclater's Guenon ,
Red-eared Guenon ,
Preuss's Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Olive Baboon ,
Collared Mangabey ,
Drill ,
Mantled Guereza ,
Ursine Colobus ,
Western Red Colobus ,
Pennant's Colobus ,
Olive Colobus ,
Western Gorilla (１．７m),
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed flying squirrel ,
Crested Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel,
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel,
Thomas's Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel,
Cooper's Mountain Squirrel,
Green Bush Squirrel,
Forest Giant Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog | | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Common Warthog ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Pygmy Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
Giraffe (５m),
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Giant Eland ,
Bay Duiker ,
Ogilby's Duiker ,
Black Duiker ,
Black-fronted Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Bates's Pygmy Antelope ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Mountain Reedbuck ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Woermann's Bat ,
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Veldkamp's Bat … total 11 species |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin |  | 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),
Crested Servaline Genet(Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Black-footed Mongoose ,
Flat-headed Kusimanse ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Gambian Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Golden Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
Pale Fox ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Saharan Striped Polecat ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Black Guineafowl ,
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Crested 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 ,
Spot-breasted Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
White-crested Hornbill ,
Black Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill ,
Brown-cheeked Hornbill ,
Black-casqued Hornbill ,
Yellow-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane ,
Demoiselle Crane (Highest flying) |  | Turaco |
White-crested Turaco ,
Green Turaco ,
Yellow-billed Turaco ,
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Jardine's Parrot ,
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | bird |
Rock Firefinch ,
Anambra Waxbill ,
Jos Plateau Indigobird (Long tail) | | bird (EN) |
White-throated Mountain-babbler ,
Ibadan Malimbe |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Nigeria
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Olive Ridley |  | Frigatebird |
Ascension Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |
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Nigeria
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Gotel Mountain Praomys |  | Frog (EN) |
Amiet's Long-fingered Frog ,
Black Long-fingered Frog ,
Acha Tugi Long-fingered Frog ,
(Amietophrynus djohongensis),
(Didynamipus sjostedti) ,
Mertens' Smalltongue Toad ,
(Amnirana asperrima) |
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