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Rwanda - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Rwanda is an inland country located in the central of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Uganda to the north, by Congo DR to the west, by Tanzania to the east and by Burundi to the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Rwanda.
| Rwanda | |
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Rwanda regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Primate |
Chimpanzee |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Black Rhinoceros |  | bird |
Grey-green Bushshrike ,
Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike ,
Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike ,
Cassin's Flycatcher |
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Rwanda extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (7.3m),
African Forest Elephant |  | Primate |
Potto ,
Brown Greater Galago ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Mohol Bushbaby ,
Dusky Bushbaby,
Thomas's Bushbaby,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Blue Monkey ,
Red-tailed Monkey ,
L'Hoest's Monkey ,
Hamlyn's Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Olive Baboon ,
Angola Colobus ,
Mantled Guereza ,
Eastern Gorilla |  | Rodent |
Cape Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Carruther's Mountain Squirrel,
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel,
Boehm's Bush Squirrel,
Forest Giant Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Bunyoro Rabbit ,
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Common Eland ,
Peters's Duiker ,
Black-fronted Duiker ,
Weyns's Duiker,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Impala ,
Tsessebe |  | Megabat |
Angolan Rousette,
Long-haired Rousette ,
Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Plains Zebra (Stripe) |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin ,
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Serval (Spotted),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (2.5m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Spotted Hyena ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger ,
African Striped Weasel |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
Woolly-necked Stork ,
White Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Spot-breasted Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Grey Crowned Crane |  | Turaco |
Black-billed Turaco ,
Purple-crested Turaco ,
Ruwenzori Turaco ,
Ross's Turaco ,
Bare-faced Go-away-bird ,
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Cape Parrot ,
Jardine's Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | bird (EN) |
Madagascar Pond Heron ,
Botha's Lark ,
Kungwe Apalis |
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Rwanda small extant species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Rahm's Brush-furred Rat |  | Mole (EN) |
Kivu Long-haired Shrew |  | Frog (EN) |
Karissimbi Forest Treefrog |  | Swallowtail butterfly |
Antimachus Swallowtail ,
Cream-banded Swallowtail |
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