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Senegal - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Senegal is a country located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and Guinea Bissau, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Senegal.
| Senegal | |
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Senegal regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Giraffe (5m),
Scimitar Oryx |  | Carnivora |
Cheetah |  | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |
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Senegal extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (7.3m) |  | Primate |
Potto ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Campbell's Mona Monkey ,
Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Guinea Baboon ,
Collared Mangabey ,
Sooty Mangabey ,
King Colobus ,
Western Red Colobus ,
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Crested Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Common Warthog ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Bushbuck ,
Giant Eland ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Egyptian Rousette ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (2.5m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Gambian Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Golden Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
Pale Fox ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Chameleon |
Senegal Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (2.75m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's 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 Pied Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Yellow-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane ,
Common Crane |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Violet Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Senegal marine extant species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle ,
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Magnificent Frigatebird |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Ray |
Manta ray ,
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (12m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Great hammerhead ,
Basking shark ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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Senegal small extant species |
 | Newt (EN) |
(Grandisonia brevis) |
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