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Sierra Leone - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Sierra Leone is a country located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Guinea and Liberia, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | |
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Sierra Leone
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Carnivora |
Cheetah ,
Lion (２．５m) |
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Sierra Leone
extant species |
 | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Potto ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Diana Monkey ,
Campbell's Mona Monkey ,
Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey ,
Guinea Baboon ,
Olive Baboon ,
Collared Mangabey ,
Sooty Mangabey ,
King Colobus ,
Western Red Colobus ,
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed flying squirrel ,
Long-eared Flying Mouse ,
Crested Porcupine ,
African Brush-tailed Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Ebian's Palm Squirrel,
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Red-legged Sun Squirrel,
Small Sun Squirrel,
Green Bush Squirrel,
Forest Giant Squirrel,
Slender-tailed Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Common Warthog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Pygmy Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
African Buffalo ,
Bushbuck ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Bay Duiker ,
Jentink's Duiker ,
Ogilby's Duiker ,
Black Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Zebra Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Maxwell's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Royal Antelope ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob |  | Megabat |
Woermann's Bat ,
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Veldkamp's Bat |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin | | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Serval (Spotted),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Haussa Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Leighton's Linsang (Spotted),
Spotted Hyena ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Common Kusimanse ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Gambian Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Slender-snouted Crocodile ,
Nile Crocodile ,
Dwarf Crocodile |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
White-breasted Guineafowl ,
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Crested Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
Woolly-necked Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Olive Ibis ,
Spot-breasted Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
White-crested Hornbill ,
Black Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Dwarf 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 |  | Turaco |
Green Turaco ,
Yellow-billed Turaco ,
Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Pelican |
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Senegal Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | bird (EN) |
Ballmann's Malimbe |
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Sierra Leone
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
African Manatee |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Ray |
Manta ray ,
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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Sierra Leone
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Baer's Hylomyscus |  | Frog (EN) |
Freetown Long-fingered Frog |
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