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Somalia - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Somalia is a country located in the east of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, and by the Indiam Ocean to the east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Somalia.
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Somalia extant species |
 | Elephant shrew |
Somali Elephant Shrew,
Rufous Elephant Shrew |  | Tenrec |
Somali Golden Mole |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (7.3m) |  | Primate |
Northern Greater Galago ,
Somali Bushbaby ,
Zanzibar Bushbaby ,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Blue Monkey ,
Hamadryas Baboon ,
Olive Baboon ,
Yellow Baboon |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
Unstriped Ground Squirrel ,
Ochre Bush Squirrel,
Red Bush Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare ,
Abyssinian Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog ,
Somali Hedgehog ,
Desert Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Desert Warthog ,
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Giraffe (5m),
African Buffalo ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Lesser Kudu ,
Harvey's Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Gemsbok ,
Dibatag ,
Speke's Gazelle ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Grant's Gazelle ,
Soemmerring's Gazelle ,
Gerenuk (Giraffe-necked antelope),
Beira ,
Kirk's Dik-dik ,
Salt's Dik-dik ,
Silver Dik-dik,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Waterbuck ,
Hirola ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
East African Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
African Wild Ass ,
Grevy's Zebra (Stripe),
Plains Zebra (Stripe) |  | Pangolin |
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Lion (2.5m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Abyssinian Genet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Golden Jackal ,
Black-backed Jackal ,
Rüppell's Fox ,
Bat-eared Fox (Unusual large ears),
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile |  | Lizard |
Rock Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Side-striped Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (2.75m) |  | Goose |
Egyptian Goose |  | Guineafowl |
Helmeted Guineafowl ,
Crested Guineafowl ,
Vulturine Guineafowl |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
African Openbill Stork ,
Abdim's Stork ,
Woolly-necked Stork ,
White Stork ,
Saddle-billed Stork ,
Marabou Stork |  | Ibis |
Sacred Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Von der Decken's Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
Hemprich's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill |  | Turaco |
White-cheeked Turaco ,
Fischer's Turaco ,
White-bellied Go-away-bird |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Brown-headed Parrot ,
Red-bellied Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |  | endemic bird |
Somali Pigeon ,
Bulo Burti Boubou ,
Lesser Hoopoe-lark ,
Obbia Lark |  | bird (CR) |
Archer's Lark |  | bird (EN) |
Ash's Lark ,
Warsangli Linnet |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Somalia marine extant species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Hawksbill turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Frigatebird |
Great Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Manta ray ,
Knifetooth sawfish ,
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Longcomb sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (12m),
Great hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish ,
Black Marlin |
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