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Sudan - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Sudan. 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.
Sudan
prehistoric age | |
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Sudan
extinct species
Mesozoic |
 | Bird-hipped dino |
Iguanodon (155.7～93.5 Mya),
Ouranosaurus (112～93.5 Mya; Large sail on back) |  | Cartilaginous fish |
Hybodus (268～65.5 Mya; Great Dying③④) |
Sudan is a country located in the north-east of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Egypt, Chad, Central Africa, Gongo DR, Uganda, Kenya, Ethopia and Eritrea , and by the Red Sea to the east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Sudan.
| Sudan | |
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Sudan
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Aurochs (1.81 Mya～1627),
Scimitar Oryx |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
White Rhinoceros |
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Sudan
extant species |
 | Elephant shrew |
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew ,
Dusky-footed Elephant Shrew,
Rufous Elephant Shrew |  | Tenrec |
Giant Otter Shrew |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax |  | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) |  | Primate |
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Blue Monkey ,
Red-tailed Monkey ,
De Brazza's Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Hamadryas Baboon ,
Olive Baboon ,
Mantled Guereza ,
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Crested Porcupine ,
African Brush-tailed Porcupine ,
Striped Ground Squirrel ,
Unstriped Ground Squirrel ,
Gambian Sun Squirrel,
Boehm's Bush Squirrel,
Ochre Bush Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Bunyoro Rabbit ,
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog ,
Desert Hedgehog | | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Hippopotamus ,
Giraffe (５m),
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Lesser Kudu ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Common Eland ,
Giant Eland ,
Peters's Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Weyns's Duiker,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Gemsbok ,
Addax ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Rhim Gazelle ,
Thomson's Gazelle ,
Red-fronted Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Grant's Gazelle ,
Soemmerring's Gazelle ,
Günther's Dik-dik ,
Salt's Dik-dik ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Barbary sheep ,
Nubian ibex ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Nile Lechwe ,
Mountain Reedbuck ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Long-haired Rousette ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat | | Odd-toed ungulate |
African Wild Ass ,
Grevy's Zebra (Stripe),
Plains Zebra (Stripe) |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin ,
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Sand Cat ,
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Abyssinian Genet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Pousargues' Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
White-tailed Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Golden Jackal ,
Black-backed Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
Pale Fox ,
Rüppell's Fox ,
Fennec Fox (long ears),
Bat-eared Fox (Unusual large ears),
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Saharan Striped Polecat ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile |  | Lizard |
Desert Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Side-striped Chameleon ,
(Chamaeleo conirostratus) ,
(Chamaeleo kinetensis) ,
Smooth Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
Spur-winged Goose ,
Egyptian Goose |  | 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 ,
Northern Bald Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Black Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Jackson's Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
Hemprich's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill ,
Black-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
Black Crowned Crane ,
Common Crane ,
Demoiselle Crane (Highest flying) |  | Turaco |
White-cheeked Turaco ,
White-crested Turaco ,
Black-billed Turaco ,
Ross's Turaco ,
White-bellied Go-away-bird ,
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot ,
Niam-niam Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet ,
Red-faced Lovebird |  | endemic bird |
Cinnamon Weaver | | bird (CR) |
Sociable Lapwing | | bird (EN) |
Spotted Ground-thrush |  | tree |
African Baobab |
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Sudan
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong |  | Turtle |
Hawksbill turtle ,
Olive Ridley |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Great hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |
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