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Uganda - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Uganda. 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.
Uganda
prehistoric age | |
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Uganda
extinct species
Cenozoic |
 | Primitive elephant |
Deinotherium (22.4～0.01 Mya; ５m),
Prodeinotherium (20～11.61 Mya),
Anancus (9～0.126 Mya) | | Elephant |
Stegodon (11.61～0.01 Mya; ５m),
Elephas recki (5.33～0.01 Mya),
Loxodonta exoptata(3.6～1.81 Mya) |  | Primate |
Proconsul (28.4～11.61 Mya),
Victoriapithecus(22.4～11.61 Mya),
Afropithecus (20.43～20 Mya) |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Dorcatherium (16.9～5.33 Mya; Deer),
Hexaprotodon imagunculus(5.33～1.81 Mya; 533～181万年前; Hippo),
Gorgon-eyed Hippopotamus (2.59～0.781 Mya),
Hippopotamus karumensis(2.59～0.01 Mya) |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Brachypotherium (20～5.33 Mya; Rhino),
Chalicotherium (16～7.75 Mya) |  | Saber-toothed cat |
Homotherium (13.65～0.01 Mya) |
Uganda is an inland country located in the East of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, by Congo DR to the west, by Tanzania to the south and Kenya to th east. There is the Lake Victoria in the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Uganda.
| Uganda | |
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Uganda
regionally extinct
in historic age |
| Even-toed ungulate |
Okapi (related to the giraffe) | | Odd-toed ungulate |
Black Rhinoceros |
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Uganda
extant species |
 | Elephant shrew |
Checkered Elephant Shrew ,
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew ,
Dusky-footed Elephant Shrew,
Rufous Elephant Shrew |  | Tenrec |
Ruwenzori Otter Shrew ,
Giant Otter Shrew ,
Stuhlmann's Golden Mole |  | Aardvark |
Aardvark (Living fossil) |  | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax ,
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax ,
Western Tree Hyrax | | Elephant |
African elephant (７．３m) | | Primate |
Potto ,
Brown Greater Galago ,
Senegal Bushbaby ,
Dusky Bushbaby,
Thomas's Bushbaby,
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby,
Patas Monkey ,
Vervet Monkeys' ,
Blue Monkey ,
Red-tailed Monkey ,
L'Hoest's Monkey ,
De Brazza's Monkey ,
Hamlyn's Monkey ,
Grey-cheeked Mangabey ,
Olive Baboon ,
Angola Colobus ,
Mantled Guereza ,
Eastern Gorilla ,
Chimpanzee |  | Rodent |
Beecroft's Flying Squirrel ,
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed flying squirrel ,
Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel ,
Cape Porcupine ,
Crested Porcupine ,
African Brush-tailed Porcupine |  | Rabbit |
Bunyoro Rabbit ,
Cape Hare ,
African Savanna Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Four-toed Hedgehog | | Even-toed ungulate |
Giant Forest Hog ,
Common Warthog ,
Bushpig ,
Red River Hog ,
Hippopotamus ,
Water Chevrotain ,
Giraffe (５m),
African Buffalo ,
Sitatunga ,
Greater Kudu ,
Bushbuck ,
Lesser Kudu ,
Bongo (Stripe),
Common Eland ,
Giant Eland ,
Bay Duiker ,
Peters's Duiker ,
Black-fronted Duiker ,
Red-flanked Duiker ,
Weyns's Duiker,
Yellow-backed Duiker ,
Blue Duiker ,
Common Duiker ,
Roan Antelope ,
Gemsbok ,
Grant's Gazelle ,
Günther's Dik-dik ,
Bates's Pygmy Antelope ,
Klipspringer ,
Oribi ,
Steenbok ,
Waterbuck ,
Kob ,
Mountain Reedbuck ,
Bohor Reedbuck ,
Impala ,
Tsessebe ,
Hartebeest |  | Megabat |
Woermann's Bat ,
Angolan Rousette,
Egyptian Rousette ,
Long-haired Rousette ,
Little Collared Fruit Bat ,
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat ,
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
East African Epauletted Fruit Bat ,
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat … total 11 species | | Odd-toed ungulate |
Plains Zebra (Stripe) |  | Pangolin |
Giant Pangolin ,
Tree Pangolin ,
Long-tailed Pangolin ,
Ground Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
African Palm Civet ,
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Cheetah ,
Serval (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
African Golden Cat ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
African Civet (Spotted),
Common Genet (Spotted),
Servaline Genet (Spotted),
Rusty-spotted Genet (Spotted),
Spotted Hyena ,
Aardwolf ,
Marsh Mongoose ,
Jackson's Mongoose ,
Alexander's Kusimanse ,
Pousargues' Mongoose ,
Slender Mongoose ,
Common Dwarf Mongoose ,
Egyptian Mongoose ,
Banded Mongoose ,
Side-striped Jackal ,
Black-backed Jackal ,
African Wild Dog ,
African Clawless Otter ,
Spotted-necked Otter ,
Striped Polecat (Foul-smelling secretions),
Honey Badger ,
African Striped Weasel |  | Crocodile |
Nile Crocodile |  | Lizard |
Rock Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Side-striped Chameleon ,
Helmeted Chameleon ,
Johnston's Chameleon ,
Montane Side-striped Chameleon ,
Strange-nosed Chameleon ,
Carpenter's 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 ,
Spot-breasted Ibis ,
Hadada Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill ,
African Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
White-crested Hornbill ,
Black Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ,
Red-billed Hornbill ,
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill ,
Jackson's Hornbill ,
Von der Decken's Hornbill ,
Crowned Hornbill ,
African Pied Hornbill ,
Hemprich's Hornbill ,
African Grey Hornbill ,
Piping Hornbill ,
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill ,
Brown-cheeked Hornbill ,
Black-casqued Hornbill |  | Crane |
|  | Turaco |
Hartlaub's Turaco ,
White-crested Turaco ,
Black-billed Turaco ,
Purple-crested Turaco ,
Ruwenzori Turaco ,
Ross's Turaco ,
Bare-faced Go-away-bird ,
White-bellied Go-away-bird ,
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater ,
Great Blue Turaco |  | Flamingo |
Lesser Flamingo ,
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
African Grey Parrot ,
Cape Parrot ,
Meyer's Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet ,
Red-faced Lovebird ,
Black-collared Lovebird |  | endemic bird |
Fox's Weaver | | bird (EN) |
Nahan's Francolin ,
Madagascar Pond Heron ,
Botha's Lark ,
Turner's Eremomela |
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Uganda
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Rahm's Brush-furred Rat,
Montane Shaggy Rat,
Barbour's vlei rat |  | Mole (EN) |
Kahuzi Swamp Shrew,
Tarella Shrew,
Montane Mouse Shrew |  | Frog (CR) |
Du Toit's Torrent Frog | | Frog (EN) |
Karissimbi Forest Treefrog |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Antimachus Swallowtail ,
Cream-banded Swallowtail |
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