🌍 Wildlife geography

Animals of Africa

Explore animals found across Africa, including their geographic distribution, habitats, regions and the countries where they occur.

8Animal species

59Countries

5Regions

Africa
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Regions of Africa

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Eastern Africa

20 countries6 species

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Middle Africa

10 countries7 species

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Northern Africa

7 countries4 species

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Southern Africa

5 countries7 species

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Western Africa

17 countries5 species

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Countries by Region

Browse the countries and animal records within each region.

Eastern Africa

20 countries in this region

Middle Africa

10 countries in this region

🇦🇴AngolaMiddle Africa7
species

🇨🇲CameroonMiddle Africa4
species

🇨🇫Central African RepublicMiddle Africa5
species

🇹🇩ChadMiddle Africa5
species

🇨🇬CongoMiddle Africa1
species

🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle Africa5
species

🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaMiddle Africa0
species

🇬🇦GabonMiddle Africa1
species

🇸🇹Sao Tome and PrincipeMiddle Africa0
species

🇸🇸South SudanMiddle Africa5
species

Northern Africa

7 countries in this region

🇩🇿AlgeriaNorthern Africa3
species

🇪🇬EgyptNorthern Africa3
species

🇱🇾LibyaNorthern Africa3
species

🇲🇦MoroccoNorthern Africa2
species

🇸🇩SudanNorthern Africa2
species

🇹🇳TunisiaNorthern Africa2
species

🇪🇭Western SaharaNorthern Africa1
species

Southern Africa

5 countries in this region

🇧🇼BotswanaSouthern Africa6
species

🇸🇿EswatiniSouthern Africa5
species

🇱🇸LesothoSouthern Africa1
species

🇳🇦NamibiaSouthern Africa7
species

🇿🇦South AfricaSouthern Africa7
species

Western Africa

17 countries in this region

🇧🇯BeninWestern Africa3
species

🇧🇫Burkina FasoWestern Africa5
species

🇨🇻Cabo VerdeWestern Africa0
species

🇨🇮Côte d'IvoireWestern Africa2
species

🇬🇲GambiaWestern Africa2
species

🇬🇭GhanaWestern Africa3
species

🇬🇳GuineaWestern Africa4
species

🇬🇼Guinea-BissauWestern Africa3
species

🇱🇷LiberiaWestern Africa1
species

🇲🇱MaliWestern Africa5
species

🇲🇷MauritaniaWestern Africa5
species

🇳🇪NigerWestern Africa4
species

🇳🇬NigeriaWestern Africa5
species

🇸🇭Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaWestern Africa0
species

🇸🇳SenegalWestern Africa4
species

🇸🇱Sierra LeoneWestern Africa3
species

🇹🇬TogoWestern Africa3
species

Country pages contain the detailed animal distribution records, country facts, map location and native, introduced or historical occurrence information maintained in the Geography system.