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Animals in Eritrea
Some of the more common mammals found in Eritrea are the Abyssinian hare, camels, African wild cats, black-backed jackals, vervet monkeys, and hamadryas baboons. In the mountains, lions, Tora hartebeests, and greater kudus can be found. On the Bure peninsula, the most common are the gazelle, but there are also leopards, hyenas, foxes, zebra, crocodiles, oryxs, antelope, and greater kudus in sparse amounts. Eritrea, once abundant with elephants, now has a limited amount. Most are found near the Gash River where they live symbiotically with olive baboons.
There are 537 species of bird in Eritrea. Many nesting birds are attracted, including the Arabian bustard and osprey. Ostriches are also common here, along with the Ethiopian oriole and white-billed starling. Eritrea lies on a migratory path as well and attracts many coastal birds to its shores such as gulls, terns, waders, and the white-water Kingfisher, endemic, within Africa, to Eritrea.
The reef on the coast of Eritrea is abundant with marine life. Angelfish, swordfish, parrotfish, grouper, and various other species of fish are quite populous. Marine turtles, most commonly the green and hawksbill turtles, can be found frequenting the waters around Eritrea. Dolphins are also usual inhabitants of this area, specifically the common and spinner dolphins. Mako, hammerhead and tiger sharks live in these waters too, along with manta rays and the now endangered dugong, or seacow.
As far as snakes go, the most common of these are the deadly saw-scaled viper, puff adder, and red-spitting cobra. There are three species of python that can be found as well. For lizards there are the Eritrean Agama, chameleons, the Red-headed Rock Agama, Johnston's Long-tailed lizard, and the Yellow-throated Plated lizard.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Eritrea.
Even-toed ungulates in Eritrea
Common hartebeest Common warthog Greater kudu Salt's dik-dik Klipspringer Gemsbok Oribi Dorcas gazelle Red-fronted gazelle GiraffeCarnivores in Eritrea
Honey badger Striped polecat Cheetah African clawless otter Striped hyaena African sand fox Serval Asiatic jackal Black-backed jackal Speckle-throated otter African caracal African wild dog Spotted hyaena African lion Leopard Aardwolf Wild catDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Eritrea
Pacific pilot whale Long-beaked dolphinBats in Eritrea
African yellow bat African giant free-tailed bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat Yellow-winged bat Trident bat Asian barbastelle Heart-nosed bat Midas free-tailed bat Spotted free-tailed bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Little free-tailed bat African sheath-tailed bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Blasius's horseshoe bat Lesser horseshoe bat Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Lesser mouse-tailed bat Greater mouse-tailed batHyraxes in Eritrea
Bush hyrax Rock dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Eritrea
Cape hareHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Eritrea
Grevy's zebraPrimates in Eritrea
Gelada baboon Eastern black-and-white colobus Hamadryas baboon Lesser bushbabyElephants in Eritrea
African elephantRodents in Eritrea
Small-eared dormouse Gambian sun squirrel Mullah spiny mouse Fring-tailed gerbil Abyssinian grass rat Crested porcupine African grass rat Striped ground squirrel Lesser egyptian jerboa Crested rat Speke's pectinator Unstriped ground squirrel Somalia gerbilDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Eritrea
DugongAardvark in Eritrea
Aardvark
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