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Animals in Kenya
Some of the animals of Kenya include zebra, giraffe, hippopotamus, antelope, gazelle, wildebeest and warthog. The most famous Kenyan animals are those known as "The Big Five"; this term is reserved for the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, buffalo and elephant. The phrase was given by hunters and refers to the animals that are thought the most difficult to hunt, although hunting these animals has since been outlawed. Various types of birds also inhabit the African Nation including ostrich, pelican, flamingo, vulture, eagle and parrot. Kenya is also home to over 120 species of snakes including the python, boomslang, puff adder, cobra and mamba. There are several other reptiles that reside within the country such as the chameleon, monitor lizard, leopard tortoise and the crocodile.
The animals of Kenya are ones usually found in local zoos and are celebrated as exotic throughout the world. Guided safaris are offered throughout the country of Kenya and are the safest way to view the animals in their natural habitat. Tours by experienced guides are given to view the animals from the safety of a vehicle. Although beautiful and exciting to see, wild animals of Africa are often dangerous and should never be approached. Kenya is truly a country of abounding animal life that all can appreciate.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Kenya.
Even-toed ungulates in Kenya
Thomson's gazelle Blue duiker Black-fronted duiker Yellow-backed duiker Weyn's duiker Harvey's duiker Bongo Steenbok Klipspringer Giraffe Marshbuck Grey duiker Mountain reedbuck Bohar reedbuck Gemsbok Waterbuck Bushbuck African buffalo Kob Impala Lesser kudu Greater kudu Common hartebeest Oribi Desert warthog Common warthog Giant forest hog Gerenuk Bushpig Blue & white-bearded wildebeest Common hippopotamus Tsessebe Salt's dik-dik Guenther's dikdik Roan antelope Suni Kirk's dik-dik Sable antelope Aders' duiker Grant's gazelle Peter's duikerCarnivores in Kenya
Slender mongoose Desert dwarf mongoose Common dwarf mongoose Cheetah African golden cat Egyptian mongoose Aardwolf Long-nosed mongoose White-tailed mongoose Banded mongoose Honey badger Striped polecat Bat-eared fox African striped weasel African civet Common genet Panther genet Servaline genet African clawless otter African lion Leopard Serval Jackson's mongoose Spotted hyaena Asiatic jackal Speckle-throated otter Wild cat Side-striped jackal African wild dog Black-backed jackal African caracal African palm civet Striped hyaena Bushy-tailed mongooseDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Kenya
Chinese white dolphin Bridled dolphin Bunch Long-beaked dolphin False killer whale Killer whale Blainville's beaked whale Rough-toothed dolphin Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Pacific pilot whale Pygmy sperm whale Fraser's dolphin Bottle-nosed dolphin Grey dolphin Coalfish whale Bryde's whale Blue whale Indo-pacific beaked whale Common rorqual Pygmy killer whaleBats in Kenya
Nut-colored yellow bat Large slit-faced bat Greenish yellow bat Hairy slit-faced bat Hammer-headed fruit bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Large-eared slit-faced bat Dwarf slit-faced bat Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Egyptian slit-faced bat East african epauletted fruit bat Damara woolly bat Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Lesser woolly bat Long-tailed house bat Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Moloney's flat-headed bat Lesser long-fingered bat Gland-tailed free-tailed bat Halcyon horseshoe bat Greater long-fingered bat Spotted free-tailed bat Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Large-eared free-tailed bat Least long-fingered bat De winton's long-eared bat Chapin's free-tailed bat Persian trident bat Darling's horseshoe bat Sierra leone free-tailed bat Lappet-eared free-tailed bat Decken's horseshoe bat Angolan free-tailed bat Yellow-winged bat Little free-tailed bat Eloquent horseshoe bat Mongalla free-tailed bat Russet free-tailed bat Egyptian free-tailed bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Midas free-tailed bat Percival's trident bat Madagascan large free-tailed bat Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat Dwarf free-tailed bat African sheath-tailed bat Kenyan big-eared free-tailed bat Lander's horseshoe bat Railer bat African giant free-tailed bat Bushveld horseshoe bat Hamilton's tomb bat Lesser mouse-tailed bat Hildegarde's tomb bat Mauritian tomb bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Egyptian tomb bat Long-haired rousette Sundevall's roundleaf bat Greater roundleaf bat Pel's pouched bat East african little collared fruit bat Cyclops roundleaf bat Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat Light-winged lesser house bat Mt. gargues pipistrelle Cape hairy bat Noack's roundleaf bat Dark-winged lesser house bat Tiny pipistrelle Welwitch's bat Heart-nosed bat African yellow bat Rüppel's pipistrelle White-bellied yellow bat Rusty pipistrelle Bate's slit-faced bat Schreber's yellow batHyraxes in Kenya
Rock dassie Bush hyrax Eastern tree dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Kenya
Ethiopian hare Cape hare Smith's red rockhareElephant-shrews in Kenya
Short-snouted elephant shrew Golden-rumped elephant shrew Rufous elephant-shrew Black and rufous elephant shrew Four-toed elephant shrewHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Kenya
Black rhinoceros Grevy's zebra Burchell's zebraPangolins in Kenya
Three-cusped pangolin Giant ground pangolin Cape pangolinPrimates in Kenya
Crested mangabey Black-cheeked white-nosed monkey Blue monkey Patas monkey De brazza's monkey Garnett's greater galago Garnett's greater galago Angolan black-and-white colobus Eastern black-and-white colobus Eastern red colobus Potto gibbon Somali galago Lesser bushbabyElephants in Kenya
African elephantRodents in Kenya
Montane hylomyscus Emin's gerbil Jackson's praomys Stella hylomyscus Botta's gerbil Harrington's gerbil Misonne's praomys Dwarf multimammate mouse Loring's rat Guinea multimammate mouse Crested porcupine Harwood's gerbil Acacia rat Tiny fat mouse Natal multimammate mouse Cape porcupine Cushioned gerbil Fiery spiny mouse Lesser cane rat Forest giant squirrel Rufous-nosed rats Least gerbil Kemp's spiny mouse Greater cane rat Little red gerbil Louise's spiny mouse Percival's spiny mouse Wilson's spiny mouse Gray-headed thicket rat Mianzini mole rat Four-striped grass mouse Woodland thicket rat Red rock rat Audacious mole rat Giant thicket rat Hinde's rock rat Demon mole rat Naivasha mole rat Ruwenzori thicket rat Kaiser's rock rat King mole rat Angoni vlei rat Macmillan's thicket rat Rudd's mole rat Tropical vlei rat Lord derby's flying squirrel Rudd's bristle-furred rat Embi mole rat Buffoon lemniscomys Small-eared dormouse Striped ground squirrel Single-striped grass mouse Savanna dormouse Nairobi grass rat Unstriped ground squirrel Typical lemniscomys Silvery mole rat African grass rat Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Gambian sun squirrel African brush-tailed porcupine Boehm's bush squirrel Mahomet mouse Red-legged sun squirrel Striped bush squirrel Pygmy mouse Zanj sun squirrel African wading rat Ochre bush squirrel Peter's mouse Crested rat Naked mole rat Red bush squirrel Thomas's pygmy mouse Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat Giant rat Spring hare Delicate mouse Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Gambian rat African groove-toothed rat Lesser hamster-rat Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Boehm's gerbil Creek groove-toothed swamp rat Kemp's gerbil Mearns's pouched mouse African marsh rat Bushveld gerbil Black-tailed gerbil Remarkable climbing mouse Phillip's gerbil Brant's climbing mouse Fring-tailed gerbil Chestnut climbing mouse Savanna gerbil Delectable soft-furred mouseDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Kenya
DugongAardvark in Kenya
Aardvark
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