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Animals in Senegal
Senegal is slightly less in size than South Dakota, has a population of about 10 million and the capital city is Dakar. It has three main rivers called the S'n'gal, Gambia and Casamance. Senegal consists mainly of flat land covered sand; however, hills can be found in the southeast, along with tall lush forests in the area of Casamance. Additionally, small, raised, flat terrain and volcanic rocks can be found on the Cape Verde peninsula.
The climate is tropical with two definite seasons ranging in temperatures up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, especially during the dry season. The rainfall during the rainy season ranges throughout the country from 12 to 40 inches. It's no wonder that Senegal has an abundance of native tropical wildlife spread across six individual game parks.
The wildlife parks in the northern part of Senegal are known as Iles de la Madeleine, Langue de Barbarie and Djoudj. In the south, the national wildlife parks are Delta du Saloun and Casamance, and in the eastern part of the country there is one called Kaba. Senegal is home to many species of animals including many kinds of birds. Some of these animals are great white pelicans, flamingos, crowned cranes, warthogs, long neck giraffes, golden jackals, monkeys, buffalos, lions and leopards.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Senegal.
Even-toed ungulates in Senegal
Common hartebeest Sahara oryx Addra gazelle Oribi Red-fronted gazelle Grey duiker African buffalo Giraffe Common warthog Red river hog Maxwell's duiker Red-flanked duiker Yellow-backed duiker Common hippopotamus Marshbuck Bushbuck Bohar reedbuck Roan antelope Tsessebe Waterbuck KobCarnivores in Senegal
White-tailed mongoose Wild cat African wild dog Banded mongoose Cheetah Honey badger Striped polecat African clawless otter African civet Common genet Panther genet Haussa genet Gambian mongoose African lion Asiatic jackal Leopard Side-striped jackal African caracal African golden cat Spotted hyaena African sand fox Striped hyaena African palm civet Marsh mongoose Slender mongoose Egyptian mongoose ServalDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Senegal
Atlantic hump-backed dolphin Pygmy killer whale Atlantic spinner dolphin Euphrosyne dolphin Killer whale Long-beaked dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Bryde's whale Pacific pilot whale Melon-headed whale Common porpoise Bottle-nosed dolphin Atlantic dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Fraser's dolphinBats in Senegal
Large slit-faced bat Hairy slit-faced bat Large-eared slit-faced bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Angolan free-tailed bat Trident bat Midas free-tailed bat Mauritian tomb bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Egyptian tomb bat Tiny pipistrelle Rüppel's pipistrelle Rusty pipistrelle Aba roundleaf bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Cyclops roundleaf bat Gland-tailed free-tailed bat Noack's roundleaf bat Little free-tailed bat Halcyon horseshoe bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Guinean horseshoe bat Lander's horseshoe bat Greater mouse-tailed bat Light-winged lesser house bat Dark-winged lesser house bat African yellow bat Straw-coloured fruit bat White-bellied yellow bat Yellow-winged bat Daubenton's free-tailed bat Gambian epauletted fruit bat Schreber's yellow bat Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat Greenish yellow bat Gambian slit-faced batHyraxes in Senegal
Rock dassie Western tree dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Senegal
Cape harePangolins in Senegal
Giant ground pangolinPrimates in Senegal
Lesser bushbaby Chimpanzee Potto gibbon Collared mangabey Campbell's guenon Red colobus Patas monkeyElephants in Senegal
African elephantRodents in Senegal
Northwestern fat mouse Felou gundi Dainty fat mouse Guinea multimammate mouse Fire-footed rope squirrel Natal multimammate mouse African grass rat Pygmy gerbil Tarabul's gerbil Bunting's thicket rat Guinea gerbil Savanna dormouse Gracile tateril Gambian sun squirrel Senegal gerbil Red-legged sun squirrel Greater cane rat Tullberg's praomys Gambian rat Rudd's bristle-furred rat Striped ground squirrel Crested porcupine West african shaggy rat Lesser egyptian jerboa Hausa mouse Matthey's mouse Pouched gerbil Pygmy mouse Senegal lemniscomysDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Senegal
African manateeAardvark in Senegal
Aardvark
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