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Animals in Burkina Faso
Many of Africa's most well known and beloved animals call Burkina Faso home. Elephants, lions, baboons, leopards, aardvarks, and warthogs are all a common sight. This country is also one of the few places critically endangered species such as cheetahs, Egyptian vultures, and wild dogs can still be found.
There are a number of rivers and streams that break up the grassland. Crocodiles such as the Nile crocodile, dwarf crocodile, and slender-snouted crocodile populate the rivers of Burkina Faso. These animals are considered sacred in some communities. Water also attracts an amazing variety of birds such as the ibis and the threatened black crown crane. Playful spotted-necked otters and clawless otters are native to these rivers as well.
One of the most bizarre species in this country is the giant pangolin. It is the only living mammal with scales. The scales are hard and made of keratin. This gives them a reptilian appearance. Though they are not yet considered endangered, poaching and habitat loss have resulted in a steady decline of the native population of pangolins.
To protect their endangered species and rich diversity of wildlife Burkina Faso has established several national parks and wildlife preserves. Their efforts have done much to ensure the future of these unique animals.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Burkina Faso.
Even-toed ungulates in Burkina Faso
Common hippopotamus Sahara oryx Oribi Grey duiker Common hartebeest African buffalo Roan antelope Bohar reedbuck Bay duiker Maxwell's duiker Waterbuck Red-flanked duiker Bongo Kob Bushbuck Tsessebe Dorcas gazelle Red-fronted gazelle Common warthog GiraffeCarnivores in Burkina Faso
Cheetah African lion African clawless otter Leopard Striped hyaena Side-striped jackal African sand fox Serval Spotted hyaena Speckle-throated otter African wild dog Slender mongoose Wild cat White-tailed mongoose Honey badger Striped polecat Common genet Panther genet Haussa genetBats in Burkina Faso
Egyptian slit-faced bat Greenish yellow bat Aba roundleaf bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Jones's roundleaf bat Noack's roundleaf bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Tiny pipistrelle Egyptian tomb bat Trident bat Rusty pipistrelle Hammer-headed fruit bat Yellow-winged bat Gland-tailed free-tailed bat Lappet-eared free-tailed bat Little free-tailed bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Gambian epauletted fruit bat Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Angolan free-tailed bat Mongalla free-tailed bat Midas free-tailed bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Lander's horseshoe bat Lesser mouse-tailed bat Gambian slit-faced bat Greater mouse-tailed bat Hairy slit-faced bat African yellow bat Large-eared slit-faced bat White-bellied yellow batHares, pikas, and rabbits in Burkina Faso
Cape harePangolins in Burkina Faso
Giant ground pangolinPrimates in Burkina Faso
Chimpanzee Patas monkey Lesser bushbabyElephants in Burkina Faso
African elephantRodents in Burkina Faso
Northwestern fat mouse Dainty fat mouse African grass rat Guinea gerbil Kemp's gerbil Crested porcupine Gracile tateril Lesser egyptian jerboa Petter's gerbil Bellier's lemniscomys Striped ground squirrel Typical lemniscomys Gambian rat Pouched gerbil Guinea multimammate mouse Natal multimammate mouse Kintampo rope squirrel Hausa mouse Matthey's mouse Pygmy gerbil Pygmy mouse Nigerian gerbil Savanna dormouse Gambian sun squirrelAardvark in Burkina Faso
Aardvark
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