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Animals in Namibia
The Great Escarpment, with its rapidly changing environment due to water erosion, is home to many "microhabitats" that allows for many different types of organisms. Many animals seek refuge from the harsher environments within the Escarpments dense woodlands. Here you can find zebra, gemsbok, dik dik, springbok antelope, wildebeest, water buffalo, ground pangolin, and several others.
Wild dog, black and white rhino, oribi, and puku are all endangered species you can find throughout the country with the puku probably being the rarest of them all. Only about 100 individuals have been spotted along the Chobe River out of Botswana and the Linyati marshes in Namibia. But outside of Namibia, in many places in Africa, beautiful animals are on the verge of extinction. The Black Trade Market has caused both the Black and White rhino an incredible amount of suffering from poaching with their horns and feet being considered highly prized commodities. The country also has the largest population of cheetah, not contained with any of the National Parks. Small mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians are also in great abundance but their range varies depending on the habitat. Considering Namibia's wide range of climates and ecosystems, many animals have adapted, from the harsh desert to the lush forests.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Namibia.
Even-toed ungulates in Namibia
Southern reedbuck Impala Common hartebeest Guenther's dikdik Springbok Kirk's dik-dik Klipspringer Giraffe Gemsbok Grey duiker African buffalo Common hippopotamus Roan antelope Blue & white-bearded wildebeest Sable antelope Lechwe Tsessebe Waterbuck Puku Marshbuck Bushbuck Common warthog Greater kudu Bushpig SteenbokCarnivores in Namibia
Serval Cheetah Black-footed cat Speckle-throated otter Wild cat African wild dog African clawless otter Afro-australian fur seal Yellow mongoose Angolan slender mongoose Slender mongoose Side-striped jackal Namaqua slender mongoose Bat-eared fox Black-backed jackal Common dwarf mongoose African caracal White-tailed mongoose Banded mongoose African lion Selous' mongoose Leopard Meerkat Honey badger Spotted hyaena Striped polecat African striped weasel African civet Common genet Panther genet Cape fox AardwolfDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Namibia
Gray's beaked whale Hector's beaked whale Southern right whale dolphin Layard's beaked whale Cuvier's beaked whale Pygmy killer whale Blue whale Killer whale Common rorqual Atlantic spotted dolphin Long-finned pilot whale Long-beaked dolphin Grey dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Benguela dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Bottle-nosed dolphin Fraser's dolphin Dusky dolphin Blainville's beaked whaleBats in Namibia
Angolan epauletted fruit bat Long-tailed house bat Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Darling's horseshoe bat Greater long-fingered bat Dent's horseshoe bat Angolan free-tailed bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Midas free-tailed bat African yellow bat White-bellied yellow bat Greenish yellow bat Hairy slit-faced bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Egyptian free-tailed bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Mauritian tomb bat Nigerian free-tailed bat Botswanan long-eared bat Rusty pipistrelle Namib long-eared bat Straw-coloured fruit batHyraxes in Namibia
Rock dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Namibia
Cape hare Scrub hare Jameson's red rockhare Smith's red rockhareElephant-shrews in Namibia
Round-eared elephant shrew Short-snouted elephant shrew Western rock elephant shrew Bushveld elephant shrewHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Namibia
Mountain zebra Burchell's zebra Square-lipped rhinoceros Black rhinocerosPangolins in Namibia
Cape pangolinPrimates in Namibia
Mohol galagoElephants in Namibia
African elephantRodents in Namibia
Damara ground squirrel Single-striped grass mouse Four-striped grass mouse Woosnam's broad-headed mouse Red rock rat Namaqua rock rat Pouched mouse Desert pygmy mouse Congo rope squirrel Pygmy mouse Setzer's pygmy mouse Hairy-footed gerbil Namib brush-tailed gerbil Kreb's fat mouse Dune hairy-footed gerbil Tiny fat mouse Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil Fat mouse Namaqua dune mole rat Large vlei rat Small-eared dormouse Bush vlei rat Stone dormouse Highveld gerbil Smith's bush squirrel Bushveld gerbil Brants's whistling rat Bocage's mole rat Black-tailed tree rat Littledale's whistling rat Cape porcupine Damara mole rat Acacia rat Spring hare Greater cane rat Creek groove-toothed swamp rat Dassie rat Angolan marsh rat Pygmy rock mouse Gerbil mouse Gray glimbing mouse Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse Brant's climbing mouse Shortridge's rock mouse Southern multimammate mouse Cape short-eared gerbil Natal multimammate mouse Shortridge's multimammate mouse South african ground squirrelAardvark in Namibia
Aardvark
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