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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ethiopia. There are 279 mammal species in Ethiopia, of which five are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and twelve are near threatened. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for ...
There are 31 endemic species of mammals, meaning that a species occurs naturally only in a certain area, in this case Ethiopia. [6] The African wild dog prehistorically had widespread distribution in Ethiopia; however, with last sightings at Fincha, this canid is thought to be potentially extirpated within Ethiopia. The Ethiopian wolf is ...
The mountain nyala is featured on the obverse of the Ethiopian ten cents coin. [5] [24] [25] Mountain nyala are hunted by humans, for instance, by the Oromo people. The Oromo do not hunt these animals in general, except for a day close to Easter, when all able-bodied men set out on horses for a hunt. [5]
The gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Amharic: ጭላዳ, romanized: č̣əlada, Oromo: Jaldeessa daabee), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of 1,800–4,400 m (5,900–14,400 ft) above sea level.
It is endemic to Ethiopia's Bale Mountains. [3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, [1] where it can reach densities of up to 2,600 individuals per square kilometre. [3] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] Where the two species overlap, it is the main prey of the endangered Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis). [3]
Image credits: Daniel Kordan "Ethiopia has a raw, untouched beauty that’s rare to find. But what truly makes Ethiopia unique is its cultural depth. The country has more than 80 ethnic groups ...
Ethiopian Highlands endemic bird fauna (9 P) Pages in category "Fauna of the Ethiopian Highlands" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
The Ethiopian wolf is a social animal, living in family groups containing up to 20 adults (individuals older than one year), though packs of six wolves are more common. Packs are formed by dispersing males and a few females, which with the exception of the breeding female, are reproductively suppressed.