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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 ...
Animal breeds originating in Ethiopia (3 C) E. Endemic fauna of Ethiopia (2 C, 311 P) I. Important Bird Areas of Ethiopia (21 P) ... Pages in category "Fauna of Ethiopia"
Over 50 subspecies and species are described, many of which are considered highly endangered. [42] The most recently identified species is Dendrohyrax interfluvialis , which is a tree hyrax living between the Volta and Niger rivers but makes a unique barking call that is distinct from the shrieking vocalizations of hyraxes inhabiting other ...
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Human settlement and large livestock population have forced the animal to occupy heath forests at an altitude of above 3,400 m (11,200 ft). Mountain nyala are endemic to the Ethiopian highlands east of the Rift Valley , between 6°N and 10°N.
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]
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.