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Animals of Ethiopia
13 animals on this site have a range that includes Ethiopia. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
13 profiles
ENMammals
African bush elephant
Loxodonta africana
The African bush elephant is the largest land animal alive.
Living
LCMammals
African wildcat
Felis lybica
The African wildcat is a small striped cat of dry Africa and Asia, and the ancestor of every domestic cat.
Living
NTBirds
Bearded vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
The bearded vulture is a huge mountain raptor that lives almost entirely on bone.
Living
VUMammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
Living
LCBirds
Common ostrich
Struthio camelus
The common ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird and lays the largest egg.
Living
VUMammals
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
The giraffe is the tallest land animal.
Living
LCBirds
Greater flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread flamingo.
Living
VUMammals
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
The hippopotamus spends its days in rivers and lakes and its nights grazing on land.
Living
VUMammals
Lion
Panthera leo
The lion is the only cat that lives in social groups.
Living
LCMammals
Rock hyrax
Procavia capensis
The rock hyrax is a squat, rabbit-sized mammal of African and Middle Eastern rock outcrops.
Living
LCMammals
Serval
Leptailurus serval
The serval is a slender African cat with the longest legs and largest ears of any cat for its size.
Living
LCMammals
Spotted hyena
Crocuta crocuta
The spotted hyena is Africa's most common large carnivore and a hunter first, not a scavenger.
Living
NTMammals
Striped hyena
Hyaena hyaena
The striped hyena is a small, shaggy scavenger of dry country from North Africa to India.
Living
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