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Animals of Mozambique
11 animals on this site have a range that includes Mozambique. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
11 profiles
ENMammals
African bush elephant
Loxodonta africana
The African bush elephant is the largest land animal alive.
Living
VUMammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
Living
VUCrustaceans
Coconut crab
Birgus latro
The coconut crab is the largest land-living arthropod.
Living
LCBirds
Common ostrich
Struthio camelus
The common ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird and lays the largest egg.
Living
VUMammals
Dugong
Dugong dugon
The dugong is a large marine mammal that grazes seagrass in warm, shallow coastal water from East Africa to Vanuatu.
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
Serval
Leptailurus serval
The serval is a slender African cat with the longest legs and largest ears of any cat for its size.
Living
ENFish
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
The whale shark is the largest fish in the sea.
Living
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