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Animals of Chad
10 animals on this site have a range that includes Chad. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
10 profiles
NTMammals
African buffalo
Syncerus caffer
The African buffalo is a heavy wild ox of sub-Saharan Africa that lives in herds of dozens to thousands and must drink every day.
Living
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
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
LCMammals
Fennec fox
Vulpes zerda
The fennec fox is the smallest canid, a cream-coloured fox of the Sahara with enormous ears that shed heat and hear prey under the sand.
Living
VUMammals
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
The giraffe is the tallest land animal.
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
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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