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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
2. |
African Black Oystercatcher
|
Haematopus moquini |
Birds |
Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa |
3. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
4. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
5. |
African Penguin
|
Spheniscus demersus |
Birds |
Angola, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, South Africa |
6. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
7. |
Aloe ramosissima
|
Aloe ramosissima |
Plants |
Namibia, South Africa |
8. |
Aloe pillansii
|
Aloe pillansii |
Plants |
Namibia, South Africa |
9. |
Aloe erinacea
|
Aloe erinacea |
Plants |
Namibia |
10. |
Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat
|
Epomophorus angolensis |
Mammals |
Angola, Namibia |
11. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
12. |
Antimima eendornensis
|
Antimima eendornensis |
Plants |
Namibia |
13. |
Atlantic Petrel
|
Pterodroma incerta |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, United States/US Territory, Uruguay |
14. |
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
|
Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
Birds |
Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay |
15. |
Bank Cormorant
|
Phalacrocorax neglectus |
Birds |
Namibia, South Africa |
16. |
Bartholina etheliae
|
Bartholina etheliae |
Plants |
Namibia |
17. |
Bellamya monardi
|
Bellamya monardi |
Snails |
Angola, Namibia |
18. |
Berger's Cape Tortoise
|
Homopus bergeri |
Reptiles |
Namibia |
19. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
20. |
Black Harrier
|
Circus maurus |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland |
21. |
Black Rhinoceros
|
Diceros bicornis |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
22. |
Black-browed Albatross
|
Thalassarche melanophrys |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America |
|
23. |
Black-faced Impala
|
Aepyceros melampus petersi |
Mammals |
Angola, Namibia |
24. |
Black-footed Cat
|
Felis nigripes |
Mammals |
Southern Africa |
25. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
26. |
Black-winged Pratincole
|
Glareola nordmanni |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
27. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
28. |
Blue Crane
|
Grus paradisea |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
29. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
30. |
Bronze Whaler
|
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
31. |
Brown Hyena
|
Parahyaena brunnea |
Mammals |
Southern Africa |
32. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
33. |
Cape Cormorant
|
Phalacrocorax capensis |
Birds |
Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, South Africa |
34. |
Cape Gannet
|
Morus capensis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia |
35. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
36. |
Cataract Hooktail
|
Paragomphus cataractae |
Insects |
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
37. |
Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
38. |
Chestnut-banded Plover
|
Charadrius pallidus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
39. |
Cinderella Waxbill
|
Estrilda thomensis |
Birds |
Angola, Namibia |
40. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
41. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
42. |
Conophytum halenbergense
|
Conophytum halenbergense |
Plants |
Namibia |
43. |
Cromidon pusillum
|
Cromidon pusillum |
Plants |
Namibia |
44. |
Crowned Cormorant
|
Phalacrocorax coronatus |
Birds |
Namibia, South Africa |
|
45. |
Damara Tern
|
Sterna balaenarum |
Birds |
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Togo |
46. |
Deepwater Spiny Dogfish
|
Centrophorus squamosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe |
47. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
48. |
Desert Rain Frog
|
Breviceps macrops |
Amphibians |
Namibia, South Africa |
49. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
50. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
51. |
Elephantorrhiza rangei
|
Elephantorrhiza rangei |
Plants |
Namibia |
52. |
Eriospermum halenbergense
|
Eriospermum halenbergense |
Plants |
Namibia |
53. |
Euphorbia otjipembana
|
Euphorbia otjipembana |
Plants |
Namibia |
54. |
Euphorbia namuskluftensis
|
Euphorbia namuskluftensis |
Plants |
Namibia |
55. |
Euphorbia leistneri
|
Euphorbia leistneri |
Plants |
Namibia |
56. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
57. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
58. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
59. |
Euryops mucosus
|
Euryops mucosus |
Plants |
Namibia |
60. |
Frilled Shark
|
Chlamydoselachus anguineus |
Fishes |
Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California) |
61. |
Gazania thermalis
|
Gazania thermalis |
Plants |
Namibia |
62. |
Golden Cave Catfish
|
Clarias cavernicola |
Fishes |
Namibia |
63. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
64. |
Gray Petrel
|
Procellaria cinerea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
65. |
Gray-headed Albatross
|
Thalassarche chrysostoma |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
66. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
|
67. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
68. |
Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus granulosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
69. |
Jensenobotrya lossowiana
|
Jensenobotrya lossowiana |
Plants |
Namibia |
70. |
Juttadinteria kovisimontana
|
Juttadinteria kovisimontana |
Plants |
Namibia |
71. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
72. |
Large-eyed Rabbitfish
|
Hydrolagus mirabilis |
Fishes |
France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
73. |
Largemouth Yellowfish
|
Labeobarbus kimberleyensis |
Fishes |
Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa |
74. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
75. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
76. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
77. |
Leucoperichaetium eremophilum
|
Leucoperichaetium eremophilum |
Plants |
Namibia |
78. |
Lithops werneri
|
Lithops werneri |
Plants |
Namibia |
79. |
Lithops optica
|
Lithops optica |
Plants |
Namibia |
80. |
Lithops hermetica
|
Lithops hermetica |
Plants |
Namibia |
81. |
Lithops francisci
|
Lithops francisci |
Plants |
Namibia |
82. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
83. |
Lobelia hereroensis
|
Lobelia hereroensis |
Plants |
Namibia |
84. |
Maccoa Duck
|
Oxyura maccoa |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
85. |
Mountain Zebra
|
Equus zebra |
Mammals |
Namibia, South Africa |
86. |
Munchkin Skate
|
Rajella caudaspinosa |
Fishes |
Namibia, South Africa |
87. |
Namaqua Dwarf Adder
|
Bitis schneideri |
Reptiles |
Namibia, South Africa |
88. |
Namibia cinerea
|
Namibia cinerea |
Plants |
Namibia |
|
89. |
Oreochromis macrochir
|
Oreochromis macrochir |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
90. |
Oreochromis andersonii
|
Oreochromis andersonii |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
91. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
92. |
Plectranthus unguentarius
|
Plectranthus unguentarius |
Plants |
Namibia |
93. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
94. |
Ruschianthus falcatus
|
Ruschianthus falcatus |
Plants |
Namibia |
95. |
Salvin's Albatross
|
Thalassarche salvini |
Birds |
Australia, Chile, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa |
96. |
Sawback Angelshark
|
Squatina aculeata |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
97. |
Schwantesia constanceae
|
Schwantesia constanceae |
Plants |
Namibia |
98. |
Sclater's Lark
|
Spizocorys sclateri |
Birds |
Namibia, South Africa |
99. |
Slaty Egret
|
Egretta vinaceigula |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
100. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
101. |
Southern Giant-petrel
|
Macronectes giganteus |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
102. |
Spectacled Petrel
|
Procellaria conspicillata |
Birds |
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay |
103. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
104. |
Striped Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros vittatus |
Mammals |
Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
105. |
Temnick's Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia temminckii |
Mammals |
Africa |
106. |
Tilapia guinasana
|
Tilapia guinasana |
Fishes |
Namibia |
107. |
Trachyandra peculiaris
|
Trachyandra peculiaris |
Plants |
Namibia |
108. |
Tristan Albatross
|
Diomedea dabbenena |
Birds |
Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay |
109. |
Tylecodon aurusbergensis
|
Tylecodon aurusbergensis |
Plants |
Namibia |
110. |
Tylecodon aridimontanus
|
Tylecodon aridimontanus |
Plants |
Namibia |
|
111. |
Wandering Albatross
|
Diomedea exulans |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
112. |
Wattled Crane
|
Grus carunculatus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
113. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
114. |
White Rhinoceros
|
Ceratotherium simum |
Mammals |
Africa |
115. |
White-capped Albatross
|
Thalassarche steadi |
Birds |
Australia, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa |
116. |
White-chinned Petrel
|
Procellaria aequinoctialis |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
117. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |
118. |
White-spotted Dogfish
|
Scyliorhinus capensis |
Fishes |
Namibia, South Africa |