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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Benin may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Africa, browse the Africa endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Benin:

This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Afrcan White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Birds	Africa
2.	African Elephant	Loxodonta africana	Mammals	Africa
3.	African Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus	Birds	Africa
4.	African Lion	Panthera leo	Mammals	Africa, Asia
5.	African Mahogany	Khaya grandifoliola	Plants	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
6.	African Mahogany	Khaya senegalensis	Plants	Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
7.	African Mahogany	Khaya ivorensis	Plants	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
8.	African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris	Birds	Africa, Asia, Middle East
9.	African Slender-snouted Crocodile	Crocodylus cataphractus	Reptiles	Western and Central Africa
10.	African Wedgefish	Rhynchobatus luebberti	Fishes	Africa
11.	African White-bellied Pangolin	Phataginus tricuspis	Mammals	Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
12.	African Wild Dog	Lycaon pictus	Mammals	Sub-saharan Africa
13.	Afzelia	Afzelia africana	Plants	Africa
14.	Albizia ferruginea	Albizia ferruginea	Plants	Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda
15.	Bigeye Tuna	Thunnus obesus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
16.	Black Crowned-crane	Balearica pavonina	Birds	Africa, Middle East
17.	Bongo	Tragelaphus eurycerus	Mammals	Africa
18.	Bottlenose Skate	Rostroraja alba	Fishes	Africa, Europe
19.	Bread Palm	Encephalartos barteri	Plants	Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo
20.	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Mammals	Africa to India
21.	Common Guitarfish	Rhinobatos rhinobatos	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
22.	Common Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius	Mammals	Africa
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23.	Common Sawfish	Pristis pristis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
24.	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
25.	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	Birds	Africa
26.	Dusky Grouper	Epinephelus marginatus	Fishes	Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
27.	Dwarf Crocodile	Osteolaemus tetraspis	Reptiles	West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage
28.	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Birds	Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
29.	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Birds	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
30.	Eurasian Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus peregrinus	Birds	Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
31.	Garcinia kola	Garcinia kola	Plants	Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone
32.	Giant Butterfly Ray	Gymnura altavela	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
33.	Goliath Grouper	Epinephelus itajara	Fishes	Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands)
34.	Gray Nurse Shark	Carcharias taurus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
35.	Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe
36.	Great White Shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
37.	Hallea ledermannii	Hallea ledermannii	Plants	Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo
38.	Homalium dalzielii	Homalium dalzielii	Plants	Benin, Nigeria
39.	Home's Hinge-back Tortoise	Kinixys homeana	Reptiles	Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria
40.	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
41.	Largetooth Sawfish	Pristis perotteti	Fishes	Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
42.	Leopard	Panthera pardus	Mammals	Africa, Asia, Middle East
43.	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
44.	Milicia regia	Milicia regia	Plants	Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal
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45.	Nesogordonia papaverifera	Nesogordonia papaverifera	Plants	Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone
46.	Night Shark	Carcharhinus signatus	Fishes	Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
47.	Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
48.	Olive Colobus	Procolobus verus	Mammals	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
49.	One-finned Shark	Heptranchias perlo	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
50.	Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
51.	Pierreodendron kerstingii	Pierreodendron kerstingii	Plants	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo
52.	Portuguese Dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
53.	Rueppell's Vulture	Gyps rueppellii	Birds	Africa
54.	Rutidea nigerica	Rutidea nigerica	Plants	Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria
55.	Spotted Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
56.	Straw-coloured Fruit Bat	Eidolon helvum	Mammals	Africa, Asia, Middle East
57.	Turraeanthus africanus	Turraeanthus africanus	Plants	Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda
58.	West African Manatee	Trichechus senegalensis	Mammals	Africa
59.	Whale Shark	Rhincodon typus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
60.	White Grouper	Epinephelus aeneus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
61.	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Birds	Africa
62.	White-thighed Colobus	Colobus vellerosus	Mammals	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo