Wildlife of Burkina Faso

Wildlife of Burkina Faso includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.The country has 655 mammal species, 330 marine species including 121 species of fish and 1054 different plant species.

Fauna

Animals native to Burkina Faso:
* Aardvark
* African Bush Elephant
* African Civet
* African Clawless Otter
* African Golden Cat
* African ground squirrel
* African Wild Dog
* Western Dwarf Buffalo
* Bushbuck
* Cape Hare
* Cape Hyrax
* Caracal
* Cheetah
* Common Chimpanzee
* Common Genet
* Dorcas Gazelle
* Fennec
* Four-toed Hedgehog
* Giant Pangolin
* Giraffe
* Golden Jackal
* Grivet
* Guinea Baboon
* Hamadryas Baboon
* Haussa Genet
* Hippopotamus
* Leopard
* Lion
* Olive Baboon
* Oribi
* Pale Fox
* Patas Monkey
* Ratel
* Red-fronted Gazelle
* Reedbuck
* Roan antelope
* Rusty-spotted Genet
* Senegal Bushbaby
* Serval
* Side-striped Jackal
* Slender Mongoose
* Speckle-throated Otter
* Spotted Hyena
* Striped Hyena
* Striped Polecat
* Sun squirrel
* Tree Pangolin
* Warthog
* Water chevrotain
* White-tailed Mongoose
* Wildcat

Birds

Flora

*Acacia
*Banana
*Boabab
*Bougainvillea
*Cotton
*Guava
*Flamboyant Tree, Delonix regia
*Maize
*Malabar Spinach, Basella alba
*Millet
*Neem Tree
*Onions
*Papaya
*Sorghum
*Tomatos

References

External links

* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/country.cfm?displaylanguage=ENG&search=all&Country=BF United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre]