Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million square kilometers (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It has 54 fully recognized sovereign states ("countries"), nine territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; 50% of Africans are 19 years of age or younger.

## Mammals

LionRing-tailed LemurAye-ayeMeerkatAfrican Bush ElephantPlains ZebraGemsbokGiraffeThomson's GazelleCheetahBlack RhinocerosGreater KuduCommon HippopotamusSpotted HyenaMandrillWestern GorillaCrowned SifakaHoney BadgerTopiBlue WildebeestImpalaAardvarkCommon WarthogOkapiLeopardAfrican Wild DogDromedaryPygmy Mouse LemurCommon ChimpanzeeOlive BaboonCommon Brown LemurVervetGreen MonkeyDe Brazza's MonkeyHumanFennec FoxGiant ElandAfrican BuffaloServalEastern GorillaSable AntelopeKlipspringerBanded MongooseBlack-backed JackalRock HyraxCape PorcupineWhite headed LemurFossaCommon GenetGerenukMantled GuerezaGround PangolinSenegal BushbabyEthiopian WolfBat-eared FoxBongoPatas MonkeyFour-toed JerboaAardwolfKirk's Dik-dikCape BushbuckWaterbuckNaked Mole RatCollared Brown LemurAfrican Forest ElephantGrévy's ZebraWhite RhinocerosIndriCoquerel's SifakaLowland Streaked TenrecBontebokZebra DuikerCaracalRed LechweSpringbokBarbary SheepLong-beaked Common DolphinCape Fur SealMongoose LemurBlue-eyed black lemurRed fronted LemurLowland NyalaSand CatYellow MongooseRed River HogBlack-and-rufous SengiAddaxDomestic GoatSitatungaScimitar-horned OryxAfrican Golden CatAfrican WildcatGeladaPottoFanalokaWestern Red ColobusZanzibar Red ColobusHamadryas BaboonBarbary MacaqueFraser's DolphinDrillBonoboRed Ruffed LemurBlack and White Ruffed LemurGolden Bamboo LemurCrowned LemurVerreaux's SifakaWater ChevrotainAfrican CivetGiant Forest HogTree PangolinZorillaPygmy HippopotamusDomestic DonkeyCommon Dwarf MongooseMountain ZebraHartebeestBlack WildebeestRoan AntelopeKobOribiDama GazelleNatal Red Rock HareCape Ground SquirrelBlack-footed CatAfrican Clawless OtterWalia IbexGrant's GazelleBeisa OryxRed-flanked DuikerSuniSteenbokTypical Striped Grass MouseAfrican Golden WolfRing-tailed MongooseStraw-coloured Fruit BatHammerhead BatBryde's WhaleQuagga†*Deinotherium*†*Dinofelis*†Bluebuck†*Metridiochoerus*†*Sivatherium*†*Moeritherium*†*Arsinoitherium*†Atlas Bear†Manganipithecus gigas†African Manatee
## Birds

Common OstrichTanzanian Red-billed HornbillMarabou StorkLesser FlamingoGrey Crowned CraneGuinea TuracoMartial EagleRüppell's VultureRed-billed OxpeckerVulturine GuineafowlSecretary BirdGrey-headed GullAfrican Fish EagleCattle EgretAfrican Grey ParrotHamerkopShoebillSouthern Carmine Bee-eaterSuperb StarlingSouthern Masked WeaverAfrican Sacred IbisEgyptian GooseSouthern Ground HornbillLilac-breasted RollerFischer's LovebirdDodo†Lappet-faced VultureGreater HoneyguideAfrican PenguinCape GannetSpotted Eagle OwlAfrican Harrier-hawkWhite-backed VultureAfrican JacanaKori BustardSaddle-billed StorkWhite-faced Whistling DuckAfrican SkimmerWhite-necked RockfowlGoliath HeronAfrican Pygmy FalconVerreaux's EagleGreat Blue TuracoBlue CraneYellow-billed StorkEgyptian PloverAfrican Hawk-eaglePied AvocetCongo PeafowlLanner FalconPied KingfisherGrey-headed BushshrikeNorthern Bald IbisTrumpeter HornbillRegal SunbirdCape SparrowHelmeted GuineafowlFork-tailed DrongoBateleurRed-billed QueleaWhite-cheeked TuracoSouthern Black KorhaanRoss's TuracoFischer's TuracoEgyptian VultureWhite-headed VulturePied CrowBare-faced Go-away-birdSpeckled MousebirdLong-tailed WidowbirdAfrican SpoonbillSouth African Shelduck
## Reptiles

Nile CrocodileAfrican Rock PythonJackson's ChameleonCommon AgamaAfrican Spurred TortoiseEgyptian CobraPanther ChameleonBlack MambaNile MonitorLeatherback Sea TurtlePuff AdderGiant Girdled LizardEgyptian Spiny–tailed LizardSlender-snouted CrocodileBell's Dabb LizardMossy Leaf-tailed GeckoRock MonitorBoomslangGaboon ViperLeopard Tortoise*Sarcosuchus*†*Gigantophis*†Meller's ChameleonCape Dwarf ChameleonBroadley's Flat Lizard
## Dinosaurs

*Spinosaurus*†*Carcharodontosaurus*†*Majungasaurus*†*Ouranosaurus*†*Kentrosaurus*†
## Amphibians

African BullfrogFornasini's Spiny Reed FrogGoliath FrogMarbled Reed Frog
## Fish

Bull SharkDiamond TrevallySand Tiger SharkBlackfin BarracudaWest Indian Ocean CoelacanthGoliath TigerfishBluefin TrevallySling-jaw WrassePotato CodThreadfin ButterflyfishPeters' Elephantnose FishCornish JackPrickly LeatherjacketSohal SurgeonfishBlotcheye SoldierfishFreshwater ButterflyfishBowmouth GuitarfishPelagic ThresherDeepwater CatsharkBluestreak Cleaner WrasseRaccoon ButterflyfishBluecheek ButterflyfishAtlantic Weasel SharkYellowbar AngelfishDogtooth TunaIlluminated NetdevilSaddled BichirPurple TangPennant CoralfishPainted FrogfishClark's AnemonefishStriated FrogfishBlackback ButterflyfishSpotted Garden EelOrange-Lined TriggerfishBigeye TrevallyLeopard CatsharkChinese TrumpetfishHarlequin Ghost PipefishThornback RayPyjama SharkBicolour ParrotfishSea GoldieMasked BannerfishTitan TriggerfishStriped Eel CatfishTriplewart SeadevilStarry PufferFire GobyOblique-Banded SweetlipsOrbicular BatfishTentacled FlatheadFryer's False MorayCrocodile SharkPolka-Dot RibbonfishTasseled ScorpionfishGiant GuitarfishWhitetail DascyllusLeopard FlounderOceanic Whitetip SharkCommon Bluestripe SnapperTawny Nurse SharkSmooth HammerheadWhitetip Reef Shark
## Invertebrates

Dung BeetleMound-building TermiteEmperor ScorpionSea BiscuitMalarial MosquitoGoliath BeetleGiraffe WeevilBlue Sea SlugSpider Decorator CrabBeadlet AnemoneLong-Legged Darkling BeetlePlough SnailSpiny Flower MantisDark-striped Ribbon WormHarlequin ShrimpBlack Fat-tailed ScorpionRed FanwormElegant GrasshopperWater ScorpionKing Baboon SpiderDesert LocustMadagascar Hissing CockroachCoconut CrabGiant African SnailGiant African MillipedeCrown-of-Thorns StarfishTriton's Trumpet Conch