Afrotropic
The Afrotropic Ecozone is Africa south of the Sahara Desert . It was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone .
Madagascar and neighboring islands form a distinctive sub-region of the ecozone, with numerous endemic taxa like the lemurs . Madagascar and the Seychelles are old pieces of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana , and broke away from Africa millions of years ago. Other Indian ocean islands, like the Comoros and Mascarene Islands , are volcanic islands that formed more recently.
The Cape floristic region , at Africa's southern tip, is a Mediterranean climate region that is home to a significant number of endemic taxa, as well as to plant families like the proteas (Proteaceae ) that are also found in the Australasia ecozone .
The Afrotropic is home to a number of endemic plant families, including Oliniaceae , Heteropyxidaceae , Penaeaceae , Psiloxylaceae and Rhynchocalycaceae (order Myrtales ) and Sarcolaenaceae (order Malvales ).
There are 6 endemic bird families, including ostriches , sunbirds , Secretary bird , guineafowl , and mousebirds .
Africa has three endemic orders of mammals, the Tubulidentata (aardvarks ), Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles ), and Macroscelidea (elephant shrews ).
Animals that could be found here include:
Afrotropic Terrestrial Ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Albertine Rift montane forests (Democratic Republic of the Congo , Burundi , Rwanda , Tanzania , Uganda )Angola , Cameroon , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon )Cameroon , Nigeria )Democratic Republic of the Congo )Comoros )Nigeria )Cameroon , Equatorial Guinea , Nigeria )Kenya , Sudan , Tanzania )Tanzania , Kenya )Democratic Republic of the Congo )Eastern Guinean forests (Benin , Ghana , Côte d'Ivoire , Togo )Ethiopia )Seychelles )Guinea , Côte d'Ivoire , Liberia , Sierra Leone )South Africa )South Africa )Madagascar lowland forests (Madagascar )Madagascar subhumid forests (Madagascar )Mozambique , Swaziland , South Africa )Mascarene forests (Mauritius , Réunion )Cameroon , Equatorial Guinea )Nigeria )Benin , Nigeria )Cameroon , Central African Republic , Gabon , Republic of the Congo )Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania )Cameroon , Central African Republic , Gabon , Republic of the Congo )São Tomé and Príncipe )Malawi , Mozambique , Tanzania , Zimbabwe )Democratic Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo )Guinea , Côte d'Ivoire , Liberia , Sierra Leone )
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Angolan Miombo woodlands (Angola )Angola , Namibia )Ascension Island )Angola , Burundi , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Malawi , Tanzania , Zambia )Cameroon , Central African Republic , Chad , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Sudan , Uganda )Mozambique , Tanzania )Benin , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea Bissau , Côte d'Ivoire , Nigeria , Senegal , Togo )Tanzania , Zambia )Botswana , Namibia , South Africa , Zimbabwe )Cameroon , Nigeria )Ethiopia , Kenya , Sudan , Uganda )Cameroon , Central African Republic , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Sudan , Uganda )Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Chad , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Sudan )Tanzania )Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Somalia , Sudan )Kenya , Tanzania )Botswana , South Africa , Zimbabwe )Angola , Democratic Republic of the Congo )Malawi , Mozambique , Zambia , Zimbabwe )Saint Helena )Burundi , Kenya , Rwanda , Tanzania , Uganda )Benin , Burkina Faso , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Côte d'Ivoire , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal )Angola , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo )Angola , Zambia )Botswana , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Swaziland , Zambia , Zimbabwe )Angola , Botswana , Namibia , Zambia , Zimbabwe )
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic (Angola )Angola )Lesotho , South Africa )Lesotho , South Africa , Swaziland )Kenya , Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda )Mozambique , Zimbabwe )Ethiopia )Ethiopia )Lesotho , South Africa )Nigeria )Madagascar ericoid thickets (Madagascar )Mozambique , South Africa , Swaziland )Democratic Republic of the Congo , Rwanda , Uganda )Malawi , Mozambique )Malawi , Tanzania )
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Aldabra Island xeric scrub (Seychelles )Oman , Saudi Arabia , Yemen )Chad , Sudan )Djibouti , Eritrea )Djibouti , Ethiopia , Somalia , Sudan )Oman , United Arab Emirates )Somalia )Bassas da India , Europa )Botswana , Namibia , South Africa )Angola , Namibia )Madagascar )Madagascar )Ethiopia , Kenya )Namibia , South Africa )Namib desert (Namibia )Namibia )Egypt , Sudan )Yemen )Somalia )Oman , Saudi Arabia , Yemen )Saudi Arabia , Yemen )South Africa )
Mangrove
Central African mangroves (Angola , Cameroon , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Ghana , Nigeria )Kenya , Mozambique , Tanzania )Senegal , Gambia , Guinea-Bissau , Guinea , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Côte d'Ivoire )Madagascar )Mozambique , South Africa )
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