The document discusses the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. It is divided into four subregions: East African, West African, South African, and Malagasy. The East African subregion includes tropical Africa and Arabia, with desert animals like giraffes and camels. The West African subregion has thick forests like the Congo River basin with gorillas, elephants, lions, and panthers. The South African subregion covers southern Africa with unique fauna like secretory birds and moles. The Malagasy subregion contains Madagascar and nearby islands known for animals like chameleons. The region has diverse climate, physical features, and a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians

2. ■ Presented to :
Mam Shaghufta
■ Presented by:
Ahmad Raza
■ Roll :no: 151835/37210

3. Zoogeography
Presentation topic:
“Ethiopian Region”

5. Ethiopian region
statement:
“Ethiopian region, also called
Afrotropical Region, one of the major
land areas of the world defined on the
basis of its characteristic animal life. Part
of the Paleo tropical, or Afro-Tethyan,
realm, it encompasses Africa south of
the Sahara and the southwestern tip of
Arabia.

7. Sub regions of Ethiopian
region
This Ethiopian region was divided into
four sub regions.
■ East African sub region
■ West African sub region
■ South African sub region
■ Malagasy sub region

8. East African sub region
■ This region includes Tropical
Africa and tropical Arabia are
present, because of high
temperature desert conditions are
available. Sahara desert is
included in the region. In this
region desert animals are
included.

9. Fauna of East African sub
region
Giraffe Camel

10. West African Sub region
■ This region shows thick forest.
River Congo is included in this
region. This region shows
heavy rainfall. Because of its
rich flora which supports good
fauna.

11. Fauna of west African sub region
Gorilla Lions
Elephant
Panthers

12. South African sub
region
■This Southern part of the
African continent is
included in this region. It
shows peculiar fauna.

13. Fauna of south African sub
region
Secretory bird Rats
African moles
Bandicoots

14. Malagasy sub region
■ Ii includes
Madagascar and
nearby islands.
Darlington separated
this Madagascar from
Ethiopian region. In
this region
Chameleons are more
popular.

15. Faunal composition of
Ethiopian region

16. Faunal composition of
Ethiopian region
■ Following are the categories to know
about the faunal composition of
Ethiopian region
■ Extent of Ethiopian region
■ Physical feature and climate
■ Zoological characteristics
■ Affinities

17. Extent of Ethiopian region
■ It consist of whole Africa and southern part of
Arabia
■ Zoogeographers divided the earth into
different zoogeographical regions. Ethiopian
region is one among them. In this realm Africa,
Sahara desert, Southern part of Arabia,
Madagascar Island are included.

18. Sahara desert
Madagascar island

19. Physical features of Ethiopian
region
■ The region in bounded by all its side by sea except
on northern side which is continuous with Sahara
desert .And this desert form an effective barrier
between Ethiopian and Palearctic region
■ It has big rivers ,high mountains, vast grassy plains,
and thick tropical forest
■ In January the whole temperature of Ethiopian
forest is 20*to 30*

21. Zoological characteristics of
Ethiopian region
■ The zoological characters include the
fauna like mammals ,birds, reptiles and
amphibians and fishes as well.
■ As due to the great diversity of climate
and physical feature we have came to
know that there is large verity of
zoological characteristics

23. Scientific name :Rhynchocyon petersi
Common name: Elephant shrew
Food: insects, spiders &earthworms
Scientific name :Apodemus sylvaticus
Common name :Wood mouse
Food:omnivores
Shrews Murid mice

24. Dog Mustilids
Scientific name: Mustela nivalis
Common name :Weasel Mustilids
Food: carnivores

25. Cats
Scientific name :Felis Domesticus
Common name: cat
Food: omnivores

26. Otter
Scientific name: Lutra lutra
Common name :otter
Food: Carnivores
Cap baffloas
Scientific name:Syncerus caffer
Common name: Cap buffaloes
Food: herbivores

27. Antelope
Scientific name: Hippotragus nige
Common name: Antelope
Food: Herbivores

28. Giraffe Hippopotamus
Scientific name:
Hippopotamus amphibius
Common name:Water horse
Food: Herbivores
Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis
Common name: Giraffe
Food: Herbivores

29. Aardvarks Okapi
Scientific name: Orycteropus afer
Common name: Earth Pig
Food: Herbivores :omnivores
Scientific name:Okapia johnstoni
Common name: Forest Zebra
Food: Herbivores

30. Scientific name: Scalopus aquaticus
Common name :Eastern mole
Food :worms(earthworm)&nuts
Moles
Scientific name :Sciurus carolinesis
Common name :Grey Squirrel
Food:Variety of nuts vegetable fruits
&flowers
Squirrel

31. Scientific name: Heteropsomys insulans
Common name :black rat
Food :Omnivores
Cave rat Gundi
Scientific name: Ctenodactylus gundi
Common name :black rat
Food :Omnivores

32. Idiurus
Scientific name: Idiurus Idiurus
Common name :flying mouse
Food :Omnivores

38. Ostriches
Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae
The ostrich is a flightless bird native to
Africa. It is the largest living species of
bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with
a long neck and legs and the ability to run
at high speeds.

39. Common ostrich,
Struthio camelus
Masai ostrich,
Struthio camelus massaicus

40. Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater
diving birds. They have lobed toes and are
excellent swimmers and divers. However, they
have their feet placed far back on the body,
making them quite ungainly on land. There are
20 species worldwide and 3 species which occur
in Ethiopia.

41. •Little grebe,
•Tachybaptus ruficollis
•Great crested grebe,
• Podiceps cristatus
•Black-necked grebe,
• Podiceps nigricollis

42. Shearwaters and petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of
medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by
united nostrils with medium septum and a long
outer functional primary.

43. •Persian shearwater,
• Puffinus persicus (A)

44. Storm petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm petrels are relatives of
the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They
feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish
picked from the surface, typically while
hovering. The flight is fluttering and
sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species
worldwide and 4 species which occur in
Ethiopia.

45. •Wilson's storm petrel,
•Oceanites oceanicus
•White-faced storm petrel
• Pelagodroma marina
•Leach's storm petrel
• Oceanodroma leucorhoa

46. Tropicbirds
Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical
oceans, with exceptionally long central tail
feathers. Their heads and long wings have
black markings.

47. •Red-billed tropicbird
•Phaethon aethereus
•Red-tailed tropicbird
• Phaethon rubricauda

48. Flamingos
Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to
5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western
and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on
shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are
specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the
food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-
down. There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species
which occur in Ethiopia.

49. •Greater flamingo
•Phoenicopterus roseus
•Lesser flamingo
• Phoenicopterus minor

50. Ducks, Geese and Swans
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like
waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These
birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with
webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are
excellent at shedding water due to an oily
coating.

51. •Fulvous whistling duck
•Dendrocygna bicolor
•White-faced whistling duck
• Dendrocygna viduata

52. Hawks, kites and eagles
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey,
which
includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers a
nd Old World vultures. These birds have
powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh
from their prey, strong legs, powerful
talons and keen eyesight.

53. •African cuckoo hawk
•Aviceda cuculoides
•Black-winged kite
• Elanus caeruleus

54. •Scissor-tailed kite
•Chelictinia riocourii
•Yellow-billed kite
•Milvus aegyptius

55. •Egyptian vulture
•Neophron percnopterus
•Rüppell's vulture
• Gyps rueppelli

59. Bulbul
hornbills
Sun bird

65. Reptiles of Ethiopian region
Reptiles are very rich in Ethiopian region.
It includes turtle.
,agamids,crocodiles,lizareds,pythons and vipers
etc.
46 species of chameleon are found in this region
and there are 50 species off chameleons are
present.

66. Lamprophis abyssinicus
Abyssinian house snake
Northeast African carpet viper
Echis pyramidum

67. Bitis parviocula
Ethiopian mountain viper
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Schlegel's beaked blind snake

68. African puff adders
Bitis arietans
Psammophis angolensis
Dwarf sand snake

69. Gecko Stub
Homopholis fasciata
Painted dwarf gecko
Lygodactylus picturatus

70. Adanson's mud turtle
Pelusios adansonii
family Pelomedusidae.
The species is endemic to central Africa.

71. Pygmy grass chameleon.
Rieppeleon kerstenii

72. Nile crocodiles
Crocodylus niloticus

74. Amphibians
Amphibians are less distinctive.
Frogs and toads are numerous but tailed
amphibians are totally absent.
The most exclusively genus found here is
Xenopus the clawed toad .

75. Ptychadena neumanni
Badditu Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis gramineus
Neumann's Grassland Frog

76. Hemisus microscaphus
Ethiopian Snout-Burrower
Arrussi Grassland Frog
Ptychadena nana

77. Xenopus laevis
African clawed frog

79. Fishes
Diverse groups of fishes are found like:
 Carps
 Tana Lake Stone Loach
 Bayad
 Cat fish
 Ripon barbell
 Ethiopian Straightfin Barb

80. Afronemacheilus abyssinicus
Tana Lake Stone Loach
Ripon barbel
Barbus ethiopicus

81. Ethiopian Straightfin Barb
Barbus pleurogramma
Bagrus bajad
Bayad

82. Carps
Cat fish
Cyprinus carpio
Siluriformes (O)

83. Affinities
Definition:
■ The degree to which an area
tends to combine with another.
■ So here we see how Ethiopian
region is combine with other
region with respect to area as
well as fauna

84. Faunal affinities of Ethiopian
and Palearctic region
Jerboas
Coneys
Dormice
Wild horse

85. Faunal affinities with oriental region
Pig

87. AFFINITIES WITH other regions
■ No mammals similarities with Nearctic and Neotropical
region .
■ In its fishes and amphibians it has the same species or
genus as that of the Neotropical region we can say that
the fishes and amphibians of Ethiopian and Neotropical
region is same