The wildlife of Eritrea is composed of its

flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. E ...

and

fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zoo ...

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

has 96 species of mammals and a rich avifauna of 566 species of birds.

Fauna

Mammals

Birds

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Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, extending into Eritrea

Eritrean coastal desertEastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan
Biota of Eritrea

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