Amazing Animals Liberia

The West African country of Liberia has a variety of habitats and 140 mammals, more then 600 bird species, and 75 reptiles and amphibians. Offshore there a marine animals in the coastal waters.

Official National Animal

Asiatic lion

African forest buffaloes are large mammals found in different habitats among them marshes, grassy savannas, and rainforests. They are aggressive animals and will do anything to get prey to eat.

African civets are unusual looking animals that inhabit forested and open areas. In the daytime they find shelter in tall grasses and thickets. African Civets are primarily nocturnal but occasionally move around during the morning or evening of cloudy days. 

African forest elephants are the smaller of two African species of elephants. They live in Central and West Africa but are on the brink of extinction. It is amazing that hyraxes are some of the closest relative to elephants.

Chimpanzees are widely known as chimps, a species of great apes native to tropical areas of Central and West Africa, They inhabit forests and savannas. These chimps are very intelligent and use tools to find food so they can spear mammals or get honey, ants, or water.

Common kusimanses are long-nosed species of mongooses native to a small area of West Africa from Liberia to Ghana. The like to live in forests with bodies of water.

Common warthogs are a species of wild pigs found in sub-Saharan Africa, They inhabit savannas, woodlands, and grasslands. They are further divided into four subspecies - the southern warthog, the Central African warthog, the Eritrean warthog, and the Nolan warthog. These animals can feed on anything from grass to fruit to insects, eggs, and even carrion.

Diana monkeys are a species of Old World monkeys native to a restricted area made of the Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. They were names for their white brows that resemble the bow of the Roman goddess Diana. These chimps also have white throats. They live in primary forests.

Giant pangolins are the largest species of pangolins in the world, They make their homes in Central and West Africa along the equator in savannas, forests, and rainforests. They enjoy ants and termites getting them with their sticky tongues.

Honey badgers have stocky bodies, large heads, and strong, wide forefeet with small hind feet with short claws. These animals enjoy such prey as snakes, birds, eggs, frogs, and small rodents. They are very fond of the honey in beehives.

Most populations of red river hogs in Africa are predominantly reddish, with a white stripes down their backs, white facial markings, and black legs. They prefer wallowing in and around rivers and streams.

Striped Ground Squirrels don’t climb trees. Their claws are well-suited to digging and running across the ground but don’t allow them to climb well. Female Striped Ground Squirrels tend to be highly social and often live in groups of 6 to 10.

Yellow-backed duikers are a species of forest antelopes native to Central and West Africa. They enjoy dining on roots, leaves, shoots, and buds as well as fruit.

Western tree hyraxes are a species of hyraxes native to Central and West Africa. They have short coarse fur and white patches of fur beneath their chins. They are similar to large guinea pigs.

Aquatic Animals

African manatees are a large species of aquatic mammals found in open waters and inland rivers of West Africa.

Sperm whales are the largest toothed predators in the world. They migrate every season to feed and breed. These whales are the third-deepest diving mammals in the world.