List of African megafauna
Megafauna are large animals (for definitions, see the Megafauna page). Extant and recently extinct (in the Pleistocene) megafauna of Africa are listed here.
- Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
- African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
- African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
- African Deinotherium † (Deinotherium bozasi)
- African False Saber-Tooth Cat † (Dinofelis barlowi)
- African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
- African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)
- African Steppe Elephant † (Loxodonta adaurora)
- African Wild [...] (Equus africanus)
- African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
- Anancus †
- Ancylotherium † (Ancylotherium hennigi)
- Arsinoitherium † (Arsinoitherium zitteli)
- Atlas Tortoise † (Testudo atlas)
- Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
- Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
- Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
- Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
- East African Oryx (Oryx beisa)
- Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
- Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis)
- Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
- Giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus)
- Giant Weasel † (Ekorus ekakeran)
- Giant Elephant † (Elephas recki)
- Giant Forest Hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
- Giant Long-horned Buffalo † (Pelorovis antiquus)
- Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
- Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- Humans (Homo sapiens)
- Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
- Side-Tusked Pig † (Kubanochoerus gigas)
- Leopard (Panthera pardus)
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni)
- Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
- Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
- Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
- Ostrich (Sturthio camelus)
- Quagga † (Equus quagga quagga)
- Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
- Sivatherium †
- Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
- Teleoceras † (Teleoceras hicksi)
- Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
- Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
- White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
- Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)