A list of the world's 100 most endangered species has been compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London. Of the 100 fauna and flora listed, 32 are from Africa (continent and surrounding islands).
Those 32 African species endangered are:
Roloway guenon (Cote d'Ivoire)
Rosa arabica (Egypt)
Liben lark (Ethiopia)
Boni giant sengi (Kenya)
Euphorbia tanaensis (Kenya)
Gigasiphon macrosiphon (Kenya and Tanzania)
Hirola (Kenya and Somalia)
Oreocnemis phoenix (Malawi)
Margaritifera marocana (Morocco)
Bulmer's fruit bat (South Africa)
Estuarine pipefish (South Africa)
Geometric tortoise (South Africa)
Table mountain ghost frog (South Africa)
Wild yam (South Africa)
Amani flatwing (Tanzania)
Coral tree (Tanzania)
Diospyros katendei (Uganda)
Ficus katendei (Uganda)
Durrell's vontsira (Madagascar)
Forest coconut (Madagascar)
Greater bamboo lemur (Madagascar)
Madagascar pochard (Madagascar)
Plougshare tortoise (Madagascar)
Silky sifaka (Madagascar)
Suicide Palm, Dimaka (Madagascar)
Tarzan's chameleon (Madagascar)
Dombeya mauritania (Mauritius)
Elaeocarpus bojeri (Mauritius)
Psiadia cataractae (Mauritius)
Antisolabis seychellensis (Seychelles)
Moominia willii (Seychelles)
Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (Seychelles)
For more information see these articles on The Guardian:
The 100 most endangered species on the planet - the list in full
The expendables? World's 100 most endangered species listed
In pictures: 100 most endangered species
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