List 40 mammals found in Nigeria with their names scientific name and ecological zone

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1. African elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Forest zone
2. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) - Rainforest zone
3. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) - Rainforest zone
4. Forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) - Forest zone
5. Giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) - Rainforest zone
6. African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) - Savanna zone
7. African golden cat (Caracal aurata) - Rainforest zone
8. Serval (Leptailurus serval) - Savanna zone
9. African leopard (Panthera pardus) - Rainforest zone
10. African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) - Rainforest zone
11. African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) - Rainforest zone
12. African civet (Civettictis civetta) - Rainforest zone
13. Side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) - Savanna zone
14. African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) - Coastal zone
15. Olive baboon (Papio anubis) - Savanna zone
16. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) - Rainforest zone
17. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) - Savanna zone
18. African rock python (Python sebae) - Forest zone
19. Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) - Savannah zone
20. African golden wolf (Canis anthus) - Savanna zone
21. African pygmy squirrel (Epixerus ebii) - Rainforest zone
22. Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) - Rainforest zone
23. African elephant shrew (Elephantulus sp.) - Savanna zone
24. African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) - Rainforest zone
25. Giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) - Rainforest zone
26. African linsang (Poiana richardsonii) - Rainforest zone
27. Lord Derby's flying squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) - Rainforest zone
28. African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides) - Savanna zone
29. Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii) - Rainforest zone
30. African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) - Forest zone
31. African white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) - Rainforest zone
32. Water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus) - Rainforest zone
33. African palm squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) - Rainforest zone
34. Common genet (Genetta genetta) - Forest zone
35. Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libyca) - Savanna zone
36. West African manatee (Trichechus senegalenis) - Coastal zone
37. Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) - Savanna zone
38. Red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons) - Savannah zone
39. African golden cat (Profelis aurata) - Rainforest zone
40. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) - Savanna zone