The wildlife of Tanzania

Primates

Zanzibar Red Colobus

Piliocolobus kirkii

A rare monkey found only on Zanzibar, easy to see at Jozani Forest.

Jozani Forest, Zanzibar Stone Town +1 more

Primates

Iringa Red Colobus

Piliocolobus gordonorum

An endemic monkey of the Udzungwa Mountains, with a red crown and black back.

Udzungwa Mountains

Primates

Sanje Mangabey

Cercocebus sanjei

A rare monkey found only in the Udzungwa Mountains, first described in 1979.

Udzungwa Mountains

Primates

Kipunji

Rungwecebus kipunji

A rare monkey discovered in 2003, found only in two southern highland forests.

Udzungwa Mountains

Fish

Lake Tanganyika Cichlids

Cichlidae

Hundreds of colourful, endemic fish, found nowhere else than the world's deepest African lake.

Mahale Mountains, Gombe Stream

Fish

Lake Nyasa Cichlids

Cichlidae

Some of the world's most colourful freshwater fish, the "mbuna" of Lake Nyasa.

Parrots

Fischer's Lovebird

Agapornis fischeri

A small green parrot with a red bill, found mostly in north-western Tanzania.

Serengeti, Tarangire

Parrots

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

A little green parrot with a black hood and yellow collar, endemic to Tanzania.

Tarangire, Ngorongoro Conservation Area +1 more

Weavers

Kilombero Weaver

Ploceus burnieri

A tiny weaver found only in the Kilombero floodplain of south-central Tanzania.

Udzungwa Mountains

Alpine plants

Giant Groundsel

Dendrosenecio kilimanjari

A strange, cabbage-headed tree found only on the high slopes of Kilimanjaro.

Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru

Alpine plants

Giant Lobelia

Lobelia deckenii

A tall, spiky flowering plant of the high mountain moorland.

Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru

Flowering plants

African Violet

Streptocarpus (Saintpaulia) ionanthus

The original houseplant, discovered in the Usambara Mountains in 1892.

Usambara Mountains, Udzungwa Mountains