West African lungfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the West African lungfish lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Protopterus annectens
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Diet (main food)	fish, Lumbricus terrestris, plant
Class	Lobe-finned fish
Order	Lepidosireniformes
Family	Protopteridae

Where does the West African lungfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the West African lungfish in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a West African lungfish eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the West African lungfish as: fish, Lumbricus terrestris, plant.

Is the West African lungfish endangered?

The West African lungfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the West African lungfish?

The West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a lobe-finned fish in the order Lepidosireniformes and the family Protopteridae, genus Protopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the West African lungfish

The West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens), also known as the Tana lungfish or simply African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish. It is found in a wide range of freshwater habitats in West and Central Africa, as well as the northern half of Southern Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article West African lungfish (revision 1380373430), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q512042 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).