| English | Italian |
| African black oystercatcher | beccaccia di mare nera (Haematopus moquini) |
| African civet | civetta zibetto (Viverra civetta) |
| African civet cat | civetta zibetto (Viverra civetta) |
| African darter | aninga africana (Anhinga rufa) |
| African dwarf crocodile | osteolemo (Osteolaemus tetraspis) |
| African elephant | elefante africano (Loxodonta africana) |
| african firefinch | lagonosticta rubricata |
| african firefinch | amaranto africano (lagonosticta rubricata) |
| african golden oriole | rigogolo giallo africano (Oriolus auratus, oriolus auratus) |
| african golden oriole | oriolus auratus (Oriolus auratus, oriolus auratus) |
| african goshawk | astore africano (Accipiter tachiro, accipiter tachiro) |
| african goshawk | accipiter tachiro (Accipiter tachiro, accipiter tachiro) |
| African green monkey | cercopiteco grigio-verde africano (Cercopithecus aethiops) |
| African honey-bee | ape africana (apis mellifera Adansonii) |
| african jacana | parra africana (Actophilornis africanus, actophilornis africanus) |
| African Jacana | jacana africana (Actophilornis africana) |
| African Jacana | parra africana (Actophilornis africana) |
| african jacana | actophilornis africanus (Actophilornis africanus, actophilornis africanus) |
| African manatee | manato africano (Trichechus senegalensis) |
| African manatee | lamantino africano (Trichechus senegalensis) |
| african marshowl | gufo di palude del Capo (Asio capensis) |
| African millet | miglio perla (Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum typhoideum) |
| African millet | miglio africano (Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum typhoideum) |
| African palm swift | rondone delle palme africano (Cypsiurus parvus) |
| african pied wagtail | motacilla aguimp (Motacilla aguimp, motacilla aguimp) |
| african pied wagtail | ballerina nera africana (Motacilla aguimp, motacilla aguimp) |
| african pochard | fistione meridionale (Aythia erythrophthalma, aythia erythrophthalma) |
| african pochard | aythia erythrophthalma (Aythia erythrophthalma, aythia erythrophthalma) |
| African pygmy goose | oca nana africana (Nettapus auritus) |
| African river hog | Potamochero (Potamochoerus porcus) |
| african rock martin | rondine rupestre africana (Hirundo fuligula, hirundo fuligula) |
| african rock martin | hirundo fuligula (Hirundo fuligula, hirundo fuligula) |
| african sand martin | topino africano (riparia paludicola) |
| african sand martin | riparia paludicola |
| African sicklefish | drepana (Drepana africana) |
| African silverbill | becco d'argento (Lonchura cantans) |
| African skimmer | becco a cesoie africano (Rynchops flavirostris) |
| African slender-snouted crocodile | coccodrillo corazzato (Crocodylus cataphractus) |
| African slender-snouted crocodile | coccodrillo catafratto (Crocodylus cataphractus) |
| African spoonbill | spatola africana (Platalea alba) |
| african spoonbill | spatola africana (Platalea alba, platalea alba) |
| african spoonbill | platalea alba (Platalea alba, platalea alba) |
| blue African lily | agapanto (Agapanthus) |
| giant african snail | acatina africana (Achatina fulica) |
| giant african snail | acatina dell'Isola Maurizio (Achatina fulica) |
| giant African threadfin | gran capitano (Polydactilus quadrifilis) |
| lesser African threadfin | capitano minore (Galeoides decadactylus) |
| North African porcupine | istrice europeo (Hystrix cristata) |
| South African fur seal | otaria da pelliccia sudafricana (Arctocephalus pusillus) |
| south-african marshowl | gufo di palude del Capo (Asio capensis) |
| south african pangolin | pangolino di Temminck (Manis (Smutsia) temmincki, Manis temminckii) |
| Southern African anchovy | acciuga del Sudafrica (Engraulis capensis) |
| Southern African pilchard | sardina del Sudafrica (Sardinops ocellatus) |
| West African croakers | ombrine (Pseudotolithus spp.) |
| West African goatfish | triglia dentata (Pseudopeneus prayensis) |
| West African manatee | manato africano (Trichechus senegalensis) |
| West African Spanish mackerel | maccarello reale di Guinea (Scomberomorus tritor) |
| wild African buffalo | Bufalo selvaggio africano (Syncerus) |
