Forests and woodlands in Africa occupy an estimated 21.8% of the continent's land area. Overall, these account for 16.8% of the global forest cover.

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Image Description: I'm not a shrew! Elephant shrews are more closely related to a group of African mammals that includes hyraxes, elephants, sea cows, aardvarks, golden moles, and tenrecs. Photo by Ezemvelo.