Animals of Cameroon

54 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Cameroon on GBIF: 26 birds, 19 mammals, 5 reptiles, 2 amphibians, 2 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 54 animals by group

Mongooses, civets & genets 1

• Long-nosed mongoose Herpestes naso

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 1

• Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 1

• Peters's duiker Cephalophus callipygus

Great apes 1

• Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes

Monkeys 5

• Crested mona monkey Cercopithecus pogonias
• Grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus albigena
• Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona
• Preuss's monkey Allochrocebus preussi
• Red-eared guenon Cercopithecus erythrotis

Lemurs 1

• Southern needle-clawed bushbaby Euoticus elegantulus

Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 2

• Central African potto Perodicticus edwardsi
• Golden angwantibo Arctocebus aureus

Bats 2

• Silvered bat Glauconycteris argentata
• Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum

Mice, rats & other rodents 3

• Greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus
• Guinea multimammate mouse Mastomys erythroleucus
• Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1

• Dent's shrew Crocidura denti

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1

• Giant otter shrew Potamogale velox

Birds of prey 8

• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
• Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
• Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
• Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus

Parrots 1

• Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2

• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 6

• Great egret Ardea alba
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis

Pigeons & doves 2

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common swift Apus apus

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• Pied crow Corvus albus

Songbirds & perching birds 5

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Crocodiles & alligators 1

• Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

• Agama agama Agama agama
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

Turtles & tortoises 2

• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea

Frogs & toads 2

• Goliath frog Conraua goliath
• Hymenochirus boettgeri Hymenochirus boettgeri

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1

• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.