Animals of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
80 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Congo, Democratic Republic of the on GBIF: 39 mammals, 32 birds, 5 sharks & fish, 2 insects & other invertebrates, 2 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 80 animals by group
Big cats 2
Mongooses, civets & genets 1
- Pousargues's mongoose Dologale dybowskii
Elephants 1
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
Rhinos 1
- White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
Hippos, giraffes & zebras 2
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
- Okapi Okapia johnstoni
Great apes 1
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Monkeys 5
- Hamlyn's monkey Cercopithecus hamlyni
- Lesula Cercopithecus lomamiensis
- Oustalet's red colobus Piliocolobus oustaleti
- Pennant's colobus Piliocolobus pennantii
- Wolf's mona monkey Cercopithecus wolfi
Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 1
- East African potto Perodicticus ibeanus
Bats 1
- Pel's pouched bat Saccolaimus peli
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 4
- Boehm's bush squirrel Paraxerus boehmi
- Carruther's mountain squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi
- Fire-footed rope squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus
- Ruwenzori sun squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Mice, rats & other rodents 16
- African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides
- Big-eared swamp rat Malacomys longipes
- Cape gerbil Gerbilliscus afra
- Emin's gerbil Taterillus emini
- Fat mouse Steatomys pratensis
- Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Mus triton
- Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Zelotomys hildegardeae
- Long-eared flying mouse Idiurus macrotis
- Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
- Northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens
- Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel Idiurus zenkeri
- Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Lophuromys sikapusi
- Silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus
- Spectacled dormouse Graphiurus ocularis
- Stella wood mouse Hylomyscus stella
- Typical striped grass mouse Lemniscomys striatus
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2
- Dent's shrew Crocidura denti
- Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 2
- Chequered sengi Rhynchocyon cirnei
- Giant otter shrew Potamogale velox
Birds of prey 7
- African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Parrots 1
- Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus
Ducks, geese & swans 1
- Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 3
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Seabirds, divers & grebes 1
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 9
- Goliath heron Ardea goliath
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2
- Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Songbirds & perching birds 5
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Frogs & toads 2
- African clawed frog Xenopus laevis
- Hymenochirus boettgeri Hymenochirus boettgeri
Bony fish 5
- Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus (introduced)
- Hydrocynus goliath Hydrocynus goliath
- Hydrocynus vittatus Hydrocynus vittatus
- Mbu pufferfish Tetraodon mbu
- Peters's elephantnose fish Gnathonemus petersii
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- Aedes aegypti Aedes aegypti
- Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus
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.