Animals of Guinea
68 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Guinea on GBIF: 46 mammals, 10 sharks & fish, 8 birds, 2 insects & other invertebrates, 2 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 68 animals by group
Mongooses, civets & genets 4
- African civet Civettictis civetta
- Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
- Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus
- Pardine genet Genetta pardina
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 6
- Bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis
- Black duiker Cephalophus niger
- Harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
- Maxwell's duiker Philantomba maxwellii
- Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
- Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus silvicultor
Wild pigs & peccaries 2
- Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus
- Red river hog Potamochoerus porcus
Great apes 1
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Monkeys 6
- Campbell's mona monkey Cercopithecus campbelli
- Common patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
- Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
- Guinea baboon Papio papio
- Lesser spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus petaurista
- Sooty mangabey Cercocebus atys
Bats 7
- Angolan free-tailed bat Mops condylurus
- Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat Epomops buettikoferi
- Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
- Gambian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus gambianus
- Noack's roundleaf bat Hipposideros ruber
- Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Micropteropus pusillus
- Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 4
- African striped ground squirrel Euxerus erythropus
- Fire-footed rope squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus
- Gambian sun squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus
- Red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Mice, rats & other rodents 14
- African brush-tailed porcupine Atherurus africanus
- African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides
- Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata
- Dalton's mouse Praomys daltoni
- Emin's pouched rat Cricetomys emini
- Gambian pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus
- Greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus
- Guinea multimammate mouse Mastomys erythroleucus
- Kemp's gerbil Gerbilliscus kempi
- Matthey's mouse Mus mattheyi
- Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
- Rudd's mouse Uranomys ruddi
- Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Lophuromys sikapusi
- Typical striped grass mouse Lemniscomys striatus
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2
- Buettikofer's shrew Crocidura buettikoferi
- Dent's shrew Crocidura denti
Birds of prey 4
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 1
- Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Pigeons & doves 1
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Crocodiles & alligators 1
- West African crocodile Crocodylus suchus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Agama agama Agama agama
Sharks 2
- Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
- Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
Rays, skates & chimaeras 1
- Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
Bony fish 7
- Alepisaurus ferox Alepisaurus ferox
- Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
- Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
- Platax teira Platax teira
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
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.