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Many of these wildlife species are threatened animals such as large lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. [2] Five of the country's national parks are listed as World Heritage Sites: the Garumba, Kahuzi-Biega, Salonga and Virunga National Parks, and Okapi Wildlife Reserve. All five sites are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage In Danger.
The wildlife of the Republic of the Congo is a mix of species of different kinds of organisms. There are 400 mammal species, 1,000 bird species and 10,000 plant species (3,000 of which are unique to the Republic of Congo) in the country. [1]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Republic of the Congo. Of the mammal species in the Republic of the Congo, five are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and four are near threatened. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
African forest elephant in the Congo Basin. The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. Family: Elephantidae (elephants) Genus: Loxodonta. African bush elephant, L. africana EN [2] African forest elephant, L. cyclotis CR [3]
This is a list of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by family and order. It lists all families and species of reptiles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The list below follows Donald George Broadley 's 1998 "The reptilian fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)", and the Reptile Database .
Some of the animals that live in the park include the bonobo, Congo peafowl, African forest elephant, and Central African slender-snouted crocodile. From 1999 to 2021, the site was listed as endangered because of increased poaching, illegal encroachment, and impact due to armed conflict. [12] [13] Okapi Wildlife Reserve† Haut-Uele, Ituri: 1997
The protected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include national parks, biosphere reserves, wildlife reserves, nature reserves, scientific reserves, community reserves, and hunting reserves.
Animal breeds originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1 C) I. ... Invertebrates of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1 C, 10 P) V.