🇨🇫What animals live in the Central African Republic?
73,125 animal records from the Central African Republic cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 73,125 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in the Central African Republic
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus |
Aves Pandionidae |
5,644 |
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Anopheles gambiae | Insecta Culicidae |
5,209 |
| Black Stork
Ciconia nigra |
Aves Ciconiidae |
2,905 | |
| Anopheles coluzzii | Insecta Culicidae |
991 | |
| Allen's Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus alleni |
Mammalia Muridae |
848 | |
| Anopheles pharoensis | Insecta Culicidae |
811 | |
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Anopheles funestus | Insecta Culicidae |
774 |
| Misonne's Praomys
Praomys misonnei |
Mammalia Muridae |
528 | |
| Peters's Hybomys
Hybomys univittatus |
Mammalia Muridae |
448 | |
| Tullberg's Praomys
Praomys tullbergi |
Mammalia Muridae |
375 | |
| Angolan free-tailed bat
Mops condylurus |
Mammalia Molossidae |
326 | |
| Johnston's Forest Shrew
Sylvisorex johnstoni |
Mammalia Soricidae |
315 | |
| Lesser Large-headed Shrew
Paracrocidura schoutedeni |
Mammalia Soricidae |
250 | |
| African giant shrew
Crocidura olivieri |
Mammalia Soricidae |
249 | |
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Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
248 |
| Fraser's Musk Shrew
Crocidura poensis |
Mammalia Soricidae |
231 | |
| Walter Verheyen's Mouse
Hylomyscus walterverheyeni |
Mammalia Muridae |
225 | |
| Target Rat
Stochomys longicaudatus |
Mammalia Muridae |
214 | |
| Jackson's Praomys
Praomys jacksoni |
Mammalia Muridae |
205 | |
| Blue Duiker
Philantomba monticola |
Mammalia Bovidae |
196 | |
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Black Kite
Milvus migrans |
Aves Accipitridae |
194 |
| chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes |
Mammalia Hominidae |
183 | |
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Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer |
Aves Columbidae |
183 |
| Peters's Mouse
Mus setulosus |
Mammalia Muridae |
182 | |
| Anopheles nili | Insecta Culicidae |
182 | |
| Congo Forest Rat
Deomys ferrugineus |
Mammalia Muridae |
170 | |
| bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus |
Mammalia Bovidae |
167 | |
| yellow-backed duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor |
Mammalia Bovidae |
162 | |
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African Green-Pigeon
Treron calvus |
Aves Columbidae |
159 |
| Paraparatrechina albipes | Insecta Formicidae |
159 | |
| Nephele maculosa | Insecta Sphingidae |
159 | |
| Beaded Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus aeta |
Mammalia Muridae |
155 | |
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Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea |
Aves Nectariniidae |
155 |
| Forest Muskshrew
Sylvisorex ollula |
Mammalia Soricidae |
154 | |
| Gray Parrot
Psittacus erithacus |
Aves Psittacidae |
153 | |
| African buffalo
Syncerus caffer |
Mammalia Bovidae |
152 | |
| bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus |
Mammalia Bovidae |
143 | |
| olive baboon
Papio anubis |
Mammalia Cercopithecidae |
142 | |
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Pied Crow
Corvus albus |
Aves Corvidae |
141 |
| giant forest hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni |
Mammalia Suidae |
140 | |
| red river hog
Potamochoerus porcus |
Mammalia Suidae |
135 | |
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Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata |
Aves Musophagidae |
134 |
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Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius |
Aves Nectariniidae |
134 |
| Noack's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ruber |
Mammalia Hipposideridae |
133 | |
| Banana Bat
Afronycteris nanus |
Mammalia Vespertilionidae |
133 | |
| Western Rainforest Grammomys
Grammomys poensis |
Mammalia Muridae |
130 | |
| Crested Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani |
Aves Numididae |
126 | |
| Weyns's Duiker
Cephalophus weynsi |
Mammalia Bovidae |
125 | |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
123 |
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
122 |
| White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis |
Aves Bucerotidae |
122 | |
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Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura |
Aves Cisticolidae |
119 |
| Long-footed Shrew
Crocidura crenata |
Mammalia Soricidae |
118 | |
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African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta |
Aves Alcedinidae |
117 |
| common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus |
Mammalia Suidae |
117 | |
| leopard
Panthera pardus |
Mammalia Felidae |
117 | |
| Blue-headed Wood-Dove
Turtur brehmeri |
Aves Columbidae |
117 | |
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African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus |
Aves Bucerotidae |
114 |
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Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris |
Aves Numididae |
109 |
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African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis |
Aves Monarchidae |
108 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.

















