🐾 What Animal Lives Where

🇨🇫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.

Most-recorded animals in the Central African Republic

AnimalGroupRecords
Osprey Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Aves
Pandionidae
5,644
Anopheles gambiae Anopheles gambiae Insecta
Culicidae
5,209
Black Stork 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
Anopheles funestus 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
Common Bulbul 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
Black Kite Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Aves
Accipitridae
194
chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Mammalia
Hominidae
183
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove 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
African Green-Pigeon 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
Olive Sunbird 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
Pied Crow Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Aves
Corvidae
141
giant forest hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Mammalia
Suidae
140
red river hog
Potamochoerus porcus
Mammalia
Suidae
135
Great Blue Turaco Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata
Aves
Musophagidae
134
Olive-bellied Sunbird 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
Barn Swallow Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Aves
Hirundinidae
123
Cattle Egret Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Aves
Ardeidae
122
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Aves
Bucerotidae
122
Green-backed Camaroptera Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Aves
Cisticolidae
119
Long-footed Shrew
Crocidura crenata
Mammalia
Soricidae
118
African Pygmy-Kingfisher 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
African Pied Hornbill African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Aves
Bucerotidae
114
Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Aves
Numididae
109
African Paradise-Flycatcher 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.