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Animals in Cameroon

14 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Cameroon, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 14
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 2,057

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Cameroon?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Cameroon?

Mammals
leopard, cheetah, northern giraffe, african bush elephant …
5 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Cameroon?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Cameroon.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	59
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	48
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	189

All animals recorded in Cameroon

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	74
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	35
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	59
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	133
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	240
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1,241
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	48
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	189
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	32
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	1

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Cameroon. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.