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Animals in Congo - Kinshasa

21 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Congo - Kinshasa, 8 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 21
Threatened: 8
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 2,211

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 Congo - Kinshasa?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Congo - Kinshasa?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, leopard, cheetah …
8 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
3 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, emperor dragonfly
3 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish, staghorn coral
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Congo - Kinshasa?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	21
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	75
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	14
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	75
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	156
Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	Hominidae	Critically Endangered	32
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Congo - Kinshasa

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	6
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	72
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	21
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	4
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	75
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	84
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,633
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	14
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	75
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	156
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	2
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	6
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	15
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	2
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	5
Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	Hominidae	Critically Endangered	32
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	4
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

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