OUR WILDLIFE POPULATION BENEFITING FROM THE PROJECT

OUR WILDLIFE POPULATION BENEFITING FROM THE PROJECT

Classification Species Scientific names [UICN]1 | Class2 PRIMATES

Great ape

Central African Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes [EN] | A Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes ellioti [EN] | A Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla [CR] | A

Papionid

Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus [EN] | A Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx [VU] | A Olive baboon Papio anubis [LC] | C

Mangabey

Agile mangabey Cercocebus agilis [LC] | A Red-capped Mangabey Cercocebus torquatus [VU] | A

Guenon

Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona [LC] | C Moustached monkey Cercopithecus cephus cephus [LC] | C Patas monkey Erythrocebus patas [LC] | C Putty-nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans nictitans [LC] | C Red-eared monkey Cercopithecus erythrotis [VU] | A Red-rumped Putty-nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans ludio [LC] | C Tantalus monkey Chlorocebus tantalus [LC] | C

UNGULATES

Bay Duiker Cephalophus dorsalis [NT] | B Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola [LC] | C Bush Buck Tragelaphus scriptus [LC] | B

OTHER MAMMALS

African civet Civettictis civetta [LC] | B

BIRDS

African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus [EN] | A

REPTILES

Black-hinged terrapin Pelusios niger [LC] | C Dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis [VU] | A Home's hinged tortoise Kinixys homeana [VU] | A Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus [LC] | A Radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata [CR] | A

Total

1 check conservation status at iucnredlist.org: CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; VU = vulnerable 2 classes of protection as defined by Cameroonian wildlife laws: A, B and C. Class A species benefit from the highest degree of protection