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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187species Giants of nature57species Threatened species515species Night life768species Big cats39species Polar wildlife74species Endemic species6species The Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 31 species · Cross River

Showing 31 species · Cross River

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Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Water Chevrotain

Hyemoschus aquaticus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Hairy Frog

Trichobatrachus robustus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Mona Monkey

Cercopithecus mona

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Maxwell's Duiker

Philantomba maxwellii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Putty-nosed Monkey

Cercopithecus nictitans

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Red-capped Mangabey

Cercocebus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Grey-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes oreas

InsectivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Drill

Mandrillus leucophaeus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Preuss’s Monkey

Allochrocebus preussi

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Critically Endangered

Preuss’s Red Colobus

Piliocolobus preussi

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered

Critically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group

21 countries13 parks

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

43 countries69 parks

Giant Slippery Frog

Conraua goliath

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

21 countries4 parks

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

12 countries19 parks

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

43 countries55 parks

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary

43 countries37 parks

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

43 countries14 parks

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

44 countries58 parks

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

10 countries21 parks

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

43 countries29 parks

43 countries33 parks

12 countries23 parks

12 countries22 parks

21 countries32 parks

21 countries20 parks

43 countries21 parks

7 countries18 parks

7 countries8 parks

22 countries16 parks

14 countries14 parks

21 countries23 parks

22 countries21 parks

23 countries11 parks

11 countries9 parks

21 countries22 parks

22 countries26 parks

4 countries6 parks

4 countries7 parks

3 countries4 parks

3 countries4 parks

2 countries3 parks