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Nyungwe, Rwanda

Nyungwe

National Park
East AfricaDesignated in 20041,019 km²
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One of the oldest montane forests in Africa, with a canopy walkway suspended 50 metres above the ground

Area

1,019 km²

Protection category

IUCN II

Parque nacional —

Designated in

2004

Declared in 2004, Nyungwe protects one of the oldest montane forests in Africa, with plant lineages going back several million years that survived the glacial cycles which wiped out similar forests elsewhere on the continent. It holds troops of black-and-white colobus of up to 400 animals, one of the largest social groupings documented in any non-human primate in the world, and its canopy walkway, suspended 50 metres above the ground, is one of very few of its kind in East Africa.

Location

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Nyungwe: 26 documented species

Mammals14Birds6Reptiles2Arachnida

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Rwanda, where Nyungwe lies.

Tropical rainforestSavannahWetland

Experiences in this park

Birdwatching

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Same country: Rwanda

Same country: Rwanda

Same type of protected area: National Park

Same type of protected area: National Park

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Region

East Africa

Climate

Tropical, Temperate, Mountain

Best season

June to September

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Best season
June to September
Area
1,019 km²
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Insecta2
Diplopoda1

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Rwanda · East Africa
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Akagera
National Park

Akagera

Rwanda

Lion (reintroduced) · black rhinoceros (reintroduced)

June to September

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Volcanoes
National Park

Volcanoes

Rwanda

Mountain gorilla · golden monkey

June to September

See park
ViñalesUNESCO
National Park

Viñales

Cuba

Cuban trogon (Cuba's national bird) · Cuban hutia

See park
Desembarco del GranmaUNESCO
National Park

Desembarco del Granma

Cuba

Cuban hutia · land crab

See park
CountryRwanda

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ChimpanzeeEndangered

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Pan troglodytes

African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

Angolan ColobusVulnerable

Angolan Colobus

Colobus angolensis

Blue DuikerLeast Concern

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

Goliath BeetleNot Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

Giant African MillipedeLeast Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

Blue MonkeyLeast Concern

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

Tsetse FlyNot Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

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ServalLeast Concern

Serval

Leptailurus serval

See all 26 species found here