Cameroon has some unforgettable wildlife experiences

African Civet

Scientific Name: Virerra civetta Subspecies: There exist several subspecies of Viverra civetta, but they are not described here as they have little or no significance as hunting trophies. Distribution: Most African countries south of the Sahara Desert. Habitat: All types of savanna, sometimes dense forest. Description: Dog size animal, looking like a mixture between a stoat and a badger....

Baboon

Scientific Name: Papio sp. Sub-species: Five species are currently recognised (this is some disagreement on whether they are true separate species or sub-species. The true number of sub-species is also currently unknown) Hamadryas baboon (P. hamadryas) - Horn of AfricaGuinea baboon (P. papio) - Far western AfricaOlive baboon (P. anubis)- north central african savannahYellow baboon (P....

Bates's Pygmy Antelope

Scientific Name: Neotragus batesi Subspecies: Zaire Pygmy Antelope (Neotragus b. harrisoni) Distribution: Cameroun, Congo (Brazz.), Democratic Republic of Congo Habitat: Dense high forest. Description: Very small antelope weighing up to 5 kg, with a shoulder height not normally exceeding 35 cm. General coloour glossy dark chestnut, darkening on the back and lighter on the flanks. Throat and...

Bongo, Western

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus eurycerus Subspecies: Eastern Bongo (Tragelaphus e isaaci) Distribution: Western Bongo: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Congo (Brassaville), Congo, Cameroun and CAR. Eastern Bongo: Kenya Habitat: Dense rainforest. Often in the vicinity of water. If there happen to be saltlick in the area they are often found near by. Description: Large and heavy anthelope...

Buffalo, African Forest

Scientific Name: Syncerus caffer Subspecies: African Forest buffalo (Syncerus c. nanus), Savannah buffalo (Syncerus c. brachyceros ), Nile buffalo (Syncerus c. aequinoctialis).  Caffer buffalo (Syncerus c. caffer) Distribution: The Nile buffalo has the most northern distribution of the four sub-species, ranging from Senegal in the west, across a broad belt over the...

Buffalo, Western Savannah

Scientific Name: Syncerus caffer aequinoctalis Subspecies: A subspecies of the African buffalo, also known as the central African buffalo Distribution: West/central Africa Habitat: Areas of mixed savannah and woodland Description: Large, muscular bovine that can achieve a weight of over 700kg and a length of 340cm, with a shoulder height of over 150cm. A herd of this buffalo may contain...

Bush Pig

Scientific Name: Potamochoerus porcus Subspecies: Up to 18 recognised species, here described as one. Distribution: All of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, excepting the desert of Namibia. Habitat: High forest, their fringes and thick bush country, often near rivers. Frequents fields where they cause much damage. Description: A domestic pig-like animal, weighing around 100 kg and measuring...

Bushbuck, Harnessed

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus Subspecies: One of the eight subspecies of bushbuck Distribution: West/central Africa from Senegal in the west to southern Chad in the east and to the Congo in the south. Habitat: Prefers dense bush, always close to permanent water supplies Description: The smallest sub-species of bushbuck, with a shoulder height of 66 - 76cm and a weight of...

Duiker, Bay

Scientific Name: Cephalophus dorsalis Subspecies: None. Distribution: Same as Red-flanked Duiker with the addition of Congo and Northern Angola. Habitat: See Red-flanked Duiker. Description: Small antelope with a weight of around 15 kg. and a shoulder height of 40 - 50 cm. General colour bright chestnut rufous and a black median stripe from the head to the tail and has, like some Duikers, the...

Duiker, Black-fronted

Scientific Name: Cephalophus nigrifrons Subspecies: None Distribution: Cameroun, Congo (Brazz.), Congo (Zaire) and Gabon. Habitat: Dense rain forest. Description: Small antelope weighing 10 - 15 kg with a shoulder height of 40 - 45 cm. Has the characteristic crest of hair between the horns. General colour almost uniform rich chestnut. A broad band along the blaze to the forehead deep black,...

Duiker, Blue

Scientific Name: Cephalophus monticola Subspecies: Up to 18 subspecies of the Blue Duiker are recognised. Distribution: Cameroun, Gabon, Congo (Brazz.), Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Habitat: Densely wooded country. Often along rivers. Description: Small antelope weighing 8 - 10 kg with a shoulder height of 30 - 40 cm. General colour...

Duiker, Grey/Duiker, Grimm's (Common)

Scientific Name: Sylvicapra Grimmia Subspecies: Classification of subspecies is very variable, we have chosen only to count two: Western Bush Duiker and East African Bush Duiker. Distribution: From the desert rim in Northern Africa to the Southern tip of the Continent, the West African rainforest excepted. Habitat: As the species is a typical bush duiker it lives, as the name suggests in...

Duiker, Peter's

Latin name: Cephalophus callipygus Subspecies: None. Distribution: From Cameroun in West across the African Continent to Kenya in East. Habitat: See Red-flanked Duiker. Description: Small antelope with a weight of around 20 kg and a shoulder height of 50 - 60 cm. General colour brownish fawn merging to bright rufous posteriorly. Has the characteristic crest of hair between the horns (not as...

Duiker, Red-flanked

Scientific Name: Cefalophus rufilatus Subspecies: None Distribution: Most West- and Mid African states from Senegal to Western Sudan. Habitat: Forest edges and thickets. Description: Small antelope with a weight of around 10 kg. and a shoulder height of 30 - 40 cm. General colour bright orange rufous, with a broad bluish grey median band from the nose to the root of tail. Has black crest of...

Duiker, White-bellied/Gabon Duiker

Scientific Name: Cephalophus leucogaster Subspecies: None Distribution: Cameroun, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Zaire) and Uganda. Habitat: Forests. Description: Small antelope with a weight of around 15 kg. and a shoulder height of 40 - 50 cm. General colour lighter than the other Duikers. Has a blackish median band from the shoulder, broadening on the back and narrowing on the rump....

Duiker, Yellow-backed

Scientific Name: Cephalophua sylvicultor Subspecies: None. Distribution: The West African States as well as Cameroun, CAR, Congo (Zaire), Angola and Zambia. Habitat: Primary high rainforest. Description: Smaller antelope (biggest member of the Duiker-family) with a weight of up to 70 kg and a shoulder height of around 75 cm. General colour dark velvety brown with brown and grey markings on...

Elephant (Africa)

Videnskabeligt navn: Loxodonta afrikana Underarter: Forest Elephant (Loxodonta a. cyklotis) Pygmy Elephant (Loxodonta a. pumilio) Udbredelse: De tre arters samlede udbredelsesområde: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara. Dog bør det nævnes at i Vestafrika lever elefanterne i dag i små isolerede bestande, og først fra Cameroun og østover kan man tale om...

Forest Elephant, African

Giant Eland

Videnskabeligt navn: Taurotragus derbianus gigas Underarter: Ovennævnte art er en underart af Taurotragus derbianus derbianus. Da taurotragus d. derbianus er truet af udryddelse har vi valgt at beskrive gigas der stadig kan jages i Vest- og Centralafrika. Udbredelse: C.A.R, Chad, Cameroun og Sudan. Levested: Åbne skovområder (F.eks mopaneskov) og savanne. Beskrivelse: Stor...

Giant Forest Hog

Scientific Name: Hylochoerus meinertshageni Subspecies: Three recognised, here all described as one. Distribution: West- and Central African rainforests. Habitat: Dense forest, often high in the mountains. Description: A huge pig, reminiscent of a wild boar, heavily built, with an elongated body, relatively long limps, the rump being higher than the shoulder. It weighs around 275 kg and...

Hartebeest, Western/Bubal Hartebeest

Scientific Name: Alcelaphus b major Subspecies: Is itself a subspecies of Alcelaphus buselaphus. Distribution: Chad, CAR, Cameroun, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin and Senegal. Habitat: Open country, light bush and savanna. Description: Middlesized antelope,that weighs around 170 kg and measures 120 - 140 cm over the shoulder. General colour almost uniform, varying from sandy fawn...

Oribi

Videnskabeligt navn: Ourebia ourebi Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 13 underarter. Den eneste underart, der adskiller sig tydeligt fra de andre er Haggard Oribien Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia (Caprivi), Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, C.A.R, Cameroun, samtlige vestafrikanske stater til Senegal. Levested: Åben bush og...

Python

Reedbuck, Bohor/Reedbuck, Bohor

Wissenschaftlicher Name: Redunca redunca Subspecies: Western Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca r. nigeriensis) Eastern Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca r. Wardi) Distribution: Western Bohor Reedbuck: Nigeria, Cameroun,Chad, CAR, Burkina Faso and Benin. Eastern Bohor Reedbuck: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Congo (Zaire) Habitat: Open bush and grassland Description: Middlesized antelope with a shoulderheight of up...

Roan

Videnskabeligt navn: Hippotragus equinus Underarter: Der anerkendes 6 underarter men vi har valgt kun at medtage de arter der er tilgænglige for trofæjægere idag. East African Roan (Hippotragus e. langheldi) Western Roan (Hippotragus e. koba) Udbredelse: Southern Roan: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia og Botswana. East African Roan: Tanzania, Kenya. Western Roan: Fra de...

Sitatunga

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus spekei Subspecies: Tragelaphus s gratus, Tragelaphus s. selousi Distribution: Tragelaphus spekei: Kenya, Tanzania and Sudan Tragelaphus s. gratus: Central- and West African rainforests. Tragelaphus s. selousi: Zambia, Namibia, Malawi and South Western Tanzania. Habitat: Confined to swampy areas, mainly papyrus and reedswamps by larger lakes Description:...

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Warthog

Videnskabeligt navn: Phacochoerus aethiopicus Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 7 underarter, der her beskrives under et. Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara med undtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov samt ørken områder i Namibia. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre griselignende dyr der opnår en vægt på 100 kg og en...

Waterbuck

Videnskabeligt navn: Kobus Defassa Underarter: Common Waterbuck (Kobus d. ellipsiprymnus), Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus d. defassa) Crawshay's Waterbuck (Kobus d. crawshayi). Sing Sing Waterbuck (Kobus d. unctuosus) Udbredelse: Defassa Waterbuck: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopien Sudan. Common Waterbuck: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan. Crawshay's Waterbuck:...

Western, Kob

Scientific Name: Kobus kob Subspecies: White-eared Kob (Kobus k. leucotis) Uganda Kob (Kobus k. thomasi) Distribution: West- and Central Africa. Habitat: Savanna country, flood plains, never far from water. Description: Middlesized antelope of the kop-family. Reaches a weight of 120 kg and a height of 90 - 100 cm. General colour from bright gold fulvous to dark brown with white markings on...