List of mammals in the Republic of the Congo

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Congo. There are 183 mammal species in Congo, of which 0 are critically endangered, 5 are endangered, 9 are vulnerable, and 4 are near-threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:

ubclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles)

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The order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles of southern Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar and Africa, two families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora.

*Family: Tenrecidae (tenrecs)
**Subfamily: Potamogalinae
***Genus: Potamogale
**** Giant Otter Shrew "Potamogale velox" LC
*Family: Chrysochloridae
**Subfamily: Amblysominae
***Genus: Calcochloris
**** Congo Golden Mole "Calcochloris leucorhinus" DD

Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

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The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stmpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.

*Family: Procaviidae (hylaxes)
**Genus: Dendrohyrax
*** Western Tree Hyrax "Dendrohyrax dorsalis" LC

Order: Proboscidea (elephants)

-----The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.

*Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
**Genus: Loxodonta
*** African Bush Elephant "Loxodonta africana" VU

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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[
African Manatee] Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

*Family: Trichechidae
**Genus: Trichechus
*** African Manatee "Trichechus senegalensis" VU

Order: Primates

-----The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimians, monkeys of the New World, and monkeys and apes of the Old World.

*Suborder: Strepsirrhini
**Infraorder: Lorisiformes
***Family: Lorisidae (lorises, bushbabies)
****Genus: Arctocebus
***** Golden Angwantibo "Arctocebus aureus" LR/nt
****Genus: Perodicticus
***** Potto "Perodicticus potto" LR/lc
***Family: Galagidae
****Genus: Galago
***** Allen's Bushbaby "Galago alleni" LR/nt
***** Demidoff's Dwarf Galago "Galago demidoff" LR/lc
****Genus: Euoticus
***** Western Needle-clawed Galago "Euoticus elegantulus" LR/nt
*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Catarrhini
****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
******Genus: Allenopithecus
******* Allen's Swamp Monkey "Allenopithecus nigroviridis" LR/nt
******Genus: Miopithecus
******* Southern Talapoin Monkey "Miopithecus talapoin" LR/lc
******Genus: Cercopithecus
******* Chlorocebus "Cercopithecus aethiops" LR/lc
******* Moustached Guenon "Cercopithecus cephus" LR/lc
******* De Brazza's Monkey "Cercopithecus neglectus" LR/lc
******* Greater Spot-nosed Monkey "Cercopithecus nictitans" LR/lc
******* Crowned Guenon "Cercopithecus pogonias" LR/lc
******Genus: Lophocebus
******* Grey-cheeked Mangabey "Lophocebus albigena" LR/lc
******Genus: Papio
******* Olive Baboon "Papio anubis" LR/lc
******Genus: Cercocebus
******* Collared Mangabey "Cercocebus torquatus" LR/nt
******Genus: Mandrillus
******* Mandrill "Mandrillus sphinx" VU
******Subfamily: Colobinae
*******Genus: Colobus
******** Mantled Guereza "Colobus guereza" LR/lc
******** Black Colobus "Colobus satanas" VU
*******Genus: Procolobus
******** Red colobus "Procolobus badius" EN
******** Pennant's Red Colobus "Procolobus pennantii" EN
****Superfamily: Hominoidea
*****Family: Hominidae (humans)
******Subfamily: Homininae
*******Tribe: Gorillini
********Genus: Gorilla
********* Western Gorilla "Gorilla gorilla" EN
*******Tribe: Hominini
********Genus: Pan
********* Common Chimpanzee "Pan troglodytes" EN

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

-----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Hystricognathi
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
***Genus: Atherurus
**** African Brush-tailed Porcupine "Atherurus africanus" LC
***Genus: Hystrix
**** Cape Porcupine "Hystrix africaeaustralis" LC
**Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)
***Genus: Thryonomys
**** Greater Cane Rat "Thryonomys swinderianus" LC
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Anomaluridae
***Subfamily: Anomalurinae
****Genus: Anomalurus
***** Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurus derbianus" LC
***** Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurus pusillus" LC
****Genus: Anomalurops
***** Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurops beecrofti" LC
***Subfamily: Zenkerellinae
****Genus: Idiurus
***** Long-eared Flying Mouse "Idiurus macrotis" LC
***** Flying mouse "Idiurus zenkeri" DD
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Xerinae
****Tribe: Protoxerini
*****Genus: Epixerus
****** Baifran Palm Squirrel "Epixerus wilsoni" DD
*****Genus: Funisciurus
****** Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus isabella" LC
****** Ribboned Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus lemniscatus" DD
****** Fire-footed Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus pyrropus" LC
*****Genus: Myosciurus
****** African Pygmy Squirrel "Myosciurus pumilio" DD
*****Genus: Paraxerus
****** Green Bush Squirrel "Paraxerus poensis" LC
*****Genus: Protoxerus
****** Forest Giant Squirrel "Protoxerus stangeri" LC
**Family: Nesomyidae
***Subfamily: Dendromurinae
****Genus: Dendroprionomys
***** Velvet Climbing Mouse "Dendroprionomys rousseloti" DD
***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
****Genus: Cricetomys
***** "Cricetomys emini" LC
***** Gambian Pouch Rat "Cricetomys gambianus" LC
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: Deomyinae
****Genus: Deomys
***** Congo Forest Mouse "Deomys ferrugineus" LC
****Genus: Lophuromys
***** Yellow-bellied Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys luteogaster" LC
***** Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys nudicaudus" LC
***** Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys sikapusi" LC
***Subfamily: Murinae
****Genus: Colomys
***** African Water Rat "Colomys goslingi" LC
****Genus: Grammomys
***** Shining Thicket Rat "Grammomys rutilans" LC
****Genus: Heimyscus
***** Smokey Heimyscus "Heimyscus fumosus" LC
****Genus: Hybomys
***** Peters' Striped Mouse "Hybomys univittatus" LC
****Genus: Hylomyscus
***** Beaded Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus aeta" LC
***** Allen's Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus alleni" LC
***** Little Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus parvus" LC
***** Stella Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus stella" LC
****Genus: Lemniscomys
***** Typical Striped Grass Mouse "Lemniscomys striatus" LC
****Genus: Malacomys
***** Big-eared Swamp Rat "Malacomys longipes" LC
****Genus: Mastomys
***** Guinea Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys erythroleucus" LC
***** Natal Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys natalensis" LC
****Genus: Mus
***** African Pygmy Mouse "Mus minutoides" LC
***** Peter's Mouse "Mus setulosus" LC
***** Thomas's Pygmy Mouse "Mus sorella" LC
****Genus: Mylomys
***** Mill Rat "Mylomys dybowskii" LC
****Genus: Myomyscus
***** Brockman's Myomyscus "Myomyscus brockmani" LC
****Genus: Oenomys
***** Rufous-nosed Rats "Oenomys hypoxanthus" LC
****Genus: Praomys
***** Jackson's Soft-furred Mouse "Praomys jacksoni" LC
***** Petter's Praomys "Praomys petteri" LC
***** Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse "Praomys tullbergi" LC
****Genus: Stochomys
***** Target Rat "Stochomys longicaudatus" LC

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

-----The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mmmals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.

*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Crocidurinae
***Genus: Crocidura
**** Bate's Shrew "Crocidura batesi" LC
**** Long-footed Shrew "Crocidura crenata" LC
**** Dent's Shrew "Crocidura denti" LC
**** Long-tailed Musk Shrew "Crocidura dolichura" LC
**** Goliath Shrew "Crocidura goliath" LC
**** Grasse's Shrew "Crocidura grassei" LC
**** Hildegarde's Shrew "Crocidura hildegardeae" LC
**** Butiaba Naked-tailed Shrew "Crocidura littoralis" LC
**** Dramatic Shrew "Crocidura ludia" LC
**** Tumultuous Shrew "Crocidura turba" LC
***Genus: Paracrocidura
**** Schouteden's Shrew "Paracrocidura schoutedeni" LC
***Genus: Suncus
**** Gabon Dwarf Shrew "Suncus remyi" LC
***Genus: Sylvisorex
**** Johnston's Shrew "Sylvisorex johnstoni" LC
**** Climbing Shrew "Sylvisorex megalura" LC
**** Forest Musk Shrew "Sylvisorex ollula" LC
**Subfamily: Myosoricinae
***Genus: Congosorex
**** Lesser Congo Shrew "Congosorex verheyeni" LC

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

-----The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

*Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
**Subfamily: Pteropodinae
***Genus: Eidolon
**** Straw-coloured Fruit Bat "Eidolon helvum" LC
***Genus: Epomophorus
**** Lesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus grandis" DD
**** Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus labiatus" LC
**** Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus wahlbergi" LC
***Genus: Epomops
**** Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomops franqueti" LC
***Genus: Hypsignathus
**** Hammer-headed bat "Hypsignathus monstrosus" LC
***Genus: Lissonycteris
**** Angolan Rousette "Lissonycteris angolensis" LC
***Genus: Micropteropus
**** Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat "Micropteropus pusillus" LC
***Genus: Myonycteris
**** Little Collared Fruit Bat "Myonycteris torquata" LC
***Genus: Rousettus
**** Egyptian fruit bat "Rousettus aegyptiacus" LC
***Genus: Scotonycteris
**** Pohle's Fruit Bat "Scotonycteris ophiodon" EN
**** Zenker's Fruit Bat "Scotonycteris zenkeri" NT
**Subfamily: Macroglossinae
***Genus: Megaloglossus
**** Woermann's Fruit Bat "Megaloglossus woermanni" LC
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: Myotis
**** Rufous Mouse-eared Bat "Myotis bocagii" LC
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: Glauconycteris
**** Silvered Bat "Glauconycteris argentata" LC
**** Bibundi Bat "Glauconycteris egeria" DD
**** Butterfly Bat "Glauconycteris variegata" LC
***Genus: Hypsugo
**** Broad-headed Pipistrelle "Hypsugo crassulus" LC
**** Mouselike Pipistrelle "Hypsugo musciculus" DD
***Genus: Mimetillus
**** Moloney's Flat-headed Bat "Mimetillus moloneyi" LC
***Genus: Neoromicia
**** Cape Serotine "Neoromicia capensis" LC
**** Tiny Serotine "Neoromicia guineensis" LC
**** Banana Pipistrelle "Neoromicia nanus" LC
**** Rendall's Serotine "Neoromicia rendalli" LC
**** Somali Serotine "Neoromicia somalicus" LC
**** White-winged Serotine "Neoromicia tenuipinnis" LC
***Genus: Scotoecus
**** Hinde's Lesser House Bat "Scotoecus hindei" DD
***Genus: Scotophilus
**** African Yellow Bat "Scotophilus dinganii" LC
**Subfamily: Miniopterinae
***Genus: Miniopterus
**** Least Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus minor" NT
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Chaerephon
*** Nigerian Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon nigeriae" LC
*** Little Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon pumila" LC
**Genus: Mops
*** Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat "Mops brachypterus" LC
*** Railer Bat "Mops thersites" LC
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: Coleura
*** African Sheath-tailed Bat "Coleura afra" LC
**Genus: Saccolaimus
*** Pel's Pouched Bat "Saccolaimus peli" NT
**Genus: Taphozous
*** Mauritian Tomb Bat "Taphozous mauritianus" LC
*Family: Nycteridae
**Genus: Nycteris
*** Bate's Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris arge" LC
*** Large Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris grandis" LC
*** Hairy Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris hispida" LC
*** Large-Eared Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris macrotis" LC
*** Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris thebaica" LC
*Family: Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
***Genus: Rhinolophus
**** Adam's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus adami" DD
**** Halcyon Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus alcyone" LC
**** RÜppell's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus fumigatus" LC
**** Lander's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus landeri" LC
**** Forest Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus silvestris" VU
**** Swinny's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus swinnyi" NT
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: Hipposideros
**** Benito Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros beatus" LC
**** Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros caffer" LC
**** Cyclops Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros cyclops" LC
**** "Hipposideros gigas" LC
**** Noack's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros ruber" LC
***Genus: Triaenops
**** Persian Trident Bat "Triaenops persicus" LC

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

-----The order Philodota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.

*Family: Manidae
**Genus: Manis
*** Giant Pangolin "Manis gigantea" LR/lc
*** Long-tailed Pangolin "Manis tetradactyla" LR/lc
*** Tree Pangolin "Manis tricuspis" LR/lc

Order: Cetacea (whales)

-----The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

*Suborder: Mysticeti
**Family: Balaenopteridae
***Subfamily: Megapterinae
****Genus: Megaptera
***** Humpback Whale "Megaptera novaeangliae" VU
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Feresa
***** Pygmy Killer Whale "Feresa attenuata" DD

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

-----The carnivores include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. Carnivores have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

*Suborder: Feliformia
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: Leptailurus
***** Serval "Leptailurus serval" LC
****Genus: Profelis
***** African Golden Cat "Profelis aurata" VU
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Lion "Panthera leo" VU
***** Leopard "Panthera pardus" LC
**Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
***Subfamily: Viverrinae
****Genus: Civettictis
***** African Civet "Civettictis civetta" LR/lc
****Genus: Genetta
***** Servaline Genet "Genetta servalina" LR/lc
****Genus: Poiana
***** African Linsang "Poiana richardsonii" LR/lc
**Family: Nandiniidae
***Genus: Nandinia
**** African Palm Civet "Nandinia binotata" LR/lc
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: Bdeogale
**** Black-footed Mongoose "Bdeogale nigripes" LR/lc
***Genus: Crossarchus
**** Alexander's Kusimanse "Crossarchus alexandri" LR/lc
***Genus: Galerella
**** Slender Mongoose "Galerella sanguinea" LR/lc
***Genus: Herpestes
**** Long-nosed Mongoose "Herpestes naso" LR/lc
**Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
***Genus: Crocuta
**** Spotted Hyena "Crocuta crocuta" LR/cd
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Ictonyx
**** Striped Polecat "Ictonyx striatus" LR/lc
***Genus: Mellivora
**** Ratel "Mellivora capensis" LR/lc
***Genus: Lutra
**** Speckle-throated Otter "Lutra maculicollis" LC
***Genus: Aonyx
**** Oriental Small-clawed Otter "Aonyx congicus" DD

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

-----The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

*Family: Suidae (pigs)
**Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
***Genus: Phacochoerus
**** Warthog "Phacochoerus africanus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Suinae
***Genus: Hylochoerus
**** Giant forest hog "Hylochoerus meinertzhageni" LR/lc
***Genus: Potamochoerus
**** Red River Hog "Potamochoerus porcus" LR/lc
*Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
**Genus: Hippopotamus
*** Hippopotamus "Hippopotamus amphibius" VU
*Family: Tragulidae
**Genus: Hyemoschus
*** "Hyemoschus aquaticus" DD
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: Neotragus
**** Bates's Pygmy Antelope "Neotragus batesi" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Bovinae
***Genus: Syncerus
**** African Buffalo "Syncerus caffer" LR/cd
***Genus: Tragelaphus
**** Bongo (antelope) "Tragelaphus eurycerus" LR/nt
**** Bushbuck "Tragelaphus scriptus" LR/lc
**** Sitatunga "Tragelaphus spekii" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Cephalophinae
***Genus: Cephalophus
**** Peters's Duiker "Cephalophus callipygus" LR/nt
**** Bay Duiker "Cephalophus dorsalis" LR/nt
**** White-bellied Duiker "Cephalophus leucogaster" LR/nt
**** Blue Duiker "Cephalophus monticola" LR/lc
**** Black-fronted Duiker "Cephalophus nigrifrons" LR/nt
**** Ogilby's Duiker "Cephalophus ogilbyi" LR/nt
**** Yellow-backed Duiker "Cephalophus silvicultor" LR/nt
***Genus: Sylvicapra
**** Common Duiker "Sylvicapra grimmia" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Reduncinae
***Genus: Kobus
**** Waterbuck "Kobus ellipsiprymnus" LR/cd
***Genus: Redunca
**** Southern Reedbuck "Redunca arundinum" LR/cd

Notes

References

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ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species