Wildlife of Guinea
The wildlife of Guinea is very diverse due to its wide variety of habitats. The southern part of the country lies within the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot, while the north-east is characterized by dry savanna woodlands. Ecoregions of Guinea are the Western Guinean lowland forests, Guinean montane forests, Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, West Sudanian savanna, and Guinean mangroves.
Populations of large mammals are restricted to uninhabited distant parts of parks and reserves, and those populations are declining. Strongholds of Guinean wildlife are Pinselly Classified Forest, National Park of Upper Niger, Badiar National Park, Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Ziama Massif, Bossou Hills Reserve, and Diécké Classified Forest.
Fauna
Mammals
- African buffalo
- African forest buffalo
- African forest elephant
- Harnessed bushbuck
- Guinea baboon
- Giant forest hog
- Hippopotamus
- Pygmy hippopotamus
- Red river hog
- Royal antelope
- West African lion
- Western chimpanzee
- Western giant eland
- Western bongo
- Zebra duiker
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
- Arthroleptis bivittatus
- Arthroleptis crusculum
- Arthroleptis poecilonotus
- Astylosternus occidentalis
- Aubria subsigillata
- Conraua alleni
- Geotrypetes angeli
- Geotrypetes pseudoangeli
- Hylarana fonensis
- Hyperolius concolor
- Hyperolius fusciventris
- Hyperolius guttulatus
- Hyperolius igbettensis
- Hyperolius nitidulus
- Hyperolius occidentalis
- Hyperolius picturatus
- Hyperolius soror
- Hyperolius wermuthi
- Kassina cochranae
- Kassina fusca
- Kassina schioetzi
- Leptopelis macrotis
- Leptopelis spiritusnoctis
- Leptopelis viridis
- Merlin's dwarf gray frog
- Mount Nimba screeching frog
- Nigeria banana frog
- Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis
- Odontobatrachus
- Phlyctimantis boulengeri
- Phrynobatrachus guineensis
- Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus
- Ptychadena pujoli
- Ptychadena submascareniensis
- Ptychadena tournieri
- Ptychadena trinodis
Insects
Butterflies and moths
Flora
References
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- Regional history
- Songhai Empire
- Imamate of Futa Jallon
- Wassoulou Empire
- African slave trade
- French West Africa
- Rivières du Sud
- French Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
- Camp Boiro
- 1984 coup d'état
- 2007 protests
- 2008 military unrest
- 2008 coup d'état
- 2009 protests
- 2014 Ebola virus epidemic
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic
- 2021 coup d'état
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