Fauna lists

Mikongo Conservation Center--Lopé national park, Central Africa.

Yellow-backed daikas are one of 4 daika species common in the reserve.

Here are a lists of most commonly seen species in the camp regions. Full lists of species are available as Word files.

Primates
Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Common chimpanzee (Pan t. troglodytes)
Mandrill (andrillus sphinx)
Black colobus monkey (Colobus satanus)
Sun-tailed Guenon (Cercopithecus solatus)
Moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus cephus)
White nosed monkey (Cercopithecus n. nictitans)

Full species list (MSWord file)


Other mammals
Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Pygmy Elephant (Loxidonta assala)
Leopard (Pantera pardus)
Golden cat (Felis aurata)
Forest Buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus)
Yellow-backed daika (Cephalophus silvicultor)

Full species list (MSWord file)


Birds
Grey-necked picatharte (rock fowl) ()
Crowned eagle ()
Cased hornbill ()
Giant turaco ()
Pygmy kingfisher ()
Goliath heron ()
Red-throated bee-eater ()

Full species list (MSWord file)



Other species of note
Giant pangolin
Gaboon viper
Rinocerous viper
Freshwater crocodile


Flora
The following publication gives a through overview of the flora of the Reserve and region:

Guide des plantes de la Réserve de la Lopé. K. Abernathy, L. White…;  Multipress Gabon; 1999.


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Mikongo provides visitors with sure sightings of monkeys. Many other animals are commonly seen.


The Mikongo Project is associated with and supported by ECOFAC, The European Commission, and the Direction de la Faune et Chasse (Gabon).