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High mammalian diversity in the newly established National Park of Upper Niger, Republic of Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2002

Stefan Ziegler ,
Gerhard Nikolaus  and
Rainer Hutterer
Stefan Ziegler
Affiliation:
Dockendorffstrasse 33, D-63322 Rödermark, Germany
Gerhard Nikolaus
Affiliation:
Pardingbütteler Strich 36, D-27632 Pardingbüttel, Germany
Rainer Hutterer
Affiliation:
Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 162, D-53113 Bonn, Germany, E-mail: r.hutterer.zfmk@uni-bonn.de
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Abstract

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This paper presents the results of a mammal survey conducted between 1995 and 1997 in the newly established National Park of Upper Niger in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. Ninety-four species of mammals were recorded in the park area and its environs; 19 of these species were newly recorded or confirmed for Guinea. The fauna of the park includes about 50% of the known mammalian diversity of the country. Among the species found are West African endemics such as the Gambian mongoose Mungos gambianus. The park, although situated in the Guinea savannah belt, includes some remnant forest, which harbours tropical forest mammals such as Thomas's galago Galagoides cf. thomasi, hump-nosed mouse Hybomys planifrons, soft-furred rat Praomys rostratus and flying squirrel Anomalurops sp.. This National Park is a high priority area for the conservation of the vertebrate diversity of West Africa.

Keywords

FaunaGuineamammalian diversityNational ParkUpper Niger
Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 73 - 80
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© 2002 Flora & Fauna International