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Animals in Central African Republic

25 mammal species are recorded in Central African Republic in this dataset, 5 of them in a threatened Red List category. Central African Republic sits in Africa, where 267 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Central African Republic.

They belong to 12 families, the best represented being Bovidae (6), Cercopithecidae (6), Anomaluridae (2). By Red List category: 2 Critically Endangered, 3 Endangered, 5 Near Threatened, 15 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Central African Republic is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 25 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
25
Threatened
5
Continent
Africa
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Central African Republic

The most threatened species in Central African Republic

5 of the 5 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Central African Republic

  • Bovidae 6
  • Cercopithecidae 6
  • Anomaluridae 2
  • Hominidae 2
  • Manidae 2
  • Bathyergidae 1
  • Elephantidae 1
  • Hystricidae 1

Every species recorded in Central African Republic

All 25 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Central African Republic

The countries in Africa that share the most species with Central African Republic, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.