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Animals in Democratic Republic of the Congo

77 mammal species are recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo in this dataset, 18 of them in a threatened Red List category. Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.

They belong to 24 families, the best represented being Cercopithecidae (16), Bovidae (12), Soricidae (11). By Red List category: 3 Critically Endangered, 8 Endangered, 7 Vulnerable, 10 Near Threatened, 43 Least Concern, 6 Data Deficient.

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 77 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
77
Threatened
18
Continent
Africa
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The most threatened species in Democratic Republic of the Congo

8 of the 18 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Cercopithecidae 16
  • Bovidae 12
  • Soricidae 11
  • Molossidae 7
  • Hominidae 4
  • Muridae 4
  • Anomaluridae 3
  • Bathyergidae 2

Every species recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Species 1 to 50 of 77, written profiles first.

Where to go from Democratic Republic of the Congo

The countries in Africa that share the most species with Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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.