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Animals in Ghana
The list of animals native to Ghana is a long one that includes mammals, reptiles, amphibians, aquatic and marine animals, birds, insects, and spiders. So far 504 species of fish, 728 of birds, 225 of mammals, and 221 of amphibians and reptiles have been recorded in the country of Ghana. These include, of course, the antelope, baboons, buffalo, cobras, gazelle, hippos, hyenas, lions, leopards, jackals, and pythons for which Africa is famous'thanks in part to modern movies such as The Lion King.
Poaching, human settlement, and habitat loss brought on by deforestation, overgrazing, and periodic drought threaten Ghana's wildlife. Today, only around 33 percent of Ghana is still forested, and this number depletes by about 1.3 percent each year, which will significantly affect Ghana's ecosystem.
There are an unfortunate number of threatened species within Ghana, which are categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable. The grove-toothed forest Mouse is the only Critically Endangered species. Endangered species include the African elephant, the chimpanzee, the Diana monkey, the red colobus, and the wild dog. Finally, the African golden cat, the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, the fat mouse species, the lion, the pied bat, the red-fronted gazelle, the spotted-necked otter, the West African manatee, the white-thighed black-and-white colobus, and the white-toothed shrew species are all Vulnerable.
To protect the animals and their natural habitats, multiple nature preserves and national parks have been established. The Kakum National Park, for example, is a natural rainforest housing rare and endangered species of plants and animals where visitors can observe the wild from a Canopy Walkway around 40m/130ft off the ground. Kakum protects an especially rare and endangered animal called the Mona-meerkat. Other Ghanaian national parks include Ankassa, Bia, Bui, Digya, Kyabobo, Mole, and Nini-Suhien. These are used not only for conservation, but for research and study as well.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Ghana.
Even-toed ungulates in Ghana
Bushbuck Bohar reedbuck Common hartebeest Roan antelope Tsessebe Water chevrotain Bay duiker Maxwell's duiker Black duiker Ogilby's duiker Red-flanked duiker Yellow-backed duiker Oribi Red-fronted gazelle Grey duiker Common warthog African buffalo Giant forest hog Red river hog Common hippopotamus Waterbuck Bongo Kob MarshbuckCarnivores in Ghana
Spotted hyaena Serval African clawless otter Speckle-throated otter Side-striped jackal African wild dog African caracal African palm civet Common cusimanse Slender mongoose Wild cat Egyptian mongoose White-tailed mongoose Honey badger Striped polecat Common genet Panther genet African lion Haussa genet Leopard Johnston's genet Gambian mongoose African golden catDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Ghana
Fraser's dolphin Pygmy killer whale Atlantic hump-backed dolphin Atlantic spinner dolphinBats in Ghana
Sooty roundleaf bat Jones's roundleaf bat Yellow-winged bat Little collared fruit bat Noack's roundleaf bat Halcyon horseshoe bat Bini free-tailed bat Dent's horseshoe bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Veldkamp's bat Lander's horseshoe bat Pel's pouched bat Bate's slit-faced bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Light-winged lesser house bat Gambian slit-faced bat Hammer-headed fruit bat Dark-winged lesser house bat Large slit-faced bat Gambian epauletted fruit bat Pohle's fruit bat Hairy slit-faced bat Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat Zenker's fruit bat Intermediate slit-faced bat Franquet's epauletted fruit bat African yellow bat Large-eared slit-faced bat White-bellied yellow bat Dwarf slit-faced bat Schreber's yellow bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Nut-colored yellow bat Greenish yellow bat Large-eared free-tailed bat Woermann's bat Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Moloney's flat-headed bat Sierra leone free-tailed bat Angolan free-tailed bat Mongalla free-tailed bat Duke of abruzzi's free-tailed bat Mauritian tomb bat Aellen's pipistrelle Midas free-tailed bat Chapin's free-tailed bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Tiny pipistrelle Dwarf free-tailed bat Peterson's free-tailed bat Lappet-eared free-tailed bat Egyptian tomb bat Rusty pipistrelle Spurrell's free-tailed bat Little free-tailed bat Railer bat Russet free-tailed bat Trevor's free-tailed bat Aba roundleaf bat Lesser woolly bat African sheath-tailed bat Benito roundleaf bat Spurrell's woolly bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Cyclops roundleaf batHyraxes in Ghana
Western tree dassie Rock dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Ghana
Cape harePangolins in Ghana
Giant ground pangolin Black-bellied pangolin Three-cusped pangolinPrimates in Ghana
Patas monkey Collared mangabey Chimpanzee Lesser bushbaby Campbell's guenon Diana guenon Mona guenon Lesser spot-nosed guenon Potto gibbon Red colobus King colobus Olive colobusElephants in Ghana
African elephantRodents in Ghana
Forest giant squirrel Pygmy mouse Gambian rat Peter's mouse Bellier's lemniscomys Ghana mole rat Rudd's bristle-furred rat Striped ground squirrel Senegal lemniscomys Lord derby's flying squirrel Temminck's striped mouse Typical lemniscomys West african shaggy rat Pel's flying squirrel Baer's hylomyscus Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Defua rat African grass rat Allen's hylomyscus African brush-tailed porcupine Ebian's palm squirrel Cansdale's swamp rat Edward's swamp rat Ghana rufous-nosed rat Guinea multimammate mouse Red-cheeked rope squirrel Natal multimammate mouse Fire-footed rope squirrel Kintampo rope squirrel Jackson's fat mouse Northwestern fat mouse Green bush squirrel Shining thicket rat Jentink's dormouse Lorrain dormouse Gambian sun squirrel Small sun squirrel African groove-toothed rat Red-legged sun squirrel Crested porcupine Guinea gerbil Forest soft-furred mouse Long-eared flying squirrel Kemp's gerbil Tullberg's praomys Gracile tateril Greater cane rat Hausa mouse Slender-tailed squirrel Matthey's mouse Giant ratDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Ghana
African manateeAardvark in Ghana
Aardvark
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