Taï National Park-Fauna

This page contains a (partial) list of the fauna located within the Taï region. At present it contains only mammals and some insects.

The following tables are grouped according to mammals, reptiles/amphibians, birds and insects. The source reference number can be found in the Works Cited list located at the bottom of this page.

Choose from the following groups:

  1. Mammals
  2. Reptiles & Amphibians
  3. Birds
  4. Insects

Works Cited

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Mammals

Order
Family		 Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes
Artiodactyla
Bovidae		Syncerus cafferAfrican buffalo1:266
BovidaeCephalophusjentinkiJentink's duiker2:549
BovidaeCephalophussylviculturYellow-backed duiker2:549
BovidaeCephalophusogilbyiOgilby's duiker2:549
BovidaeCephalophusdorsalisBay duiker2:549
BovidaeCephalophuszebraZebra duiker2:549
BovidaeCephalophusmaxvelliMaxwell's duiker4:481
BovidaeCephalophusnigerBlack duiker4:481
BovidaeCephalophusmonticolaBlue duiker2:549
BovidaeTragelaphuseuryceros bongo2:549
BovidaeNeotragus pygmaeus royal antelope2:549
HippopotamidaeCheoropsisliberiensis pygmy hippopotamus2:549
SuidaePotamochoerus porcusforest bush pig2:549
SuidaeHylocheorusmeinertzhageni giant forest hog2:549
TragulidaeHyemoschusaquaticuswater chevrotain4:481
Carnivora
Felidae		Pantherapardusleopard2:549
FelidaeProfelisauratagolden cat2:549
ViverridaeViverracivettaAfrican civet2:549
ViverridaeGenettapardinapardine genet2:549
ViverridaeGenettatigrinaforest genet2:549
MustelidaeMellivoracapensisratel, honey badger1:59
MustelidaeLutramaculicollisSpotted-neck otter2:549
HerpestidaeMungosobscurus long-nosed mongoose2:549
Crossarchus obscurus accord. to 4:481
Pholidota
Manidae		ManistetradactylaLong-tailed pangolin4:481
ManidaeManistricuspisSmall-scaled tree pangolin4:481
Primate
Cercopithecidae		Cercopithecus dianaDiana monkey2:549
CercopithecidaeCercopithecuspetauristalesser spot-nosed monkey2:549
CercopithecidaeCercopithecuscampbelliCampbell's monkey2:549
CercopithecidaeCercopithecusnictitansgreater spot-nosed monkey2:549
CercopithecidaeColobusbadiusRed Colobus2:549
CercopithecidaeColobuspolykomosWestern Black & White Colobus2:549
CercopithecidaeColobusverusOlive Colobus2:549
CercopithecidaeCercocebustorquatus atysSooty Managabey2:549
CercopithecidaeCercocebustorquatusWhite-collared Managabey4:481
LoridaePerodicticuspottopotto2:549
GalagonidaeGalagodemidoviidwarf galago2:549
PongidaePantroglodytes veruswestern chimpanzee2:549
Rodentia
Sciuridae		ProtoxerusstangeriGiant forest squirrel4:481
SciuridaeHeliosciurusrufobrachiumred-legged sun squirrel4:481
SciuridaeEpixerusebiiSplendid-tailed squirrels4:481
SciuridaeXeruserythropusGeoffroy's ground squirrel4:481
MuridaeCricetomyseminilarge rat 4:481
MyoxidaeGraphiurusspdormice4:481
HystricidaeAtherurusafricanusAfrican brush tailed porcupine2:549
Proboscidea
Elephantidae		Loxodontaafricana cyclotisAfrican forest elephant2:549
Hyracoidea
Procaviidae		Dendrohyraxdorsaliswestern tree hyrax4:481

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Reptiles/Amphibians

Order
Family		 Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes

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Birds

Order
Family		 Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes

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Insects

Order
Family		 Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes
IsopteraMacrotermesivorensisTermites3:93

MacrotermessubhyalinusTermites3:93
Hymenoptera
Anthophoridae		Apismelliferahoney bees3:89

Trigona
stingless bees3:89

Xylocopasplarge bees3:89

DorylusnigricansAnts - drivers3:87

DorylusgerstaeckeriAnts 3:87

Works Cited

  1. Boesch, C. & Boesch, H. (1983). Optimization of nutcracking with natural hammers by wild chimpanzees. Behaviour. 83: 265-286.
  2. Boesch, C. & Boesch, H. (1989). Hunting behavior of wild chimpanzees in the Taï National Park. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 78: 547-573.
  3. Boesch, C. & Boesch, H. (1990). Tool use and tool making in wild chimpanzees. Folia Primatolog., 54:86-99.
  4. Hoppe-Dominik, B. (1984). Etude du spectre des proies de la panthere, Panthera pardus, dans le Parc National de Taï en Cote d'Ivoire. Mammalia, 48(4): 478-.
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