Western Green Mamba

Reptiles > Snakes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western Green MambaScientific Name: Dendroaspis viridisCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length: 5.9–7.2 ft (1.8–2.2 m); exceptionally up to 8 ft (2.4 m)Weight: 1.5–3.3 lb (0.7–1.5 kg)Lifespan: 12–18+ years in tropical rainforest...

Bates’s Swift

Birds > Apodiformes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bates’s SwiftScientific Name: Apus batesiCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ApodiformesSize: Body length: 5.1–5.7 in (13–14.5 cm); Wingspan: 11.5–12.8 in (29–32.5 cm)Weight: 0.70–0.95 oz (20–27 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in equatorial forest...

Nimba Mountain Orange Bat

Mammals > Bats

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Nimba Mountain Orange BatScientific Name: Myotis nimbaensisCategory: MammalsSubcategory: BatsSize: Forearm length: 1.57–1.65 in (4.0–4.2 cm); Wingspan: 9.8–10.6 in (25.0–27.0 cm)Weight: 0.35–0.50 oz (10.0–14.2 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in wild...

Royal Antelope

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Royal AntelopeScientific Name: Neotragus pygmaeusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Even-toed UngulatesSize: Shoulder height 25 cm (10 in); head-and-body length 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in)Weight: 2.5 to 3.0 kg (5.5 to 6.6 lb)Lifespan: 6 to 8 years in...