Roloway Monkey

Mammals > Cercopithecidae & Guenons

The Roloway Monkey (Cercopithecus roloway) is one of the most critically imperiled primates on Earth and a flagship ambassador for West Africa’s disappearing Upper Guinean tropical rainforests. Instantly recognized by its distinguished snow-white goatee beard,...

Nimba Otter Shrew

Mammals > Potamogalidae & Otter Shrews

The Nimba Otter Shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) is an extraordinary, highly specialized semi-aquatic mammal belonging to the archaic afrotherian family Potamogalidae. Strictly endemic to the misty montane river corridors of the Mount Nimba massif in West Africa, this...

White-necked Rockfowl

Birds > Passerines

The White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus), also known as the yellow-headed picathartes, is one of the most enigmatic and ancient passerines inhabiting the deep rainforests of West Africa. With its featherless, vibrant golden-yellow head, jet-black temporal...

Common Kusimanse

Mammals > Mongooses

The Common Kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus), also known as the Long-nosed Kusimanse, is a dynamic, highly gregarious dwarf mongoose native to the lush, wet rainforests of West Africa. Instantly distinguished by its flexible, elongated pig-like snout and bristly dark...

Maxwell’s Duiker

Mammals > Antelopes & Bovids

Maxwell’s Duiker (Philantomba maxwellii) is a small, graceful forest antelope endemic to the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem of West Africa. Named in honor of British colonial officer Colonel Charles Maxwell, this diminutive bovid is one of the most common and...