Cameroon
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Cameroon is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.
Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Casinycteris
campomaanensis (Chiroptera
- Pteropodidae) Campo-Ma'an Fruit Bat
Nycticeinops
eisentrauti (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Eisentraut's Serotine
Crocidura
eisentrauti (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Eisentraut's White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura
manengubae (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Manenguba White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura
picea (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Cameroon White-toothed Shrew
Myosorex
okuensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Oku Mouse Shrew
Myosorex
rumpii (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Rumpi Mouse Shrew
Sylvisorex
morio (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Mount Cameroon Forest Shrew
Sylvisorex
silvanorum (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Bamenda Forest Shrew
Dasymys
longipilosus (Rodentia
- Muridae) Mount Cameroon Shaggy Rat
Hybomys
rufocanus (Rodentia
- Muridae) Cameroon Highland Striped Mouse
Hylomyscus
grandis (Rodentia - Muridae) Mount
Oku Wood Mouse
Lamottemys
okuensis (Rodentia
- Muridae) Mount Oku Rat
Lemniscomys
mittendorfi (Rodentia
- Muridae) Mittendorf's Striped Grass Mouse
Lophuromys
dieterleni (Rodentia
- Muridae) Mount Oku Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys
eisentrauti (Rodentia
- Muridae) Mount Lefo Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys
roseveari (Rodentia
- Muridae) Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat
Otomys
burtoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Burton's
Vlei Rat
Praomys
hartwigi (Rodentia
- Muridae) Hartwig's Soft-furred Mouse
Pseudoromicia mbamminkom (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Mbam Minkom Serotine
Colomys eisentrauti (Rodentia - Muridae) Cameroonean Wading Rat