Boin Tano Forest Reserve

Boin Tano Forest Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The location of the Boin Tano Forest Reserve as shown within the map of Ghana
The location of the Boin Tano Forest Reserve as shown within the map of Ghana
Location in Ghana
LocationAowin/Suaman, Western Region, Ghana
Nearest citySekondi-Takoradi
Coordinates5°30′24″N 2°38′21″W / 5.50667°N 2.63917°W / 5.50667; -2.63917
Area129 km2 (12,900 ha; 50 sq mi)
Established1968

The Boin Tano Forest Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Western Region of Ghana. It was established in 1968. This site, which is 129 km2 (50 sq mi), is rich in both floral and faunal species.[1]

Environment

The Boin Tano Forest Reserve is located only five degrees north of the Equator and around 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the Gulf of Guinea in Atlantic Ocean, therefore giving it a warm and humid climate. Grasslands mixed with shrublands and forests dominate the reserve. Hundreds of different species live within this protected area and its boundaries.[1]

Wildlife

Birds

The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.[2]

Mammals and amphibians

Species Class Order Family Genus Pop. Status[n 1]
Aba roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — LC
Abo bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Glauconycteris — LC
African brush-tailed porcupine Mammalia Rodentia Hystricidae Atherurus — LC
African buffalo Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Syncerus — LC
African bush elephant Mammalia Proboscidea Elephantidae Loxodonta — VU
African civet Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae Civettictis — LC
African clawless otter Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Aonyx — LC
African common toad Amphibia Anura Bufonidae Amietophrynus — LC
African foam-nest tree frog Amphibia Anura Rhacophoridae Chiromantis — LC
African giant squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Protoxerus — LC
African golden cat Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Profelis — NT
African palm civet Mammalia Carnivora Nandiniidae Nandinia — LC
African white-bellied pangolin Mammalia Pholidota Manidae Manis — NT
African yellow bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Scotophilus — LC
Ahl's River frog Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — LC
Allen's wood mouse Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Hylomyscus — LC
Amietophrynus maculatus Amphibia Anura Bufonidae Amietophrynus — LC
Arthroleptis variabilis Amphibia Anura Arthroleptidae Arthroleptis — LC
Aubria subsigillata Amphibia Anura Pyxicephalidae Aubria — LC
Baer's Hylomyscus Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Hylomyscus — EN
Banana pipistrelle Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Neoromicia — LC
Bate's slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — LC
Bay duiker Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus — LC
Beatrix's bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Glauconycteris — LC
Beecroft's flying squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Anomaluridae Anomalurus — LC
Benito roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — LC
Big-eyed forest tree frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Leptopelis — VU
Black duiker Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus — LC
Bobiri reed frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — EN
Bongo Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus — NT
Boutry River frog Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — LC
Broad-banded Grass Frog Amphibia Anura Ptychadenidae Ptychadena — LC
Brown Banana Frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Afrixalus — LC
Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Epomops — LC
Bushbuck Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus — LC
Campbell's monkey Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus — LC
Cansdale's swamp rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Malacomys — LC
Cardioglossa leucomystax Amphibia Anura Arthroleptidae Cardioglossa — LC
Chabanaud's River frog Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — LC
Chimpanzee Mammalia Primates Hominidae Pan — EN
Climbing shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Suncus — LC
Coast River Frog Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — LC
Common kusimanse Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Crossarchus — LC
Crab-eating mongoose Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Herpestes — LC
Crested porcupine Mammalia Rodentia Hystricidae Hystrix — LC
Crosse's shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura — LC
Crowned bullfrog Amphibia Anura Dicroglossidae Hoplobatrachus — LC
Cyclops roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — LC
Defua rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Dephomys — LC
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago Mammalia Primates Galagidae Galagoides — LC
Diana monkey Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus — VU
Dotted reed frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — LC
Dwarf free-tailed bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Mops — LC
Dwarf slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — LC
Edward's swamp rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Malacomys — LC
Egyptian mongoose Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Herpestes — LC
Fire-footed rope squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Funisciurus — LC
Forest hog Mammalia Artiodactyla Suidae Hylochoerus — LC
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Epomops — LC
Fraser's musk shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura — LC
Gambian epauletted fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Epomophorus — LC
Gambian mongoose Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Mungos — LC
Gambian slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — LC
Geotrypetes seraphini Amphibia Gymnophiona Dermophiidae Geotrypetes — LC
Giant ground pangolin Mammalia Pholidota Manidae Manis — NT
Giant pouched rat Mammalia Rodentia Nesomyidae Cricetomys — LC
Giant roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — LC
Graphiurus nagtglasii Mammalia Rodentia Gliridae Graphiurus — LC
Greater cane rat Mammalia Rodentia Thryonomyidae Thryonomys — LC
Green bush squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Paraxerus — LC
Guinea multimammate mouse Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Mastomys — LC
Guinea snout-burrower Amphibia Anura Hemisotidae Hemisus — LC
Guinean Arvicanthis Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Arvicanthis — LC
Hairy slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — LC
Halcyon horseshoe bat Mammalia Chiroptera Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus — LC
Hammer-headed fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Hypsignathus — LC
Honey badger Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Mellivora — LC
House rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Rattus — LC
Hylarana albolabris Amphibia Anura Ranidae Hylarana — LC
Hylarana occidentalis Amphibia Anura Ranidae Hylarana — EN
Hyperolius concolor Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — LC
Hyperolius igbettensis Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — LC
Hyperolius picturatus Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — LC
Intermediate slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — NT
Ivory Coast running frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Kassina — VU
Johnston's genet Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae Genetta — VU
King genet Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae Genetta — DD
Lander's horseshoe bat Mammalia Chiroptera Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus — LC
Large slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — LC
Large-eared slit-faced bat Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris — LC
Leopard Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Panthera — NT
Leptopelis occidentalis Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Leptopelis — NT
Leptopelis spiritusnoctis Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Leptopelis — LC
Lesser spot-nosed monkey Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus — LC
Lesser woolly bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Kerivoula — LC
Lime reed frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — LC
Little collared fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Myonycteris — LC
Long-eared scaly-tailed flying squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Anomaluridae Idiurus — LC
Lord Derby's flying squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Anomaluridae Anomalurus — LC
Lorrain dormouse Mammalia Rodentia Gliridae Graphiurus — LC
Marsh mongoose Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Atilax — LC
Mascarene Grass Frog Amphibia Anura Ptychadenidae Ptychadena — LC
Maxwell's duiker Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Philantomba — LC
Moloney's flat-headed bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Mimetillus — LC
Mouselike pipistrelle Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Hypsugo — DD
Mus musculoides Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Mus — LC
Natal multimammate mouse Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Mastomys — LC
Noack's roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — LC
Nut-colored yellow bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Scotophilus — LC
Ogilby's duiker Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus — LC
Olive colobus Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Procolobus — NT
Olivier's shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura — LC
Pel's flying squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Anomaluridae Anomalurus — DD
Pel's pouched bat Mammalia Chiroptera Emballonuridae Saccolaimus — NT
Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Micropteropus — LC
Peters's mouse Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Mus — LC
Phrynobatrachus alleni Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — NT
Phrynobatrachus ghanensis Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — EN
Phrynobatrachus liberiensis Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — NT
Phrynobatrachus tokba Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — LC
Phrynobatrachus villiersi Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — VU
Pohle's fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Scotonycteris — VU
Potto Mammalia Primates Lorisidae Perodicticus — LC
Ptychadena longirostris Amphibia Anura Ranidae Ptychadena — LC
Ptychadena pumilio Amphibia Anura Ranidae Ptychadena — LC
Ptychadena superciliaris Amphibia Anura Ranidae Ptychadena — NT
Railer bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Mops — LC
Red river hog Mammalia Artiodactyla Suidae Potamochoerus — LC
Ringed River frog Amphibia Anura Petropedetidae Phrynobatrachus — EN
Roloway monkey Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus — EN
Royal antelope Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Neotragus — LC
Russet free-tailed bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Chaerephon — NT
Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Lophuromys — LC
Schiotz's reed frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — VU
Shining thicket rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Grammomys — LC
Sierra Leone free-tailed bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Mops — LC
Slender mongoose Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Galerella — LC
Slender-tailed squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Protoxerus — DD
Small sun squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Heliosciurus — DD
Sooty roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — NT
Spotted-necked otter Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Hydrictis — LC
Spurrell's free-tailed bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Mops — LC
Spurrell's woolly bat Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Kerivoula — LC
Straw-coloured fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Eidolon — NT
Stream reed frog Amphibia Anura Hyperoliidae Hyperolius — VU
Striped ground squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Xerus — LC
Sundevall's roundleaf bat Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Hipposideros — LC
Temminck's striped mouse Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Hybomys — LC
Therese's shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura — LC
Thomas's Dwarf Galago Mammalia Primates Galagidae Galago — LC
Tiny pipistrelle Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus — LC
Togo toad Amphibia Anura Bufonidae Amietophrynus — NT
Trevor's free-tailed bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Mops — VU
Tropical clawed frog Amphibia Anura Pipidae Xenopus — LC
Tullberg's Praomys Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Praomys — LC
Typical striped grass mouse Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Lemniscomys — LC
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Nanonycteris — LC
Victoria Ridged Frog Amphibia Anura Ranidae Ptychadena — LC
Water chevrotain Mammalia Artiodactyla Tragulidae Hyemoschus — LC
West African large-spotted genet Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae Genetta — LC
West African long-tailed shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura — LC
West African Praomys Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Praomys — LC
West African pygmy shrew Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura — LC
West African red colobus Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Procolobus — EN
West African shaggy rat Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Dasymys — LC
Western Palm Squirrel Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Epixerus — LC
Western tree hyrax Mammalia Hyracoidea Procaviidae Dendrohyrax — LC
White-tailed mongoose Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Ichneumia — LC
White-thighed colobus Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Colobus — VU
White-winged serotine Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Neoromicia — LC
Woermann's bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Megaloglossus — LC
Yellow-backed duiker Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus — LC
Yellow-winged bat Mammalia Chiroptera Megadermatidae Lavia — LC
Zenker's fruit bat Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Scotonycteris — LC
Conservation status criteria
  1. ^ For the conservation status criteria see the table below.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN.[3]

Tag Status Description Category
EX Extinct No known individuals remaining. Extinct
EW Extinct in the Wild Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.
CR Critically Endangered Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Threatened
EN Endangered High risk of extinction in the wild.
VU Vulnerable High risk of endangerment in the wild.
NT Near Threatened Likely to become endangered in the near future. At lower risk
LC Least Concern Lowest risk. Does not qualify for a higher risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
DD Data Deficient Not enough data to make an assessment of its risk of extinction. Other
NE Not Evaluated Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ "Boin Tano Forest Reserve". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. ^ IUCN 3.1.

Sources