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Boin Tano Forest Reserve

Coordinates: 5°30′24″N 2°38′21″W / 5.50667°N 2.63917°W / 5.50667; -2.63917
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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 square kilometres (12,900 ha; 50 sq mi), is rich both in faunal and floral species.[1]

Flora and fauna

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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]

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.[2]

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

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References

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Sources

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  • "Boin Tano Forest Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  • IUCN (2001). Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1 (PDF). Gland and Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 2-8317-0633-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-23.