1 Laboratory of Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology, Environment Department, University Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire.
2 Laboratory of Animal Life Sciences, Sciences and Technologies Department, University Alassane Ouattara, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire.
3 Swiss Centre for Scientific Research, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(02), 1491-1500
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2488
Received on 08 July 2024; revised on 15 August 2024; accepted on 17 August 2024
This work was carried out as part of the Forest Investment Project (PIF), initiated by the Forest Development Company (SODEFOR). The aim was to make an inventory of the Mammalian fauna of the classified forests of Matiemba and Kobo. This study, carried out in April 2024, through linear transects and reconnaissance walks, noted that these forest fragments abound in the whole, 17 species of mammals grouped into 5 orders and 8 families. The order Arthiodactyl and the Rodent were specifically the most observed with 59.42% and 23.66% respectively. The Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) was the most abundant species (28.99%) in these forests. All identified species are classified as Least Concern (LC) except for the Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor), the Black Dorsal-banded Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) and the African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) which are Near Threatened (NT). In the CITES Appendices, the Yellow-backed Duiker, the Black-dorsal Duiker, the Rufous-sided Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus), Maxwell's Duiker (Philantomba maxwellii), African Buffalo and Green Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus), are listed in Appendix II (IIA). The other mammalian species are listed in Appendix III (AIII). In view of these conservation statuses, these classified forests deserve special attention for their sustainable management.
Species richness; Abundance; Mammalian fauna; Classified forests; Bandama Valley District
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Claude-Victorien KOUAKOU, Ange Edgar Habib MONKET, Marthe Lydie KOUAO, Malé Roger KELY and Jean-Claude Koffi BENE. Diversity of mammalian fauna in the Matiemba and Kobo Classified Forests, in central and northern Côte d'Ivoire. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(2), 1491-1500. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2488