What two Red List snapshots recorded in Central Africa

Plant counts moved most in the two snapshots

Gabon’s recorded count rose from 173 to 468 and DR Congo’s from 148 to 440. Cameroon moved from 555 to 888. The number can change when more species are assessed or when taxonomies and assessments are revised. It does not show how many species first became threatened in the interval. Source 3

Cameroon and DR Congo had the same recorded mammal count

The 2022 mammal extract listed 48 for each. In 2018 the counts were 46 and 32, respectively. The source’s mammal definition excludes whales and porpoises. These are species counts, rather than counts of individual animals. Source 2

Bird counts did not move together

From 2018 to 2022 the recorded bird count went from 29 to 31 in Cameroon and from 16 to 20 in Chad. It fell from 42 to 40 in DR Congo and from 7 to 5 in Gabon. The bird extract assigns species according to breeding or wintering ranges. Source 1

Threatened includes three Red List classifications

Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable are included. Assessment coverage varies by group, and these records give no denominator of all species occurring in each country. A larger count does not by itself establish a larger proportion of species at risk. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Sources

• World Bank and IUCN Red List, threatened bird species definition
• World Bank and IUCN Red List, threatened mammal species definition
• World Bank and IUCN Red List, threatened higher plant species definition