Rwanda wildlife

Rwanda is home to Nyungwe Forest, which boasts thirteen species of monkeys. In fact, over 25% of Africas monkey species are found in this one park! Rwanda is also home to the mountain gorilla. A visit to Volcanoes NP is a must.

Aardvark — Aardvark

The aardvark is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Its appearance is somewhat similar to [...]

African buffalo — African buffalo

The African, also known as cape buffalo or congo buffalo, is a large, robust animal that is [...]

African caracal — African caracal

The caracal possesses an extended tuft of hair on the very top of its very large ears, which [...]

Baboon — Baboon

Baboons are extremely adaptable and can be found in a wide variety of terrains. In [...]

Bushbaby — Bushbaby

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Chameleon — Chameleon

Chameleons are reptiles that form part of the lizard family. Over 150 species of chameleons [...]

Chimpanzee — Chimpanzee

Chimps are great apes, along with as gorillas, humans and orangutans. There is no hair on a [...]

Elephant — Elephant

Elephants are expansive warm blooded animals of the family Elephantidae and the order [...]

Genet cat — Genet cat

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Giraffe — Giraffe

The giraffe is the largest ruminant animal and the tallest land mammal, with an adult giraffe [...]

Gorilla — Gorilla

Mountain gorilla The mountain gorilla is part of the eastern gorilla species, which is also [...]

Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus, or hippo, derives its name from ancient Greek for “river horse”. [...]

Honey badger — Honey badger

The honey badger (Mellivroa capensis) is an opportunistic carnivore that eats a wide range of [...]

Hyena — Hyena

Hyenas are carnivores that are known for their scavenger tendencies. They are clever animals [...]

Impala — Impala

The impala is a medium-sized antelope (Aepyceros melampus) ranging between 75 and 95 cm (30 [...]

Leopard — Leopard

The leopard is related to the jaguar, lion and tiger, and is the smallest feline of the four. [...]

Lion — Lion

The lion is related to the jaguar, leopard and panther. After the tiger, it is the largest big [...]

Mongoose — Mongoose

The mongoose is part of the same family as the meerkat. 33 species exist, such as the yellow [...]

Nile crocodile — Nile crocodile

The Nile crocodile is found throughout sub-Sahara Africa, parts of the Nile River and in the [...]

Serval — Serval

The serval cat is known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, “tiger-backwoods feline”. [...]

Terrapin — Terrapin

A terrapin is also known as a fresh water tortoise. It is found in many parts of the world and [...]

Topi — Topi

The topi resembles the Hartebeest but is slightly darker in color and does not have as angled [...]

Vervet monkey — Vervet monkey

The vervet monkey is a small, grayish-white monkey with a black face. It is found along the [...]

Warthog — Warthog

The Warthog is found along the eastern part of Africa and can be found in arid or in humid [...]

Waterbuck — Waterbuck

The waterbuck is a large antelope that resides primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Waterbucks [...]

Zebra — Zebra

Zebra belong to the same scientific family as horses. Zebra coats are covered in [...]