Mount Oku (6115)
Cameroon, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibia | Phrynobatrachus chukuchuku | Spiny Puddle Frog | CR | 2018 | A1e |
| Amphibia | Phrynobatrachus njiomock | Lake Oku Puddle Frog | CR | 2024 | A1e |
| Amphibia | Wolterstorffina chirioi | CR | 2018 | A1e | |
| Amphibia | Xenopus longipes | Lake Oku Clawed Frog | CR | 2018 | A1e |
| Aves | Tauraco bannermani | Bannerman's Turaco | EN | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Malaconotus gladiator | Green-breasted Bush-shrike | VU | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Platysteira laticincta | Banded Wattle-eye | EN | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Ploceus bannermani | Bannerman's Weaver | VU | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Bradypterus bangwaensis | Bangwa Warbler | LC | 2018 | B2 |
| Amphibia | Crotaphatrema lamottei | Mount Oku Caecilian | CR | 2024 | A1e |
| Mammalia | Lamottemys okuensis | Mount Oku Rat | EN | 2018 | A1e |
| Mammalia | Hylomyscus grandis | Mt Oku Hylomyscus | EN | 2018 | A1e |
| Mammalia | Lophuromys dieterleni | Dieterlen's Brush-furred Mouse | EN | 2018 | A1e |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Campethera tullbergi_old | Tullberg's Woodpecker | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed Trogon | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Columba sjostedti | Cameroon Olive-pigeon | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Laniarius poensis_old | Mountain Boubou | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Arizelocichla montana | Cameroon Mountain Greenbul | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Urolais epichlorus | Green Longtail | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Oreolais pulcher | Black-collared Apalis | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cryptospiza reichenovii | Red-faced Crimsonwing | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Linurgus olivaceus | Oriole Finch | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus coryphaea | Western Green Tinkerbird | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ceblepyris caesius | Grey Cuckooshrike | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Elminia albiventris | White-bellied Crested-flycatcher | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Laniarius atroflavus | Yellow-breasted Boubou | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cossyphicula isabellae | Mountain Robin-chat | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Onychognathus walleri | Waller's Starling | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Arizelocichla tephrolaema | Western Mountain Greenbul | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus insignis | Brown-capped Weaver | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nesocharis shelleyi | Shelley's Oliveback | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Crithagra burtoni | Thick-billed Seedeater | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Phyllastrephus poensis | Cameroon Olive Greenbul | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola discolor | Brown-backed Cisticola | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Sylvia abyssinica_old | African Hill Babbler | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Kakamega poliothorax | Grey-chested Kakamega | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cyanomitra oritis | Cameroon Sunbird | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cinnyris reichenowi | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus baglafecht | Baglafecht Weaver | LC | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus melanogaster | Black-billed Weaver | LC | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mount Oku. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 17, 2025.