# Boin Tano Forest Reserve

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 km$^2$ (50 sq mi), is rich in both floral and faunal species.

## Environment

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.

### Wildlife
#### Birds

The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.

#### Mammals and amphibians

| Species | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Pop. | Status |
| 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

* ↑ 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.
| 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. | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered | Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. | Threatened |
| EN | Endangered | High risk of extinction in the wild. | Threatened |
| VU | Vulnerable | High risk of endangerment in the wild. | Threatened |
| 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. | At lower risk |
| 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. | Other |