The park contains rare animals, including forest elephants, forest buffalo, civet and cats. Two hundred forest elephants ("Loxodonta cyclotis"), potto ("Perodicticus potto"), Demidoff's galago ("Galago demidovii"), African civet ("Viverra civetta"), two-spotted palm civet ("Nandinia binotata"), leopard ("Panthera pardus"), bongo ("Tragelaphus euryceros"), many species of duikers (small antelopes), red river hog ("Potamochoerus porcus pictus"), giant forest hog ("Hylochoerus meinertzhageni"), long-tailed pangolin ("Manis tetradactyla"), white-belied pangolin ("Manis tricuspis"), giant pangolin ("Manis gigantea"), many species of forest squirrels, North African crested porcupine ("Hystrix cristata"), dwarf crocodile ("Osteolamus tetraspis"), monitor lizards, Home's hinged tortoise, serrated tortoise and many other fauna are reported from the park.