Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its flora and fauna, comprising a large biodiversity in rainforests, seasonally flooded forests and grasslands.

Many of these wildlife species are threatened animals such as large lowland gorillas and chimpanzees.

Several environmental issues in the DRC threaten wildlife, including overhunting for bushmeat, deforestation, mining and armed conflict.

The civil war and resultant poor economic conditions have endangered much of the country's biodiversity.

[citation needed] Animals native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: There are 803 species of ant confirmed in the DRC, including the highly invasive ant Pheidole megacephala which originates from the country.