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SPI: 78.34
Species Protection Index Average: 41
National Report Card: Central African Republic
Terrain in Central African Republic is a broad, rolling plateau. It is home to the source of the Ubangi River. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland.
Central African Republic has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include water pollution; poaching; desertification; deforestation; and soil erosion.
17.47%
of land currently protected
2000
total land vertebrate species
3
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Giant Eland
79
amphibians / 2 endemic
1423
birds / 0 endemic
272
mammals / 1 endemic
226
reptiles / 1 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.