Semuliki Safari Uganda,Vacation Ideas, Travel and Safari Trip Africa
February 27, 2008
Semuliki National Park is a home for only small birds, mammals and butterflies according to the research carried by the forest department in 1999.
Among the 63 species of mammals, 9 of which have diurnal forest primates which include; Vervet monkey, chimpanzees, olive baboons and blue monkey as well as the nocturnal primates e.g. galagos and pottos.
Mammal species include; forest buffalos, beecroft’s flying squirrel, pygmy squirrel, little collared fruit bat, chevrotaain, target rat and blue duiker.
At least 435 bird species, some of which cant be found else where in East Africa including the most sought after birds such as the Lyre tailed honey guide, horn bills and many others.
Over 374 butterfly species and moths have been recorded and 46 species of swallow tails and charaxes.
There are 81 large species of moth, of which 12 are unclassified.
Other species are not only restricted to the forest’s location, but also to the habitats forest swamps, hot springs, savannah woodland, warm swamp and bush land as well as the savannah grassland.
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