For the first time in Togo, we used camera trapping to investigate the mammal community in Fazao-Malfakassa National Park (FMNP), a forest and savannah mosaic landscape subject to poaching and other detrimental anthropogenic activity. We compiled a species inventory, that is species occurrence, habitat use and activity patterns during dry and wet seasons. Based on images from >80 locations during 9,007 camera days, we identified 32 mammal species, which, when combined with other published studies, increases the total number of mammals (excluding bats) historically reported to 57 species. Our results confirm the presence of five mammal species evaluated as threatened according to the IUCN Red List, highlighting the significant conservation value of the FMNP. Specifically, it appears to be the only protected area in Togo where the African savannah elephant and the African forest elephant occur sympatrically, and only the second site currently known with direct observations of Walter's duiker. We also report the presence of poachers and other anthropogenic activity within the FMNP. We recommend that continued survey efforts should be combined with detailed ecological data collection, effective law enforcement, community outreach and eco-tourism development, to safeguard the remaining mammal species communities necessary for a functioning ecosystem in the park.

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西非多哥 Fazao-Malfakassa 国家公园哺乳动物的相机陷阱调查

在多哥，我们第一次使用相机诱捕来调查 Fazao-Malfakassa 国家公园 (FMNP) 的哺乳动物群落，这是一个森林和热带草原镶嵌景观，受到偷猎和其他有害的人为活动。我们编制了物种清单，即旱季和雨季的物种发生、栖息地利用和活动模式。根据在 9,007 个拍摄日期间来自 80 个以上地点的图像，我们确定了 32 种哺乳动物，结合其他已发表的研究，将历史上报告的哺乳动物（不包括蝙蝠）总数增加到 57 种。我们的结果证实了根据 IUCN 红色名录评估为受威胁的五种哺乳动物物种的存在，突出了 FMNP 的重要保护价值。具体来说，它似乎是多哥唯一一个非洲大草原象和非洲森林象同域出现的保护区，也是目前已知的第二个直接观察到沃尔特小羚羊的地点。我们还报告了 FMNP 中偷猎者和其他人为活动的存在。我们建议继续开展调查工作，并结合详细的生态数据收集、有效执法、社区外展和生态旅游发展，以保护公园内生态系统功能所需的剩余哺乳动物物种群落。